Ramal de Viana-Doca

Ramal de Viana-Doca
Viana do Castelo railway station
Overview
Status	Closed
Termini	Setil Port of Viana do Castelo
Technical
Line length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map Legend L. Minho → Porto-S. B. L. Lima → P. Lima (cancelled) Elevador de Santa Luzia 0,000 Viana do Castelo 0,100 L. Minho → Valença 2,313 Port of Viana do Castelo Location on the network + Viana × Port (🔎)

Ramal de Viana-Doca is a closed Portuguese railway branch line which connected the station of Viana do Castelo to the city's port. ^[1] It was opened on 20 March 1924 and closed in mid-1988. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

1. Silva, José Ribeiro; Ribeiro, Manuel (2009). Os comboios de Portugal - Volume II (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Terramar. ISBN   9789727104178.
2. Reis, et al. p. 62
3. Martins, et al. p. 255

Sources

• Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.
• Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN   989-619-078-X.
• "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)