Rail transport in Portugal
overview of rail transportation in Portugal
Several companies provide rail transport in Portugal.
| Portugal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alfa Pendular train, on the Southern Line | |||||
| Operation | |||||
| National railway | CP | ||||
| Infrastructure company | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||
| Major operators | CP, Fertagus, Medway - Transportes e Logística , Takargo Rail | ||||
| Statistics | |||||
| Ridership | 175.5 million (2019)[1] | ||||
| Passenger km | 4.1 billion (2018)[2] | ||||
| System length | |||||
| Total | 2,786 km (1,731 mi) | ||||
| Track gauge | |||||
| 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge | 2,603 km (1,617 mi) | ||||
| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge | 183 km (114 mi) | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| 25 kV AC | Main network | ||||
| 1500 V DC | Linha de Cascais 25 km (16 mi) | ||||
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Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94. There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same Iberian broad gauge.
Network
changeInfraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015.
The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows:[3]
- Total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi)
- Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) gauge (1,351 km or 839 mi electrified)
- Metre gauge: 183 km (114 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge (2006)
References
change- ↑ "Rail passenger transport by type of transport for main undertakings, 2018-2019 (thousand passengers)". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ↑ "Relatório e Contas 2018" (PDF). CP.PT. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ CIA - The World Factbook -- Portugal
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