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The '''Cascais Line''' ({{lang-pt|Linha de Cascais}}) is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Railway|railway line]] which connects the municipalities of [[Lisbon]], [[Oeiras, Portugal|Oeiras]], and [[Cascais]]. The line starts in Lisbon, at [[Cais do Sodré railway station|Cais do Sodré]] and ends in [[Cascais railway station|Cascais]]. On the [[CP Lisboa|Lisbon urban trains']] diagram it is shown in yellow [https://web.archive.org/web/20120427223342/http://www.cp.pt/StaticFiles/Imagens/Mapas/Urbanos/Lisboa/Linhas/cascais.gif]. The first section, from Cascais to [[Pedrouços railway station|Pedrouços]], was opened in 1889. The line was completed in 1895.<ref name=Torres>{{cite news |last=Torres |first=Carlos Manitto |date=16 January 1958 |title=A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário |url=http://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1958/N1682/N1682_master/GazetaCFN1682.pdf |language=pt |work=Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> It was the first [[Passenger rail terminology#Heavy rail|heavy rail]] line to be electrified in Portugal, in 1926,<ref name=Torres /> and the last to be integrated into [[Comboios de Portugal|CP]], in 1977.<ref>MARTINS ''et al.'', 1996:51</ref> In July, 2020, CP announced that the line is slated to be converted from 1500 V DC electrification, to 25 |
The '''Cascais Line''' ({{lang-pt|Linha de Cascais}}) is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Railway|railway line]] which connects the municipalities of [[Lisbon]], [[Oeiras, Portugal|Oeiras]], and [[Cascais]]. The line starts in Lisbon, at [[Cais do Sodré railway station|Cais do Sodré]] and ends in [[Cascais railway station|Cascais]]. On the [[CP Lisboa|Lisbon urban trains']] diagram it is shown in yellow [https://web.archive.org/web/20120427223342/http://www.cp.pt/StaticFiles/Imagens/Mapas/Urbanos/Lisboa/Linhas/cascais.gif]. The first section, from Cascais to [[Pedrouços railway station|Pedrouços]], was opened in 1889. The line was completed in 1895.<ref name=Torres>{{cite news |last=Torres |first=Carlos Manitto |date=16 January 1958 |title=A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário |url=http://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1958/N1682/N1682_master/GazetaCFN1682.pdf |language=pt |work=Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> It was the first [[Passenger rail terminology#Heavy rail|heavy rail]] line to be electrified in Portugal, in 1926,<ref name=Torres /> and the last to be integrated into [[Comboios de Portugal|CP]], in 1977.<ref>MARTINS ''et al.'', 1996:51</ref> In July, 2020, CP announced that the line is slated to be converted from 1500 V DC electrification, to 25 kV AC, to match the rest of the network.<ref>{{Cite web|last=2020-07-23T08:00:00|title=AC conversion planned in Cascais line upgrade|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/ac-conversion-planned-in-cascais-line-upgrade/57004.article|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Railway Gazette International|language=en}}</ref> Signalling will also be upgraded and new trains acquired. |
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Revision as of 20:10, 4 July 2022
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Status | Operational | ||
Owner | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||
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Connecting lines | Cintura line | ||
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Operator(s) | Comboios de Portugal | ||
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Line length | 25.4 km (15.8 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge | ||
Electrification | 1500 V DC Overhead line Conversion planned to 25kv AC | ||
Signalling | ETCS Level 2 Planned (active by 2023) | ||
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The Cascais Line (Portuguese: Linha de Cascais) is a Portuguese railway line which connects the municipalities of Lisbon, Oeiras, and Cascais. The line starts in Lisbon, at Cais do Sodré and ends in Cascais. On the Lisbon urban trains' diagram it is shown in yellow [1]. The first section, from Cascais to Pedrouços, was opened in 1889. The line was completed in 1895.[2] It was the first heavy rail line to be electrified in Portugal, in 1926,[2] and the last to be integrated into CP, in 1977.[3] In July, 2020, CP announced that the line is slated to be converted from 1500 V DC electrification, to 25 kV AC, to match the rest of the network.[4] Signalling will also be upgraded and new trains acquired.
See also
- List of railway lines in Portugal
- List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
- History of rail transport in Portugal
References
- ^ http://bound-ap.com/newsletter14_files/p14%284%29.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ a b Torres, Carlos Manitto (16 January 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ MARTINS et al., 1996:51
- ^ 2020-07-23T08:00:00. "AC conversion planned in Cascais line upgrade". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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Sources
- Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.
- "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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