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Linha de Cascais
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line length25.4 km (15.8 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification1500 V DC Overhead line
Route map
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ C. Sodré × Cascais (🔎)

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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.[1] It was the first heavy rail line to be electrified in Portugal, in 1926,[1] and the last to be integrated into CP, in 1977.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ MARTINS et al., 1996:51

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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)