Ramal da Lousã

Ramal da Lousã
Coimbra railway station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Termini	Coimbra-B Coimbra
Technical
Line length	1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Route map

Location on the network

+ Coimbra-B × Serpins (🔎)

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Urban transport in Coimbra
SMTUC CP/IP + MM (2006– ⚒) tram (1911–1980)* trolleybus (1947–)* lift (2001–) Linha do Norte (1857–) Ramal da Lousã (1885–) Ramal da Lousã (1906–2006) MM "Linha do Hospital" MM * source ca. 1971   rede 1971 smtuc.jpg = SJ Elevador do Mercado P2 CB C P1 Mondego River   to Santa Clara   C0 Coimbra railway station CB Coimbra B railway station P1 Coimbra-Parque halt (original) P2 Coimbra-Parque halt SJ São José halt

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Services: Intercidades Norte • Intercidades Sul
Intercidades Alentejo (Évora) • Intercidades Beira Alta
Intercidades Alentejo (Beja) • Intercidades Beira Baixa
other | connection station optional station

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Lines: a Alentejo • ã Lousã • b Braga • c Cintura • d Douro
e Évora • f Alfarelos • g Guimarães • ʟ Leste • m Minho
o Oeste • s Sul • t B. Alta • v Algarve • x B. Baixa
Sources: CP : Intercidades : Horários File:INTERCIDADES_jan2013.png

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Ramal da Lousã is a railway line which connects the stations of Coimbra-B, on the Linha do Norte, and Coimbra, in Portugal. It was opened by the Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, under the name Ramal de Coimbra, on 18 October 1885, and was extended to Lousã on 16 December 1906, and to Serpins on 10 August 1930.

During the 1990s the Metro Mondego project was planned, with the intention of replacing the Ramal da Lousã with a light rail system. The section Miranda do Corvo–Serpins was closed on 1 December 2009, and the section Coimbra–Miranda do Corvo on 4 January 2010, with buses replacing the service. The section from Coimbra-B to Coimbra was not closed, making Coimbra the terminus again. The construction of the Metro Mondego started, but was stopped due to the 2010–14 Portuguese financial crisis. In 2017, the Portuguese government changed the plans for Metro Mondego, renaming it Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego: instead of a light rail, it is to be a guided bus system. The line from Coimbra-B to Coimbra is due to close by the end of 2020, and the new system is planned to be operational in 2021.

Before the closures took place, Ramal da Lousã had a total length of 36.8 km (22.9 mi).

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

Sources

• "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)