Linha do Algarve
Linha do Algarve | |||
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![]() Linha do Algarve in Faro. | |||
Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Owner | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||
Locale | Faro District | ||
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Service | |||
Type | Regional rail, High-speed rail | ||
Operator(s) | Comboios de Portugal | ||
Rolling stock | CP 0450 CP 4000 CP 4700 CP 5600 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 139.5 km (86.7 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | One | ||
Track gauge | Iberian | ||
Electrification | 25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line (Tunes to Faro) | ||
Operating speed | Maximum 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
Signalling | Interposed Automatic Block | ||
Train protection system | Automatic train control | ||
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Linha do Algarve is a railway line in the Algarve, which connects the stations of Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António.
Geography
The line runs east to west along the sothern coast of the Algarve, except for part of the coast in the Lagos municipality and all of the coast in the Vila do Bispo municipality. The main stations are Vila Real de Santo António, Faro, Tavira, Olhão, Albufeira, Tunes, Portimão, and Lagos.
Operation
Passengers and cargo
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Faro_train_station_Linha_do_Algarve.jpg/220px-Faro_train_station_Linha_do_Algarve.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Regional_5913%2C_Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_Albufeira%2C_2011.07.02.jpg/220px-Regional_5913%2C_Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_Albufeira%2C_2011.07.02.jpg)
All passenger services are run by the national railway operator Comboios de Portugal. Cargo services are operated by Medway. The infrastructure is owned and maintained by Infraestruturas de Portugal. The main railway station is Faro, the most important cargo terminal is Loulé.
Four passenger services operate on the Linha do Algarve. The Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, CP Regional, and a special service during the summer the InterRegional. The CP Regional trains operate the line completely from east to west with an interchange at Faro. The Alfa Pendular, Intercidades and InterRegional only service Messines-Alte, Tunes, Albufeira, Loulé, and Faro.[1]
The track from Vila Real de Santo António to Vila Real de Santo António - Guadiana, which linked the line to the ferries to Ayamonte, in Spain, is closed.[2]
History
In 1858, the expansion of the Linha do Sul, today Linha do Alentejo, from Beja to Algarve was planned;[3] in 1864, the contract between Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro de Sul e Sueste and the Portuguese state was signed.[4]
The connection to Faro was completed on the 21st of February 1889,[5] but only opened on the 1st of July of the same year.[6]
The railway reached Olhão on 28 March 1904 (although the station was only opened on 15 May of that year[7]), Fuseta railway station on 1 September,[7] Luz on 31 January 1905,[7] Tavira on 19 March, and Vila Real de Santo António on 14 April 1906.[8] Towards Lagos, the stations of Algoz, Ferragudo and Lagos were opened on 10 October 1889,[4] 15 February 1903[9] and 30 July 1922.[10] The Vila Real de Santo António – Guadiana station was opened in the 1940s.[8]
See also
- List of railway lines in Portugal
- List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
- History of rail transport in Portugal
References
- ^ Algarve Trains. wetravelportugal.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Vila Real de Santo António perdeu o comboio e ficou a ver passar os carros". Público. Público. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Santos, 1995:120-121
- ^ a b "Cronologia". Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ MESQUITA, José Carlos Vilhena (22 August 2009). "Inauguração do Comboio em Faro". Promontório da Memória. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Santos, 1997:181
- ^ a b c Marques, 1999:391
- ^ a b CABRITA, Aurélio Nuno (6 April 2006). "Primeiro comboio chegou a Vila Real de Santo António há 100 Anos". Barlavento Online. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ CABRITA, Aurélio Nuno (13 September 2007). "Recordar a Inauguração do Ramal de Caminho de ferro de Silves a Portimão". Barlavento Online. Retrieved 11 December 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Coutinho, 2008:81
Bibliography
- Cabrita, Aurélio Nuno (2014). O comboio no Algarve: festejos e inaugurações. Lisboa e Portimão: Casa do Algarve e Centro de Arte e Cultura Teixeira Gomes. ISBN 978-989-96133-3-1.
- Marques, Maria da Graça Maia (1999). O Algarve Da Antiguidade aos Nossos Dias. Lisboa: Edições Colibri. ISBN 972-772-064-1.
- Santos, Luís Filipe Rosa (1995). Os Acessos a Faro e aos Concelhos Limítrofes na Segunda Metade do Séc. XIX. Faro: Câmara Municipal. ISBN 972-772-064-1.
- Santos, Luís Filipe Rosa (1997). Faro: um Olhar sobre o Passado Recente. Faro: Câmara Municipal. ISBN 972-772-064-1.