Linha de Guimarães
Vizela railway station.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line lengthca 30 km (19 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in)
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Electrification25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line, AC

The Linha de Guimarães is a railway line in Portugal operated by Comboios de Portugal. It runs between Porto and Guimarães; until 1986 it extended eastwards to Fafe. It was extensively modernised in the 2000s, including conversion from metre gauge to Iberian gauge track and electrification.[1]

Linha de Guimarães
L. Corgo
→ Chaves
Curalha
L. Corgo
Régua
(cancelled proj.)
Cavez
Linha do Tâmega
→ Livração
(cancelled proj.)
80,585
Fafe
76,300
Cepães
73,300
Farreja
(dem.)
67,910
Paçô Vieira
Paçô Vieira tunnel
(71 m)
66,200
Penha
(dem.)
64,000
Aldão-São Torcato
(dem.)
55,693
Guimarães
59,500
Guimarães (old station)
53,249
Covas
A11 = A7
50,482
Nespereira
47,728
Vizela
49,700
CFPLE
Lixa (cancelled proj.)
49,700
Pereirinhas
48,400
Cuca
42,298
Lordelo
43,855
Atainde
(dem.)
39,612
Giesteira
37,954
Vila das Aves
(formerly V. Aves-Negrelos)
Ave River
34,904
Caniços
30,400
Santo Tirso
A3
Linha do Minho
→Famalicão
25,520
Lousado
L. do Minho
→Famalicão (old route)
Lousado
(old station; museum)
Ave River
L. do Minho
26,155
Trofa
(old station)
L. do Minho
Porto-S. B. (old route)
23,799
Bougado
EN14
Alvarelhos
(dem.)
18,300
Muro
14,236
Castêlo da Maia
(formerly Castelo da Maia)
12,529
Mandim
(dem.)
09,900
Maia
(formerly Barreiros)
07,700
Araújo
07,000
Esposado
(dem.)
Linha da Póvoa
→Famalicão
R. Matosinhos
→ Pdrs. S. Gens
03,852
Sra. da Hora
(formerly Vila de Bouças)
R. Matosinhos
02,600
Circunvalação
02,000
Ramalde
01,000
Francos
Bif. Boavista
0,000
Boavista
(workshop)
03,000
Avenida da França
Cedofeita (cancelled proj.)
Lapa tunnel
(488 m)
00,000
Porto-Trindade
Porto Commuter rail
Guimarães
Covas
Nespereira
Caíde
Pereirinhas
Cuca
Vizela
Lordelo
Braga
Giesteira
Ferreiros
Vila das Aves
Mazagão
Caniços
Aveleda
Santo Tirso
Tadim
Ruilhe
Caíde
Arentim
Meinedo
Couto de
Cambeses
Bustelo
Nine
Penafiel
Louro
Paredes
Mouquim
Oleiros
Famalicão
Irivo
Barrimau
Cête
Esmeriz
Parada
Lousado
Recarei-Sobreira
Trofa
Trancoso
Portela
Terronhas
São Romão
São Martinho
do Campo
São Frutuoso
Valongo
Leandro
Suzão
Travagem
Cabeda
Ermesinde
Águas Santas/
Palmiheira
Rio Tinto
Contumil
Porto-Campanhã
General Torres
Porto-São Bento
Vila Nova de Gaia
Coimbrões
Aveiro
Madalena
Cacia
Valadares
Canelas
Francelos
Salreu
Miramar
Estarreja
Aguda
Avanca
Granja
Válega
Espinho
Ovar
Silvalde
Carvalheira-
Maceda
Paramos
Cortegaça
Esmoriz
Legend
Ramal de Braga/Linha do Minho
Linha do Douro
Linha de Guimarães
Linha do Norte
Source: Official site, January 2019
Trindade station, Porto, May 1996
Narrow gauge diesel multiple unit train at Guimarães station in 1996

Narrow gauge line

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge line from Lousado to Guimarães opened in 1884 and was extended to Fafe in 1907. From 1938 trains started operating the entirety of the route via a new link from Trindade station in Porto through to Fafe. The section between Guimarães and Fafe was closed in 1986 and the track lifted. Narrow gauge services on the Guimarães line ended in 2002 (for conversion to 1,668 mm / 5 ft 5+2132 in). The terminus in Porto was Trindade station, which was closed in 2001 and subsequently rebuilt for use by the Porto Metro. The first few kilometres of the Guimarães line from Trindade has been rebuilt to become line C of the Porto Metro.

Broad gauge line

In 2004 Guimarães was one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2004 football championship. Considerable investment was needed to bring the Guimarães line up to modern standards for carrying the expected numbers of visitors. Accordingly, the line was completely rebuilt as a 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) gauge line, with 25 kV / 50 Hz overhead wire electrification. The former line east of Guimarães to Fafe remained closed.

Upon modernisation in 2004, the former Porto terminus at Trindade station was closed (and has since been completely rebuilt to become a station on the Porto Metro). The former section of line between Porto Trindade station and Lousado was closed; trains to/from Guimarães now operate between Lousado and Porto via the Linha do Minho. Most Guimarães trains now terminate at Porto São Bento.

See also

References

  1. "hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt" (PDF).

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