Linha do Leste

Portuguese railway line
5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Abrantes × Badajoz (🔎)

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Linha do Leste
Legend
km
Linha da Beira Baixa
to Entroncamento
134.919
Abrantes
146.328
Bemposta-São Facundo
Padrão
163.242
Ponte de Sor
Ramal de Mora
to Évora (proposed)
166.846
Fazenda
174.211
Torre das Vargens
Ramal de Cáceres
to Marvão-Beirã
183.800
Chança
190.281
Mata
199.323
Crato
Linha de Évora
to Évora (proposed)
Ramal de Portalegre
to Fratel (proposed)
216.559
Portalegre
226.773
Assumar
233.212
Arronches
245.616
Santa Eulália
246.698
Santa Eulália-A
264.896
Elvas
275.611
517.600
Elvas
Fronteira
(
Portugal
Spain
border)
Línea Ciudad Real–Badajoz
to Ciudad Real

Linha do Leste is a Portuguese railway line which connects Abrantes railway station to the border with Spain, near to Elvas. The connection to Spain was opened on 24 September 1863.[1][2]


See also

References

  1. ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ Reis et al, 2006: 12

Sources

  • "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.
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Trams
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  • Barril⁶
Other mechanical
non-electric systems
  • Larmanjat⁴⁺†
  • Braga⁹↑
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  • Torres Novas†
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  • Palácio de Cristal†
Horsecars
Funiculars
Cable cars and
rack railways
(including aerial lifts
and people movers)
Surface
Gondola lifts
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  • Cântaro
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  • Expo
  • Fajã dos Padres
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  • Gaia
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  • Sete Fontes‡
  • Skiparque
  • Torre
  • Viriato
  • Zoo
Elevators
Symbols
Track gauges

+ names abbreviated whenever possible
° heavy rail
# not managed by IP (and/or its predecessors)
† closed (completely)
‡ planned
†† reopened
†‡ reopening planned
‡† cancelled project
‡‡ planned using former project
↑  replaced using former trackbed
² 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) Standard gauge
¹ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre gauge
³ 3 ft (914 mm) 3-foot gauge
900 mm (2 ft 11+716 in) 900 mm gauge
600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) 2-foot/600 mm gauge
⁴⁺ Larmanjat monorail

Source for IP's network: www.refer.pt/Documentos/Directorio_da_Rede_2010.pdf, page. 54

See also: Rolling stock of Portugal

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