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Linha De Leixões
Linha de Leixões, (also known as Linha de Cintura do Porto, or Linha da Circunvalação de Leixões) is a railway line in Portugal which connects the railway stations of in Porto and , in Matosinhos. The line opened in 1938, connecting the Leixões, Port of Leixões to the Linha do Minho, Minho Line and to the rest of the Portuguese railway network, serving as an important link for cargo. It is an electrified single track in Iberian gauge stretching over , equipped with EBICAB 700 control systems and RSC communications. Passenger services had previously run until 1987 and between 2009 and 2011. Passenger services restarted in 2025, between and Contumil, with Campanhã railway station, Campanhã or Ovar as their destination. During weekdays, 60 passenger trains are operated per day, 30 in each direction, with up to two trains per hour, whereas only 34 trains run during weekends. The travel time between Campanhã and Leça do Balio ranges from 19 to 27 minutes, depending on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto
Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire concelho, municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 248,769 people in a municipality with only . Porto's urban area has around 1,319,151 people (2025) in an area of ,Demographia: World Urban Areas , March 2010 making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
