Linha do Oeste (Western Line) is a railway line serving the central western coast of Portugal belonging to
Infraestruturas de Portugal
Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. (IP) is a state-owned company which resulted from the merger of Rede Ferroviária Nacional (REFER) and Estradas de Portugal (EP). It manages the Portuguese rail and road infrastructure.
Network
Road
Total leng ...
network. The line was opened in 1887.
Passenger services are operated by
CP. The line is used also by freight trains from CP; the new private freight operator
Takargo also plans services using this line.
See also
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List of railway lines in Portugal
This is a list of railway lines in Portugal.
List
Sources
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{{Railway lines in Portugal
Portugal
Lines
Line most often refers to:
* Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity
* Telephone line, a ...
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List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
This list provides an overview of the locomotives and railcars of the Portuguese railways, that is, the traction stock of earlier private railways, the state-owned ''Comboios de Portugal'' (CP) and its predecessor, the municipal '' Metropolitano Li ...
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History of rail transport in Portugal
The history of rail transport in Portugal dates from 28 October 1856, when Portugal's first railway line was opened between Lisbon and Carregado: the ''Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses''.
The network was gradually expanded both south ...
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External links
Schedule
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Railway lines opened in 1887
Iberian gauge railways