The Cascais Line ( pt, Linha de Cascais) is a
Portuguese
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railway line
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which connects the municipalities of
Lisbon,
Oeiras, and
Cascais. The line starts in Lisbon, at
Cais do Sodré and ends in
Cascais. On the
Lisbon urban trains' diagram it is shown in yello
The first section, from Cascais to
Pedrouços railway station, Pedrouços, was opened in 1889. The line was completed in 1895.
It was the first
heavy rail line to be electrified in Portugal, in 1926,
and the last to be integrated into
CP, in 1977. In July, 2020, CP announced that the line is slated to be converted from 1500 V DC electrification, to 25 kV AC, to match the rest of the network.
Signalling will also be upgraded and new trains acquired.
See also
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List of railway lines in Portugal
This is a list of railway lines in Portugal.
List
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Portugal
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List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
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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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Railway lines opened in 1889
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