Linha de Sines

Linha de Sines is a railway line which connects the station of Ermidas-Sado, on the Linha do Sul, to the Port of Sines, in Portugal. It used to be connected to the station of Sines via a branch line. The first section, from Ermidas-Sado to São Bartolomeu da Serra was opened on 9 April 1927. The line reached Cumeadas on 1 July 1929, Santiago do Cacém on 20 June 1934, and Sines on 14 September 1936.[2][3]

Not to be confused with Ramal de Sines.

Linha de Sines
Port of Sines
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Ermidas-Sado Port of Sines
Technical
Line length	50 km (31 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ^21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map 000.000 L. Sul 000.000 L. Alentejo → Beja (cancelled pj.) L. Sul → Campolide A 129,631 Ermidas-Sado 000.000 L. Sul 000.000 L. Sul → Tunes 131,025 C. Ermidas 143,607 Abela (formerly Abela-São Domingos; dem.) 151,121 São Bartolomeu da Serra 158,504 Cumeadas (dem.) S. C. substation 160,770 Santiago do Cacém L. Aljezur (cancelled pj.) → L. Alg. 165,856 Ortiga 165,300 → L. Sul Grândola (proj. 2009)[1] 168,100 N. L. Sines→ Pinheiro (proj. 1970, canc.) 000,000/168,530 ⬃ Ramal de Sines 000.0000,000/168,113 Bif. de Sines (R. Sines) 000.000 Metalsines 000.000   Metalsines 000.000 Repsol 000.000   Repsol 000,700/169,230 Dalda 011,400/179,930 Sines 011,400/179,930 Sines 170,047 Raquete 169,230 R. Raquete 170,047 Raquete 170,669 Petrogal-Asfaltos 170,669 R. Petrogal-Asfaltos Oil refinery Galp 174,713 EDP-Cinzas 174,713 R. EDP-Cinzas thermal power station EDP 177,905 Terminal XXI / PSA 177,905 R. Terminal XXI Terminal XXI / PSA 180,170 Porto de Sines 180,170   Porto de Sines (station) 000.000 Portsines-coal 000.000 Coal terminal Portsines 000.000 Port of Sines  Location on the network  + Ermidas-Sado × Port (🔎)

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

1. "Image: vYuZJ7H.jpg, (1853 × 2799 px): Three variants on IGeoE M888 maps". i.imgur.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
2. Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
3. Martins et al., p. 257

Sources

• "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.