Ramal da Lousã

Ramal da Lousã is a railway line which connects the stations of Coimbra-B, on the Linha do Norte, and Coimbra, in Portugal. It was opened by the Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, under the name Ramal de Coimbra, on 18 October 1885, and was extended to Lousã on 16 December 1906, and to Serpins on 10 August 1930.[2]

Ramal da Lousã
Coimbra railway station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Coimbra-B Coimbra
Operation
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Technical
Line length	1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ^21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Route map

Location on the network

+ Coimbra-B × Serpins (🔎)

00000000000Ramal da Lousã00000000000
000.000 L. Norte 000.000 L. Norte → Campanhã var. → Carvalhosas (?), pj. 1927[1]
000.000 Coimbra-B 217.294 Coimbra-B
000.000 L. Norte 217.024/000.000 L. Norte → S. Apolónia Ramal de Coimbra (reclass.)
000.000 Coimbra 001.669/000.000 Coimbra ∥ Av. Emídio Navarro 000.500 Coimbra-Parque (old) 000.850 Coimbra-Parque 002.840 São José (formerly Calhabé) var. → Coimbra-B. pj. 1927[1] Carvalhosas tunnel (254 m 004.990 Carvalhosas Portela Bridge × Mondego 207 m 006.040 Quinta da Ponte 006.829 Conraria Ceira Brdge × Ceira 140 m
007.956 Ceira ⇡ 0CBR0  ⇣ 0MCV0  009.500 Vale de Açor 010.290 Vale de Açor tunnel 282 m 012.560 Trémoa 013.870 Tôco tunnel 60 m 015.110 Moinhos 015.730 Vale Mancebo halt 112 m 016.500 Lobazes 017.360 Passareiro halt 125 m 017.700 Carrô halt 59 m Miranda do Corvo halt 122 m
019.203 Miranda do Corvo R. Tomar → Tomar railway station (cancelled pj.) 022.826 Padrão ⇡ 0MCV0  ⇣ 0LSA0  024.865 Arneiro 024.865 Arneiro × EN342 026.100 Meiral 027.975 Lousã-A
028.798 Lousã 033.000 Prilhão-Casais
035.008 Serpins 035.008 Serpins Góis (cancelled pj.) → Gouveia. Régua (cancelled pj.) Arganil (cancelled pj.) → Tomar (cancelled pj.) L. B. Alta → Pampilhosa Santa Comba Dão L. B. Alta → V.Formoso L. Dão → Viseu L. B. Baixa → Abrantes Covilhã L. B. Baixa → Guarda (closed)

Urban transport in Coimbra
SMTUC CP/IP + MM (2006– ⚒) tram (1911–1980)* trolley (1947–)* lift/funicular (2001–) (* source ~1971 =) L. Norte (1857–) R. Lousã (1885–) R. Lousã (1906–2006) MM “L. Hospital” MM

Intercidades

Services: Intercidades Norte • Intercidades Sul Intercidades Alentejo (Évora) • Intercidades Beira Alta Intercidades Alentejo (Beja) • Intercidades Beira Baixa other | connection station optional station (m) Viana do Castelo Braga (b) (m) Vigo, Valença Nine (m) (b) (g) Santo Tirso Guimarães (g) Trofa (m) (d) Porto-São Bento Penafiel (d) (n) Porto-Campanhã Marco de Canaveses (d) (n) Vila Nova de Gaia Régua, Pocinho (d) (n) Espinho Nelas (t) (t) Carregal do Sal Mangualde (t) (n) Ovar Fornos de Algodres (t) (t) Santa Comba Dão Celorico da Beira (t) (n) Estarreja Vila Franca das Naves (t) (n) Aveiro Mortágua (t) (n) Mealhada Guarda (t) (n)(t) Pampilhosa Vilar Formoso (t) (ã)(n) Coimbra-B Coimbra (ã) (f)(n) Alfarelos Covilhã (x) (o) Figueira da Foz Fundão (x) (n) Pombal Castelo Branco (x) (n) Caxarias Ródão (x) (n) Fátima Abrantes (ʟ)(x) Entroncamento (ʟ)(n) Santarém (n) Vila Franca de Xira (n) (n) Lisboa-Oriente (c) Entrecampos Lisboa-Santa Apolónia (n) (c) Sete Rios Sul e Sueste (a) (s) Pragal Barreiro (a) (a)(s) Pinhal Poceirão (a) Novo Fernando Pó (a) (s) Setúbal Pegões (a) (s) Grândola São João das Craveiras (a) (s) Ermidas-Sado Vendas Novas (a) (s) Funcheira Casa Branca (a)(e) (a) Alcáçovas Évora (e) (s) Amoreiras-Odemira Vila Nova da Baronia (a) (s) Santa Clara-Sabóia Alvito (a) (s) Messines-Alte Cuba (a) (v) Portimão, Lagos, Silves Beja (a) (s)(v) Tunes (v) Albufeira Olhão, Tavira, VRSA (v) (v) Loulé Faro (v) Lines: a Alentejo • ã Lousã • b Braga • c Cintura • d Douro e Évora • f Alfarelos • g Guimarães • ʟ Leste • m Minho o Oeste • s Sul • t B. Alta • v Algarve • x B. Baixa Sources: CP : Intercidades : Horários File:INTERCIDADES_jan2013.png

During the 1990s the Metro Mondego project was planned, with the intention of replacing the Ramal da Lousã with a light rail system. The section Miranda do Corvo–Serpins was closed on 1 December 2009, and the section Coimbra–Miranda do Corvo on 4 January 2010, with buses replacing the service.[3] The section from Coimbra-B to Coimbra was not closed, making Coimbra the terminus again. The construction of the Metro Mondego started, but was stopped due to the 2010–14 Portuguese financial crisis. In 2017, the Portuguese government changed the plans for Metro Mondego, renaming it Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego: instead of a light rail, it is to be a guided bus system.[4] The line from Coimbra-B to Coimbra is due to close by the end of 2020, and the new system is planned to be operational in 2021.[5]

Before the closures took place, Ramal da Lousã had a total length of 36.8 km (22.9 mi).[6]

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

1. Sousa, José Fernando (16 June 1940). "Coimbra e os Caminhos de Ferro" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 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 22 December 2018.
3. "Ramal da Lousã - Interrupção da circulação". www.cp.pt. Comboios de Portugal. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
4. Soldado, Camilo (1 June 2017). "Vão-se os carris, ficam as rodas. Metro do Mondego, afinal, vai ser um autocarro". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
5. "Requalifição da estação de Coimbra-B avança na mesma empreitada de terminal de Metrobus!". Notícias de Coimbra (in Portuguese). Coimbra. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
6. "Rede Ferroviária Nacional". Instrução de Exploração Técnica n.º 50 (in Portuguese). 6 December 2005.

Sources

• "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)