Ramal de Braga

Ramal de Braga is a railway line in Portugal, which connects the stations of Nine, on the Linha do Minho, and Braga. It was opened on the 21st of May 1875[1], and modernised in 2004.[2]

Ramal de Braga
View from Braga railway station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Nine Braga
Operation
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Technical
Line length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Track gauge	Iberian
Electrification	25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Route map

Location on the network

+ Nine × Braga (🔎)

Ramal de Braga
00,000 L. Braga-Chaves (cancelled proj.) R. V. Perdizes → Spain (cancelled proj.) L. Alto Minho → Monção (cancelled proj.) Tram line 1 (dem.)
53,893 Braga 53,893 Braga (old / new) (old route) Falcões Bridge × EN103 × former EN103 L. Braga–Guimarães (cancelled proj.) 51,794 Ferreiros × Circular de Braga / A11 Misericórdia Bridge 50,308 Mazagão 49,118 Aveleda Aveleda-Tadim cargo terminal × A3 47,755 × EN103-02 = Av. S. Martinho 47,410 Tadim (old station)
47,344 Tadim 47,344 Tadim 45,685 Ruilhe
44,381 Arentim 44,381 Arentim 44,238 Arentim (old station) 4,600 × Cunha River 42,276 Couto de Cambeses
00,000 L. Minho 00,000 L. Minho → Valença C. Nine (dem.) (old route, incl. short branch)
39,003 Nine 39,003 Nine (old < new)
00,000 L. Minho 00,000 L. Minho → Porto-S. B.

Porto Commuter rail
Porto metropolitan area commuter rail services
Guimarães Covas Nespereira Caíde Pereirinhas Cuca Vizela Lordelo Braga Giesteira Ferreiros Vila das Aves Mazagão Caniços Aveleda Santo Tirso Tadim Ruilhe Caíde Arentim Meinedo Couto de Cambeses Bustelo Nine Penafiel Louro Paredes Mouquim Oleiros Famalicão Irivo Barrimau Cête Esmeriz Parada Lousado Recarei-Sobreira Trofa Trancoso Portela Terronhas São Romão São Martinho do Campo São Frutuoso Valongo Leandro Suzão Travagem Cabeda Ermesinde Águas Santas/ Palmiheira Rio Tinto Contumil Porto-Campanhã General Torres Porto-São Bento Vila Nova de Gaia Coimbrões Aveiro Madalena Cacia Valadares Canelas Francelos Salreu Miramar Estarreja Aguda Avanca Granja Válega Espinho Ovar Silvalde Carvalheira- Maceda Paramos Cortegaça Esmoriz
Legend
Ramal de Braga/Linha do Minho Linha do Douro Linha de Guimarães Linha do Norte
Source: Official site, January 2019

See also

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

References

1. MARTINS et al, 1996:246
2. REIS et al, 2006:202

Sources

• Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.
• Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.
• "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)