Ramal de Viana-Doca

Ramal de Viana-Doca is a closed Portuguese railway branch line which connected the station of Viana do Castelo to the city's port.[1] It was opened on 20 March 1924 and closed in mid-1988.[2][3]

Ramal de Viana-Doca
Viana do Castelo railway station
Overview
StatusClosed
TerminiSetil
Port of Viana do Castelo
Technical
Line length2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in) Iberian gauge
Route map
L. Minho
→ Porto-S. B.
L. Lima
P. Lima (cancelled)
Elevador de Santa Luzia
0,000 Viana do Castelo
0,100 L. Minho
Valença
2,313 Port of Viana do Castelo
 Location on the network 
+ Viana × Port (🔎)

See also

References

  1. Silva, José Ribeiro; Ribeiro, Manuel (2009). Os comboios de Portugal - Volume II (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Terramar. ISBN 9789727104178.
  2. Reis, et al. p. 62
  3. Martins, et al. p. 255

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)


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