Ramal de Aljustrel

Ramal de Aljustrel is a closed railway line which connected the stations of Castro Verde-Almodôvar, on the Linha do Alentejo, to Aljustrel, in Portugal. It was opened on 2 June 1929 and closed around 1993.[1]

Ramal de Aljustrel
Overview
TerminiCastro Verde-Almodôvar
Aljustrel
Technical
Line length11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in) Iberian gauge
Route map
S. João do Deserto mine
× EN261
× EN383
(old route)
× EN539
Ermidas-Sado (cancelled proj.)
Aljustrel (formerly Aljustrel-Vila)
R. Pirites Alentejanas
→ Algares mine
× Água Forte River
R. C. M. Transtagana
→ Figueirinha (dem.)
Aljustrel bridge
Terminal Somincor
L. Alentejo
Funcheira
0.0 Castro Verde-Almodôvar
L. Alentejo
Barreiro
 Location on the network 

+ C. Verde-A. × S. J. Deserto (🔎)


See also


References

  1. Torres, Carlos Manitto (16 January 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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