Ramal de Moura

Ramal de Moura is a closed railway branch in Portugal, which connected the stations of Beja, on the Linha do Alentejo, and Moura. The sections from Beja to Quintos, Serpa, Pias, and Moura were opened on 2 November 1869, 14 April 1878, 14 February 1887, and 27 December 1902, respectively.[1]The line was closed in 1990.[2]

Not to be confused with Ramal de Mora.

Ramal de Mora
Guadiana Bridge.
Overview
Termini	Évora Mora
Technical
Line length	58.8 km (36.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ^21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map L. Alentejo → Barreiro 153,937 Beja L. Alentejo → Funcheira 154,048 × EN260 156,885 Alcoforado 159,590 Vila Azedo 160,570 Neves 166,042 Baleizão 169,746 Torre da Cardeira 173,246 Quintos Variante de Serpa (cancelled proj.) × IP8 178,600 Pte Guadiana × R. Guadiana 178,572 Ponte do Guadiana Serpa (cancelled proj.) 182,951 Serpa-Brinches (formerly Serpa) Variante / R. Serpa (cancelled proj.) × EN 265 187,000 Corte do Poço 195,546 × EN255 L. Guadiana → Pomarão (cancelled proj.) 195,983 Pias × EN392 202,076 Pipa 205,860 Machados 208,827 Vale de Rãs × EN255-1 212,707 Moura L. Guadiana → Reguengos (cancelled proj.)  Location on the network  + Beja × Moura (🔎)

See also

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

References

1. 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.
2. Correia, Teixeira (1 April 2010). "Ciclistas pedem ecopista para antigo ramal". Transportes XXI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2019.