Linha de Leixões

Linha de Leixões, also known as Linha de Cintura do Porto, is a freight railway line which connects the stations of Contumil, on the Linha do Minho, and Leixões, in Matosinhos, Portugal. It was opened in 1938, and electrified in 1998.[1][2] Passenger services ran until 1987 and from 2009 to 2011.

This article is about the line in Porto. For the line in Lisbon, see Linha de Cintura.
Linha de Leixões
Leça do Balio railway station.
Overview
StatusOperational
TerminiContumil
Leixões
Operation
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line length18.7 km (11.6 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Location on the network

+ Contumil × Leixões (🔎)

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L. Minho
→ Porto-Campanhã
02.443 Contumil
L. Minho
→ Valença
03.700 Vila Cova
(formerly Rebordões) (dem.)
04.00 Triana
(dem.)
C. São Gemil
→ Ermesinde
06.326 São Gemil
07.500 Pedrouços da Maia
(dem.)
08.00 Hospital de São João
(cancelled proj.)
10.034 São Mamede de Infesta
11.6 Arroteia
(dem.)
12.670 Ramal da SEPSA
(dem.)
13.053 Leça do Balio
14.320 Custió-Araújo
(dem.)
14.452 R. L. do Balio-Petroquímica
(dem.)
15.553 Gondivinho
(dem.)
16.212 D. Oficinas de Custóias
(dem.)
16.650 Guifões
17.435 Ponte do Carro
20.984 Leixões
21.150
R. Matosinhos
→ S. Hora
 (dem.)
R. Matosinhos
→ Leça
 (dem.)
R. Alfândega
→ Alfândega (cancelled proj.)
Leça
(dem.)
Leixões-Serpa Pinto
(dem.)

See also

References
  1. Martins et al, 1996: 41-43
  2. Reis et al, 2006: 202

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