Linha do Algarve

Linha do Algarve is a railway line in the Algarve, which connects the stations of Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António.

Linha do Algarve
Linha do Algarve in Faro.
Overview
TypeRegional rail, High-speed rail
StatusOperational
LocaleFaro District
TerminiLagos
Vila Real de Santo António
Operation
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Rolling stockCP 0450
CP 4000
CP 4700
CP 5600
Technical
Line length139.5 km (86.7 mi)
Number of tracksOne
Track gaugeIberian
Electrification25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
(Tunes to Faro)
Operating speedMaximum 160 km/h (99 mph)
SignallingInterposed Automatic Block
Automatic train control
Route map
Location on the network

+ Lagos × VRSA (🔎)

Linha do Algarve
 .000
.000 “L. de Aljezur”:
→ L. de Sines (cancelled proj.)
→ L. Sul: Am.-Odm. (cancelled proj.)
 Odemira
(cancelled proj.)
 Aljezur
(cancelled proj.)
347,305 Lagos
(Old station; museum)
347,210 Lagos
347,210 Lagos
 344,575 Meia Praia
 341,403 Odiáxere
(closed)
Arão Railway Bridge × Arão River
339,173 Mexilhoeira Grande
Farelo Railway Bridge × Farelo River
 337,662 Figueira
(closed)
Vale Grande Bridge × EN125
Torre Bridge × Torre River
 333,566 Alvor
(closed)
330,281 Portimão
Portimão Railway Bridge × Arade River
 328,329 Ferragudo
328,100 R. de Ferragudo
(dem.)
327,040
Charuto Bridge
325,432
Lagoa Bridge
R. da Ponta do Altar
(cancelled proj.)
 Mexilhoeira
(closed)
325,186 Estômbar-Lagoa
319,181 Silves
 319.000 Vale da Lama
(dem.)
317,351 Silves-Amorim
(dem.)
 317.000 Vala
(dem.)
 314,080 Poço Barreto
 313.000 Lameira
(dem.)
310,444 Alcantarilha
309.130
Mesquita Bridge
 310.000 Sobrado
(dem.)
 306,251 Algoz
304,910
Alvalede underpass
 304,556 Alvalede
(closed)
303,205
Tunes-EDP
(closed)
302,716
C. Tunes (dem.)
000.000 L. Sul
000.000 L. Sul → Lisbon (Camp.-A)
301,889 Tunes
301,889 Tunes
307,082 Albufeira-Ferreiras
 311.000 Fontainhas
(dem.)
 312,000 Patã
(closed)
315,611 Boliqueime
 318,502 Benfarras
(dem.)
 320,400 Vale Judeu
(closed)
 322.000 Várzea da Mão
(dem.)
R. de Boliqueime
(cancelled proj.)
 323,658
323,995 Loulé goods station
324,220 Loulé
324,220 Loulé
R. de Loulé
(cancelled proj.)
× EN396
× Estr. Vale de Éguas
 325,734 Vale de Éguas
(dem.)
× R. Vale Formoso
 327,634 Almancil (formerly Vale Formoso)
 331,175 Almancil-Nexe
(closed)
331,870 Pq. Cidades
 332,400 São João da Venda
(dem.)
 334.000 Diogal
(dem.)
334,692 Provimi
(dem.)
 335.000 Borgal
(dem.)
 336,500 Patacão
(dem.)
338,170
Marchil Bridge
 338,009 Marchil
(dem.)
340,008 Faro
Faro Marina Bridge
 334,700 Portas do Mar
(dem.)
R. Loulé
(cancelled proj.)
 341,148 São Francisco
(dem.)
 342,060
Faro Harbour
(dem.)
Faro-Vagarosa
(dem.)
342,200 Bom João
ship yards
(dem.)
× Rua do Moinho da Palmeira
Faro-Torpiva
(dem.)
Lavadeiras River Bridge × Lavadeiras River
Seco River Bridge × Seco River
344,6 Faro-Quimigal
(dem.)
 343,700 Rio Seco
(dem.)
 344.000 Garganta
(dem.)
Meia-Légua River Bridge × Meia-Légua River
 346.000 Meia-Légua
(dem.)
Bela Mandil River Bridge × Bela Mandil River
 349,455 São Bartolomeu
(dem.)
349,951 Olhão
Porto de Olhão
(dem.)
Marim Bridge × Marim River
 353,605 Marim
(closed)
F. Santas Bridge × Fontes Santas River
 355,828 Bias
(closed)
 358,645 Fuseta-A
359,496 Fuseta
361,993
× Est. Fonte Sagrada
 362,385 Livramento
Mosqueiros Bridge × Mosqueiros River
Luz Bridge × Luz River
 365,716 Luz
Arroio Bridge × Arroio River
366.000 Pedras d’ El Rey
(dem.)
Comboio Pr. Barril
 368,500 Varanda
(dem.)
371,127 Tavira
Sta. Maria Bridge × Séqua River
 372,770 Porta Nova
373.000 Pagapouco
(dem.)
373,245
× Est. Fonte Sagrada
375,787
Almargem Bridge × Almargem River
 376,941 Conceição
 378,880 Pinheiro
(dem.)
 380,124 Santa Rita
(closed)
 381,576 Nora
(closed)
384,058 Cacela
 387,323 Aroeira
(closed)
 389,911 Castro Marim
 393,354 Monte Gordo
395,978 V. R. S. António
395,978 V. R. S. António
L. Guadiana
(cancelled proj.)
VRSA mills
(dem.)
396,700 VRSA harbour
(dem.)
 396,941 V. R. S. A. - Guadiana
⇄|× Guadiana River
 Ayamonte
Renfe

Geography

The line runs east to west along the sothern coast of the Algarve, except for part of the coast in the Lagos municipality and all of the coast in the Vila do Bispo municipality. The main stations are Vila Real de Santo António, Faro, Tavira, Olhão, Albufeira, Tunes, Portimão, and Lagos.

Operation

Passengers and cargo
Faro railway station.
CP Class 0600 train, approaching Albufeira-Ferreiras, in 2011

All passenger services are run by the national railway operator Comboios de Portugal. Cargo services are operated by Medway. The infrastructure is owned and maintained by Infraestruturas de Portugal. The main railway station is Faro, the most important cargo terminal is Loulé.

Four passenger services operate on the Linha do Algarve. The Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, CP Regional, and a special service during the summer the InterRegional. The CP Regional trains operate the line completely from east to west with an interchange at Faro. The Alfa Pendular, Intercidades and InterRegional only service Messines-Alte, Tunes, Albufeira, Loulé, and Faro. [1]

The track from Vila Real de Santo António to Vila Real de Santo António - Guadiana, which linked the line to the ferries to Ayamonte, in Spain, is closed.[2]

History


In 1858, the expansion of the Linha do Sul, today Linha do Alentejo, from Beja to Algarve was planned;[3] in 1864, the contract between Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro de Sul e Sueste and the Portuguese state was signed.[4]

The connection to Faro was completed on the 21st of February 1889,[5] but only opened on the 1st of July of the same year.[6]

The railway reached Olhão on 28 March 1904 (although the station was only opened on 15 May of that year[7]), Fuseta railway station on 1 September,[7] Luz on 31 January 1905,[7] Tavira on 19 March, and Vila Real de Santo António on 14 April 1906.[8] Towards Lagos, the stations of Algoz, Ferragudo and Lagos were opened on 10 October 1889,[4] 15 February 1903[9] and 30 July 1922.[10] The Vila Real de Santo António – Guadiana station was opened in the 1940s.[8]

See also


References
  1. Algarve Trains. wetravelportugal.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Vila Real de Santo António perdeu o comboio e ficou a ver passar os carros". Público. Público. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. Santos, 1995:120-121
  4. "Cronologia". Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. MESQUITA, José Carlos Vilhena (22 August 2009). "Inauguração do Comboio em Faro". Promontório da Memória. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. Santos, 1997:181
  7. Marques, 1999:391
  8. CABRITA, Aurélio Nuno (6 April 2006). "Primeiro comboio chegou a Vila Real de Santo António há 100 Anos". Barlavento Online. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. CABRITA, Aurélio Nuno (13 September 2007). "Recordar a Inauguração do Ramal de Caminho de ferro de Silves a Portimão". Barlavento Online. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. Coutinho, 2008:81

Bibliography
  • Cabrita, Aurélio Nuno (2014). O comboio no Algarve: festejos e inaugurações. Lisboa e Portimão: Casa do Algarve e Centro de Arte e Cultura Teixeira Gomes. ISBN 978-989-96133-3-1.
  • Marques, Maria da Graça Maia (1999). O Algarve Da Antiguidade aos Nossos Dias. Lisboa: Edições Colibri. ISBN 972-772-064-1.
  • Santos, Luís Filipe Rosa (1995). Os Acessos a Faro e aos Concelhos Limítrofes na Segunda Metade do Séc. XIX. Faro: Câmara Municipal. ISBN 972-772-064-1.
  • Santos, Luís Filipe Rosa (1997). Faro: um Olhar sobre o Passado Recente. Faro: Câmara Municipal. ISBN 972-772-064-1.
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