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Rail transport in Portugal

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National railway
  
CP

1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
  
2,603 km (1,617 mi)

Total
  
2,786 km (1,731 mi)

1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) metre gauge
  
183 km (114 mi)

Rail transport in Portugal

Infrastructure company
  
Infraestruturas de Portugal

Major operators
  
CP, Fertagus, Takargo Rail

Several companies provide rail transport in Portugal.

  • Comboios de Portugal
  • Fertagus
  • Lisbon Metro
  • Porto Metro
  • Metro Transportes do Sul (light rail)

    • Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94. There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same gauge.

    Network

    Infraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015.

    The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows:

  • total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi)
  • broad gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) gauge (1,351 km or 839 mi electrified)
  • metre gauge: 183 km (114 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge (2006)

    • References

    Rail transport in Portugal Wikipedia
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