Linha do Douro
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Linha do Douro | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Infraestruturas de Portugal |
Locale | Distrito do Porto Distrito de Vila Real Distrito de Bragança Distrito da Guarda |
Termini | |
Stations | 44 (Ermesinde - Pocinho) |
Service | |
Type | Commuter Rail Regional Rail |
Operator(s) | Comboios de Portugal and Medway |
Depot(s) | Porto - Contumil |
Rolling stock | CP 1400 CP 592.0 / 592.2 Medway 1400 Medway 1900 Medway 1960 Medway 335.0 Medway 5600 Medway 4700 |
History | |
Opened | Stages between 1875 and 1887 |
Technical | |
Line length | 160 km (99 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 (Ermesinde - Caíde) 1 (Caíde - Pocinho) |
Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (Ermesinde to ) |
Operating speed | Maximum 140 km/h (87 mph) |
Signalling | Automatic with Orientable Block (Ermesinde to Caíde) Telephonic (Caíde to Pocinho) |
Location on the network |