List of tunnels in Portugal

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Portugal's longest tunnels - in use[]

Rossio Tunnel, seen from Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon.
The Faial portal of the Cortado Tunnel
Name Name in Portuguese Location Length Type Year Comment
Linha Azul ou Linha da Gaivota Lisbon 14,000 m (45,932 ft) Metro 1959–2007
Linha Amarela ou Linha do Girassol Lisbon 11,000 m (36,089 ft) Metro 1959–2004
Linha Verde ou Linha da Caravela Lisbon 9,000 m (29,528 ft) Metro 1972–2002
Linha Vermelha ou Linha do Oriente Lisbon 8,200 m (26,903 ft) Metro 1998–2009
Túnel do Marão Serra do Marão mountain range 5,665 m (18,586 ft) Road 2016 Longest road tunnel in Portugal and third longest in the Iberian Peninsula.
Túnel do Cortado Madeira 3,168 m (10,394 ft) Road 2004 Longest road tunnel in Madeira.
Túnel da Ponta do Sol Madeira 3,167 m (10,390 ft) Road 2004
Túnel da Encumeada Madeira 2,700 m (8,858 ft) Road 2004
Túnel do Rossio Lisbon 2,613 m (8,573 ft)[1] Railway 1890 Longest railway tunnel in Portugal.
Túnel do Jardim do Mar Madeira 2,511 m (8,238 ft) Road 2001
Túnel do Curral das Freiras Curral das Freiras, Madeira 2,383 m (7,818 ft) Road 2004
Túnel do Caniçal Caniçal, Madeira 2,125 m (6,972 ft) Road 2004
Túnel do Norte Madeira 2,097 m (6,880 ft) Road 2001
Túnel da Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava, Madeira 1,806 m (5,925 ft) Road
Túnel da Gardunha Serra da Gardunha, near Fundão 1,580 m (5,184 ft) Road 1997–2003 Road

Tunnels proposed[]

  • Serra da Estrela - an 8,600 m tunnel project

References[]

  1. ^ Túnel do Rossio - factsheet Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

See also[]

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