Linha do Alentejo explained

Linha do Alentejo
Status:Operational
Linelength:166.3km (103.3miles)
Electrification:25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
(Barreiro to Casa Branca and Ourique to Funcheira)
Location on the network
+ Barreiro × Funcheira

Linha do Alentejo is a railway line which connects Barreiro and Funcheira, in Portugal. The first section, from Barreiro to Bombel, was opened in 1857 as Caminho de Ferro do Sul;[1] the section between Barreiro, Beja, and Tunes was classified as Linha do Sul at the start of the 20th century, and, in 1992, the section between Barreiro, Beja Funcheira was classified as Linha do Alentejo.[2]

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  1. Santos, 1995:109
  2. News: 20 June 1992 . Decreto-Lei n.º 116/92, de 20 de Junho de 1992 . pt . Diário da República . 5 January 2019 .