Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão | |
Status: | Closed |
Start: | Porto-Trindade |
End: | Famalicão |
Linelength: | 57.1km (35.5miles) |
Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão (Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão Line) was a railway line in Portugal, which connected Porto-Trindade to Póvoa de Varzim and Famalicão. The first section, from Porto-Boavista to Senhora da Hora, was opened on 1 October 1875, having been the first narrow-gauge line in the country.[1] It was completed on 12 June 1881.[2]
In 1995, the section between Póvoa de Varzim and Famalicão was closed. Between 2001 and 2002, railway services came to an end in the remainder of the line, as it was converted into Line B of the Porto Metro, a light rail system.[3]