Linha do Norte explained

Linha do Norte
Status:Operational
Linelength:336km (209miles)
Tracks:Double track,[1] except Braço de Prata–Alverca (quad) and Castanheira do RibatejoAzambuja (triple)[2]
Map State:collapsed
Location on the network
+ Lisboa-SA × Porto-Camp.

Linha do Norte is the Portuguese main railway line that connects the two main Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Porto. Its length is . It goes through some other important cities like Vila Franca de Xira, Santarém, Entroncamento, Pombal, Coimbra, Aveiro, Espinho & Vila Nova de Gaia, amongst others. It constitutes the backbone of the Portuguese railway system of freight and passenger services, running approximately 720 trains (both freight and passenger) daily.

As part of the plans for a high-speed rail network, there will be a parallel high-speed line (up to) to relieve this main line,[3] since it has reached a saturation threshold where it's impossible to add additional freight trains without jamming the fast passenger services (InterCidades and Alfa Pendular).[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diretório da rede 2022, 1ª adenda. 2021-07-30. 2022-03-27. Infraestruturas de Portugal. .
  2. Web site: Instrução de Exploração Técnica No. 50, Atualizada até 79º Adit.. Instituto Nacional do Transporte Ferroviário. 2014-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150225030548if_/http://www.refer.pt/Portals/0/conteudos/Documentos/GestaoRede/Regulamentacao/IET%5CIET%2050/IET%2050%20Atualizada%20at%C3%A9%2079%C2%BA%20Adit.pdf. 2015-02-25.
  3. Web site: Portugal to invest 43 billion euros in large infrastructure by 2030, PM says. Reuters. 22 October 2020. 5 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Apresentação da Nova Linha de Alta Velocidade Porto-Lisboa.