Ramal de Matosinhos explained

Ramal de Matosinhos
Status:Closed
Linelength:6km (04miles)
Location on the network
+ São Gens × Leixões

The Ramal de Matosinhos or Matosinhos branch railway, originally called the Ramal de Leixões, was a metre-gauge railway line which connected the stations of Senhora da Hora, on the Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão, to the Port of Leixões, in Portugal. It was built in 1884 to connect the port to the São Gens quarry. Later, it was adapted to passenger and freight transport.[1] Commercial service began on the 6 May 1893.[2] The line was closed on 1 July 1965.[3] In the 2000s, part of the trackbed was used for the construction of Porto Metro Line A.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Torres . Carlos Manitto . 1 February 1958 . A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 22 December 2018.
  2. News: Nono . Carlos . 1 May 1950 . Efemérides ferroviárias . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 29 December 2018.
  3. News: . 1 July 1965 . Vai ser encerrada, a partir do dia 1 de Julho próximo, a exploração ferroviária do Ramal de Matosinhos . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 29 December 2018.
  4. Book: Silva . José Ribeiro . Ribeiro . Manuel . 2009 . Os comboios de Portugal - Volume II . pt . Lisbon . Terramar . 9789727104178.