Ramal de Portalegre explained

Ramal de Portalegre
Status:	closed
Start:	Estremoz
End:	Portalegre
Linelength:	63.1km (39.2miles)

Ramal de Portalegre, originally called Linha de Portalegre, is a closed railway line which connected the stations of Estremoz, on the Linha de Évora, and Portalegre, on the Linha do Leste. It was planned to connect Estremoz to Castelo de Vide, on the Ramal de Cáceres, but the railway was only built to Portalegre-Gare.^[1] The line was opened on 21 January 1949,^[2] and closed in 1990.^[3]

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

Sources

• . 7 December 2018 . 2019 Network Statement . 20 January 2019 .

Notes and References

1. News: Sousa . José Fernando de . 1 May 1933 . A Coordenação dos Meios de Transporte: Apreciação de um Parecer . pt . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 2 February 2019 .
2. Web site: Cronologia . pt . . www.cp.pt . Comboios de Portugal . 2 February 2019 .
3. Bláquez . José Luís . 1992 . El Museo de Ferrocarril de Estremoz . es . Maquetren . Madrid . Resistor .