Rail transport in Portugal
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Rail transport in Portugal is provided mainly by Comboios de Portugal, Portugal's national carrier, but also other operators. It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Por
Alfa Pendular train, on the Northern Line
The history of rail transport in Portugal dates from 28 October 1856, when Portugal's first railway line was opened between Lisbon and Carregado: the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.
Rail transport in Portugal
…in) Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi), of which 1,351 km or 839 mi are electrified 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge: 183 km (114 mi) (as of 2006) History of rail transport in Portugal List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars…
Inauguration of the first railway line in Portugal. Watercolor by Alfredo Roque Gameiro, Portuguese watercolor painter.