Linha de Guimarães

Linha de Guimarães is a railway in Portugal operated by Comboios de Portugal. It runs between Porto and Guimarães; until 1986 it extended eastwards to Fafe. It was extensively modernised in the 2000s, including conversion from metre gauge to Iberian gauge track and electrification.

Linha de Guimarães
Vizela railway station.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
TerminiLousado
Guimarães
Service
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line lengthca 30 km (19 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in)
Electrification25 kV / 5 daHz Overhead line, AC
Location on the network

+ Lousado × Guimarães (🔎)

Linha de Guimarães
L. Corgo
Chaves
Curalha
L. Corgo
Régua
(cancelled proj.)
Cavez
Linha do Tâmega
Livração
(cancelled proj.)
80,585 Fafe
76,300 Cepães
73,300 Farreja
(dem.)
67,910 Paçô Vieira
Paçô Vieira tunnel
(71 m)
66,200 Penha
(dem.)
64,0{00 Aldão-São Torcato
(dem.)
55,693 Guimarães
59,500 Guimarães
(old station)
53,249 Covas
A11 = A7
50,482 Nespereira
47,728 Vizela
49,700 CFPLE
Lixa (cancelled proj.)
49,700 Pereirinhas
48,400 Cuca
42,298 Lordelo
43,855 Atainde
(dem.)
39,612 Giesteira
37,954 Vila das Aves
(formerly V. Aves-Negrelos)
Ave River
34,904 Caniços
30,400 Santo Tirso
A3
Linha do Minho
Famalicão
25,520 Lousado
L. do Minho
Famalicão (old route)
Lousado
(old station; museum)
Ave River
L. do Minho
26,155 Trofa
(old station)
L. do Minho
Porto-S. B. (old route)
23,799 Bougado
EN14
Alvarelhos
(dem.)
18,300 Muro
14,236 Castêlo da Maia
(formerly Castelo da Maia)
12,529 Mandim
(dem.)
09,900 Maia
(formerly Barreiros)
07,700 Araújo
07,000 Esposado
(dem.)
Linha da Póvoa
Famalicão
R. Matosinhos
→ Pdrs. S. Gens
03,852 Sra. da Hora
(formerly Vila de Bouças)
R. Matosinhos
02,600 Circunvalação
02,000 Ramalde
01,000 Francos
Bif. Boavista
0,000 Boavista
(workshop)
03,000 Avenida da França
Cedofeita (cancelled proj.)
Lapa tunnel
(488 m)
00,000 Porto-Trindade
Porto Commuter rail
Guimarães
Covas
Nespereira
Caíde
Pereirinhas
Cuca
Vizela
Lordelo
Braga
Giesteira
Ferreiros
Vila das Aves
Mazagão
Caniços
Aveleda
Santo Tirso
Tadim
Ruilhe
Caíde
Arentim
Meinedo
Couto de
Cambeses
Bustelo
Nine
Penafiel
Louro
Paredes
Mouquim
Oleiros
Famalicão
Irivo
Barrimau
Cête
Esmeriz
Parada
Lousado
Recarei-Sobreira
Trofa
Trancoso
Portela
Terronhas
São Romão
São Martinho
do Campo
São Frutuoso
Valongo
Leandro
Suzão
Travagem
Cabeda
Ermesinde
Águas Santas/
Palmiheira
Rio Tinto
Contumil
Porto-Campanhã
General Torres
Porto-São Bento
Vila Nova de Gaia
Coimbrões
Aveiro
Madalena
Cacia
Valadares
Canelas
Francelos
Salreu
Miramar
Estarreja
Aguda
Avanca
Granja
Válega
Espinho
Ovar
Silvalde
Carvalheira-
Maceda
Paramos
Cortegaça
Esmoriz
Legend
Ramal de Braga/Linha do Minho
Linha do Douro
Linha de Guimarães
Linha do Norte
Source: Official site, January 2019
Trindade station, Porto, May 1996
Narrow gauge diesel multiple unit train at Guimarães station in 1996

Narrow gauge line

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) gauge line from Lousado to Guimarães opened in 1884 and was extended to Fafe in 1907. From 1938 trains started operating the entirety of the route via a new link from Trindade station in Porto through to Fafe. The section between Guimarães and Fafe was closed in 1986 and the track lifted. Narrow gauge services on the Guimarães line ended in 2002 (for conversion to 1,668 mm / 5 ft 5 2132 in). The terminus in Porto was Trindade station, which was closed in 2001 and subsequently rebuilt for use by the Porto Metro. The first few kilometres of the Guimarães line from Trindade has been rebuilt to become line C of the Porto Metro.

Broad gauge line

In 2004 Guimarães was one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2004 football championship. Considerable investment was needed to bring the Guimarães line up to modern standards for carrying the expected numbers of visitors. Accordingly, the line was completely rebuilt as a 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in) gauge line, with 25 kV 5 daHz overhead wire electrification. The former line east of Guimarães to Fafe remained closed.

Upon modernisation in 2004, the former Porto terminus at Trindade station was closed (and has since been completely rebuilt to become a station on the Porto Metro). The former section of line between Porto Trindade station and Lousado was closed; trains to/from Guimarães now operate between Lousado and Porto via the Linha do Minho. Most Guimarães trains now terminate at Porto São Bento.

See also


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