Linha do Norte

Linha do Norte da CP

Santa Apolónia railway station, Lisbon, Linha do Norte starting point.
Line length: 336,079 km (208,830 mi)
Track gauge: 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in)
Legend
km Station
336,079 Porto-Campanhã
Douro river Ponte de São João
Túnel de General Torres
General Torres
332,239 Vila Nova de Gaia
330,943 Coimbrões
329,319 Madalena
327,800 Valadares
325,365 Francelos
323,815 Miramar
321,808 Aguda
320,394 Granja
316,792 Espinho
316,792 Espinho
314,992 Silvade
313,313 Paramos
311,900 Esmoriz
309,376 Cortegaça
307,544 Carvalheira-Maceda
R. Maceda (deactivated)
x N327
x R. 12 de Fevereio
300,776 Ovar
x R. Gomes Freire(deactivated)
x R. Nova de Madria
x R. Visc. de Ovar(deactivated)
x Largo Primeiro de Dezembro
296,973 Válega
293,759 Avanca
287,421 Estarreja
284,815 Salreu
283,383 Canelas
Vouga River
Portucel Cacia
278,718 Cacia
x R. da Junqueira
Plataforma Multimodal de Cacia
x R. da Liberdade(deactivated)
R. Porto de Aveiro
x R. do Sol
x A25
x R. José Palacio
x R. Principal
x R. de Viseu
L.ª Vouga
272,676 Aveiro
266,008 Quintãs
258,046 Oiã
252,240 Oliveira do Bairro
248,482 Paraimo-Sangalhos
244,643 Mogofores
241,652 Curia
240,653 Aguim
236,086 Mealhada
Pampilhosa
Souselas
Vilela-Fornos
Adémia
217.294 Coimbra - B
Bencanta
Espadaneira
Casais
Taveiro
Vila Pouca do Campo
Amial
Pereira
Formoselha
Alfarelos
R. Alfarelos
Vila Nova de Anços
Soure
Simões
Pelargia
169,604 Pombal
Vermoil
Litém
Albergaria dos Doze
Túnel de Albergaria
Caxarias
Seiça-Ourém
Túnel de Chão de Maçãs
Chão de Maçãs-Fátima
Fungalvaz
Paialvo
LamarosaR. Tomar
L.ª Beira Baixa
106,302 Entroncamento
Riachos-Torres Novas-Golegã
Mato de Miranda
Vale de Figueira
74,400 Santarém
Vale de Santarém
Santana-Cartaxo
L.ª Vendas Novas
Setil
Reguengo-Vale Pedra-Pontével
Virtudes
Azambuja
Espadanal da Azambuja
Vila Nova da Rainha
Carregado-Alenquer
Castanheira do Ribatejo
Vila Franca de Xira
Quintas das Torres
Alhandra
Alverca
Póvoa de Santa Iria
Santa Iria
Bobadela
Sacavém
Moscavide
6,480 Oriente
Braço de Prata
L.ª Cintura / C.ª Xabregas
0 Lisbon - Santa Apolónia

Linha do Norte is the Portuguese main railway track that connects the two main Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Porto. Its length is 336.079 km. It goes through some other important cities like Vila Franca de Xira, Santarém, Entroncamento, Pombal, Coimbra, Aveiro, Espinho e Vila Nova de Gaia, among others. It constitutes the backbone of the Portuguese railway system of freights and passengers, running daily hundreds of wagons of both types.

As part of the plans for a high-speed rail network, there will be a parallel high-speed line (up to 300 km/h) to relieve this main line, since it has reached a saturation threshold where it's impossible to add new freight wagons without jamming the fast passenger services (InterCidades and Alfa Pendular).

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