https://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&feed=atom&action=historyPortugal - General Information - Revision history2024-03-28T13:14:07ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=55514&oldid=prevGeoff Blyth: /* Recent Changes (Latest First): tidy up project details */2024-03-28T09:38:50Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Recent Changes (Latest First): tidy up project details</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It is to be delivered in three phases.</br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It is to be delivered in three phases.</br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The first phase covers the 143 km between Porto and Soure and is expected to cost around €3·7bn, of which €729m will come from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. It is divided into two lots: the 71 km between Porto and Oiã is estimated at €1·9bn and IP invited tenders for this work in January 2024. Tthe 72 km between Aveiro and Soure is estimated at at €1·7bn. The line would serve Porto’s Vila Nova de Gaia district with an underground station in Santo Ovídio, which will be served by the Metro do Porto light rail network. Aveiro and Coimbra stations on the existing north-south main line would be redeveloped to enable high speed services to call; the plans envisage construction of a 17 km link from Aveiro to meet the new alignment at Canelas<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. In addition, an additional road and rail bridge would be built between Porto and Gaia</del>. Under current plans, the first section would be completed by 2028, reducing the travel time between Porto and Lisboa from 2h 50m to less than 2h.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The first phase covers the 143 km between Porto and Soure and is expected to cost around €3·7bn, of which €729m will come from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. It is divided into two lots: the 71 km between Porto and Oiã is estimated at €1·9bn and IP invited tenders for this work in January 2024. Tthe 72 km between Aveiro and Soure is estimated at at €1·7bn. The line would serve Porto’s Vila Nova de Gaia district with an underground station in Santo Ovídio, which will be served by the Metro do Porto light rail network<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. An additional road and rail bridge would be built between Porto and Gaia</ins>. Aveiro and Coimbra stations on the existing north-south main line would be redeveloped to enable high speed services to call; the plans envisage construction of a 17 km link from Aveiro to meet the new alignment at Canelas. Under current plans, the first section would be completed by 2028, reducing the travel time between Porto and Lisboa from 2h 50m to less than 2h.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The second phase, between Soure and Carregado near Lisboa, has an estimated cost of €1·5bn, with completion scheduled for the end of 2030. This element of the scheme would <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also </del>include quadrupling of the existing line between Castanheira do Ribatejo and Alverca.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The second phase, between Soure and Carregado near Lisboa, has an estimated cost of €1·5bn, with completion scheduled for the end of 2030. This element of the scheme would include quadrupling of the existing line between Castanheira do Ribatejo and Alverca.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Geoff Blythhttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=55513&oldid=prevGeoff Blyth: /* Recent Changes (Latest First): give details of the Lisboa - Porto HSL */2024-03-28T09:35:05Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Recent Changes (Latest First): give details of the Lisboa - Porto HSL</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In late 2022 the government announced plans for a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">€4.9bn </del>high speed line between Lisboa and Porto, with a €1bn contribution from the EU. This is a resurrection of the plan from 2005 which was a victim of the 2008 financial crash. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In January 2024 </del>IP invited tenders for the first section <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">70 km </del>between Porto and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Oiã in </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">district </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Aveiro </del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In late 2022 the government announced plans for a high speed line between Lisboa <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Oriente </ins>and Porto <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Campanhã</ins>, with a €1bn contribution from the EU. This is a resurrection of the plan from 2005 which was a victim of the 2008 financial crash. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The total length is 290 km. It is designed for operation at up to 300 km/h and will be 1668 mm gauge. This development is driven mainly by capacity constraints on the existing line. This is used in whole or in part by about 50% of all CP passenger services and 90% of all freight.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*The first phase covers the 143 km between Porto and Soure and is expected to cost around €3·7bn, of which €729m will come from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. It is divided into two lots: the 71 km between Porto and Oiã is estimated at €1·9bn and </ins>IP invited tenders for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">this work in January 2024. Tthe 72 km between Aveiro and Soure is estimated at at €1·7bn. The line would serve Porto’s Vila Nova de Gaia district with an underground station in Santo Ovídio, which will be served by the Metro do Porto light rail network. Aveiro and Coimbra stations on the existing north-south main line would be redeveloped to enable high speed services to call; the plans envisage construction of a 17 km link from Aveiro to meet the new alignment at Canelas. In addition, an additional road and rail bridge would be built between Porto and Gaia. Under current plans, </ins>the first section <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">would be completed by 2028, reducing </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">travel time </ins>between Porto and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lisboa from 2h 50m to less than 2h.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*The second phase, between Soure and Carregado near Lisboa, has an estimated cost of €1·5bn, with completion scheduled for the end of 2030. This element of </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">scheme would also include quadrupling </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the existing line between Castanheira do Ribatejo and Alverca.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Train services were suspended on the Beira Alta line (Pampilhosa - Guarda - Vilar Formoso) on 19 April 2022 for an estimated 9 months for a €550m modernisation programme. However services are still suspended as at December 2023. The priority was to increase the capacity for freight traffic, allowing the operation of 750m long trains rather than the existing 400m. This includes the new 3.2 km Concordância da Mealhada at Pampilhosa to allow direct access to the Porto area.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Train services were suspended on the Beira Alta line (Pampilhosa - Guarda - Vilar Formoso) on 19 April 2022 for an estimated 9 months for a €550m modernisation programme. However services are still suspended as at December 2023. The priority was to increase the capacity for freight traffic, allowing the operation of 750m long trains rather than the existing 400m. This includes the new 3.2 km Concordância da Mealhada at Pampilhosa to allow direct access to the Porto area.</div></td></tr>
</table>Geoff Blythhttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=55429&oldid=prevGeoff Blyth: /* Recent Changes (Latest First): tenders for first section of Lisboa - Porto HSL */2024-03-18T17:29:24Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Recent Changes (Latest First): tenders for first section of Lisboa - Porto HSL</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In late 2022 the government announced plans for a €4.9bn high speed line between Lisboa and Porto, with a €1bn contribution from the EU. This is a resurrection of the plan from 2005 which was a victim of the 2008 financial crash. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It remains to be seen if </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">when work will start</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In late 2022 the government announced plans for a €4.9bn high speed line between Lisboa and Porto, with a €1bn contribution from the EU. This is a resurrection of the plan from 2005 which was a victim of the 2008 financial crash. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In January 2024 IP invited tenders for the first section - the 70 km between Porto </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Oiã in the district of Aveiro </ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Train services were suspended on the Beira Alta line (Pampilhosa - Guarda - Vilar Formoso) on 19 April 2022 for an estimated 9 months for a €550m modernisation programme. However services are still suspended as at December 2023. The priority was to increase the capacity for freight traffic, allowing the operation of 750m long trains rather than the existing 400m. This includes the new 3.2 km Concordância da Mealhada at Pampilhosa to allow direct access to the Porto area.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Train services were suspended on the Beira Alta line (Pampilhosa - Guarda - Vilar Formoso) on 19 April 2022 for an estimated 9 months for a €550m modernisation programme. However services are still suspended as at December 2023. The priority was to increase the capacity for freight traffic, allowing the operation of 750m long trains rather than the existing 400m. This includes the new 3.2 km Concordância da Mealhada at Pampilhosa to allow direct access to the Porto area.</div></td></tr>
</table>Geoff Blythhttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=55045&oldid=prevPaul Steane: /* See also */ General Information category added2024-02-17T20:37:20Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">See also: </span> General Information category added</span></p>
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</table>Paul Steanehttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=54609&oldid=prevMartin Baumann: /* Web-based Maps */2024-01-19T21:02:00Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Web-based Maps</span></span></p>
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</table>Paul Steanehttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=53494&oldid=prevDoughnut City: /* Printed Maps */ add ERA-R-1 link and remove ref to regional series Spain and Portugal2023-12-18T19:28:35Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Printed Maps: </span> add ERA-R-1 link and remove ref to regional series Spain and Portugal</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Printed Maps#ERA-R-<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ES-PT </del>| European Railway Atlas (Regional Series <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- </del>Spain and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Portugal</del>)]] by M.G. Ball.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Printed Maps#ERA-R-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1 </ins>| European Railway Atlas (Regional <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Atlas </ins>Series<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, Book 1: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal, </ins>Spain<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, France, Belgium, Netherlands </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Luxembourg</ins>)]] by M.G. Ball.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Printed Maps#QM-PT | Railway Map of Portugal]] by Quail Map Company.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Printed Maps#QM-PT | Railway Map of Portugal]] by Quail Map Company.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Doughnut Cityhttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=52977&oldid=prevGeoff Blyth: /* Recent Changes (Latest First): Mirandela considered closed; Beira Alta line still suspended */2023-12-13T18:18:43Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Recent Changes (Latest First): Mirandela considered closed; Beira Alta line still suspended</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In late 2022 the government announced plans for a €4.9bn high speed line between Lisboa and Porto, with a €1bn contribution from the EU. This is a resurrection of the plan from 2005 which was a victim of the 2008 financial crash. It remains to be seen if and when work will start.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In late 2022 the government announced plans for a €4.9bn high speed line between Lisboa and Porto, with a €1bn contribution from the EU. This is a resurrection of the plan from 2005 which was a victim of the 2008 financial crash. It remains to be seen if and when work will start.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Train services were suspended on the Beira Alta line (Pampilhosa - Guarda - Vilar Formoso) on 19 April 2022 for an estimated 9 months for a €550m modernisation programme. The priority <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>to increase the capacity for freight traffic, allowing the operation of 750m long trains rather than the existing 400m. This includes the new 3.2 km Concordância da Mealhada at Pampilhosa to allow direct access to the Porto area.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Train services were suspended on the Beira Alta line (Pampilhosa - Guarda - Vilar Formoso) on 19 April 2022 for an estimated 9 months for a €550m modernisation programme<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. However services are still suspended as at December 2023</ins>. The priority <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>to increase the capacity for freight traffic, allowing the operation of 750m long trains rather than the existing 400m. This includes the new 3.2 km Concordância da Mealhada at Pampilhosa to allow direct access to the Porto area.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Covilhã - Guarda section of the Beira Baixa line reopened to passengers on 2 May 2021, having been used for the first time by a freight train on 18 April, following electrification. Passenger services had ceased from 9 March 2009. This included the new 1.5 km ''Concordância das Beiras'' curve, avoiding Guarda. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Covilhã - Guarda section of the Beira Baixa line reopened to passengers on 2 May 2021, having been used for the first time by a freight train on 18 April, following electrification. Passenger services had ceased from 9 March 2009. This included the new 1.5 km ''Concordância das Beiras'' curve, avoiding Guarda. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela ceased their operations <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">between </del>Carvalhais - Mirandela - Cachão on 17 December 2018<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>allegedly for engineering work to provide a tourist service which would reopen further south from Cachão to a reservoir at Brunheda. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela ceased their operations <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on the </ins>Carvalhais - Mirandela - Cachão <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">section </ins>on 17 December 2018 <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(last trains 14 December). This was </ins>allegedly for engineering work to provide a tourist service which would reopen further south from Cachão to a reservoir at Brunheda<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. However, there has been no sign of any reinstatement and this line must now be considered permanently closed</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Geoff Blythhttps://www.egtre.info/w/index.php?title=Portugal_-_General_Information&diff=52976&oldid=prevGeoff Blyth: /* Private Railways: Sociedade Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela deleted as nothing has run since 14 Dec 2018 and there is no sign of any reinstatement */2023-12-13T18:11:11Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Private Railways: Sociedade Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela deleted as nothing has run since 14 Dec 2018 and there is no sign of any reinstatement</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Travessia do Tejo, Transportes SA: [https://www.fertagus.pt/ Fertagus]: (Lisboa) Roma-Areeiro - Campolide - (over Ponte 25 de Abril {25th April Bridge}) - Pragal - Pinhal Novo - Setúbal. Operates daily (operating on IP infrastructure)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* </ins>Travessia do Tejo, Transportes SA: [https://www.fertagus.pt/ Fertagus]: (Lisboa) Roma-Areeiro - Campolide - (over Ponte 25 de Abril {25th April Bridge}) - Pragal - Pinhal Novo - Setúbal. Operates daily (operating on IP infrastructure)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sociedade Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela (90% owned by town council, 10% by CP): [https://www.cm-mirandela.pt/pages/702 Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela]: operated over two short sections of the metre gauge line north and south from Mirandela on the line which formerly linked Tua and Bragança. The entire service was discontinued from 17 Dec 2018, allegedly for engineering work to enable the operation of a steam hauled tourist service south from Mirandela beyond the Metropolitano terminus at Cachão to Brunheda to connect with cruises on the dammed River Tua, but September 2022 web searches finds little to suggest much progress has been made. </del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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