Ramal de Aljustrel is a closed railway line which connected the stations of Castro Verde-Almodôvar, on the Linha do Alentejo, to Aljustrel, in Portugal. It was opened on 2 June 1929 and closed around 1993.[1]

Ramal de Aljustrel
Overview
Termini
Technical
Line length11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Route map

S. João do Deserto mine
× EN261
× EN383
(old route)
× EN539
Ermidas-Sado (cancelled proj.)
Aljustrel (formerly Aljustrel-Vila)
R. Pirites Alentejanas
→ Algares mine
× Água Forte River
R. C. M. Transtagana
→ Figueirinha (dem.)
Aljustrel bridge
Terminal Somincor
L. Alentejo
0.0
Castro Verde-Almodôvar
L. Alentejo
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ C. Verde-A. × S. J. Deserto (🔎)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (16 January 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 11 January 2019.