Ramal do Montijo

Ramal do Montijo, originally called Ramal de Aldegallega or Ramal de Aldeia Galega, the former name of Montijo, is a closed railway line which connected Pinhal Novo to Montijo, in Portugal. It was opened on 4 October 1908 and closed in 1989.

Ramal do Montijo
Montijo railway station in 2009.
Overview
Status	Closed
Termini	Pinhal Novo Montijo
Technical
Line length	10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge

Location on the network

+ Porto-S. B. × Monção (🔎)

Ramal do Montijo
km 00.000 cancelled extension 00.000 cancelled extension 00.000 Linha de Cintura to Alcântara-Terra│to Braço de Prata Montijo-Grilo Bridge Linha do Sorraia Alcochete 26.171 Montijo (formerly Aldegallega) Rua da Barrosa 23.049 Sarilhos IC 32 20.205 Jardia Rua Luís de Camões Linha do Alentejo to Barreiro Linha do Sul to Campolide 15.439 Pinhal Novo Linha do Alentejo to Funcheira Linha do Sul to Tunes

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

Sources

• Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.
• Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.