Ramal do Seixal is a closed railway branch, which connected the stations of Barreioro-A and Seixal, in Portugal. It was opened on 29 July 1923 and closed in 1969.[2][3]

Ramal do Seixal
Ramal do Seixal embankment in 2008
Overview
Statusclosed
Termini
Technical
Line length4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Route map

0.0
L. Sintra
Sintra
Lisboa-Rossio
(Lisboa-Cais do Sodré)
bridge (cancelled proj.) × Tagus
Cacilhas
L. Cap.
Caparica (cancelled proj.)
MST
L. Oceano
Setúbal (cancelled proj.)
Lisbon Naval Base
L. Sul
Pinhal Novo (cancelled proj.)
bridge (dem.) × Judeu
(cancelled proj.)
4,4
Seixal
→ Siderurgia Nacional (cancelled proj.)
3 0
Azinheira
(Lisboa-Sul e Sueste)
0.0
(Barreiro)
1,9
Terrapleno
Shell priv. branch
0,0/2 0
2,0
new route (from 1941.04)[1]
1,3
Barreiro-A
0,8
Barreiro-Terra
0,0
Lavradio
0.0
L. Alentejo Funcheira
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Barreiro-A × Seixal (🔎)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Map fragment
  2. ^ Nono, Carlos (1 July 1948). "Efemérides ferroviárias" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ Martins et al., p. 271

Sources

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  • "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  • Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.