Ramal de Aljustrel

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+21⁄32 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
→ Funcheira
0.0
 Castro Verde-Almodôvar
 L. Alentejo
→ Barreiro
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ C. Verde-A. × S. J. Deserto (🔎)

See also

References
  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.


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