A diesel multiple unit train (secondhand from ex-Yugoslavia) of CP's Série 9700 at Vila Real station
Vila Real station in 1996
The Corgo line(Linha do Corgo) was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 33⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line in northern Portugal. It closed in 2009. It ran north from Régua (a junction station on the main Douro railway line running along the Douro Valley) to Vila Real and Chaves. The line was latterly operated by Comboios de Portugal.
Contents
1Early years
2Final years and closure
3Other narrow gauge railways in the Douro Valley
4See also
5References
Early years
The section from Régua (also known as Peso da Régua) to Vila Real was 1,000 mm (3 ft 33⁄8 in) metre gauge opened in 1906. The extension to Chaves was built in stages, but not completed until 1921. The distance from Regua to Chaves was 97 kilometres. The first short section of track north from Regua was dual gauged (including a large metal girder bridge over the Corgo River), shared with the main Iberian gauge Douro railway line.[1]
In its early years the line was operated by the CF do Estado (State Railways). Following privatisation of the CF do Estado in 1928, the line came under the Companhia Nacional (CN) until taken over by the CP in 1947. CP introduced economy measures, such as diesel railcars and eventually diesel locomotives in place of steam traction (notably a small fleet of Mallet locomotives built by Henschel).[1]
Final years and closure
The Corgo line was steam operated until the 1970s, with steam shunting engines continuing in limited use until the 1980s. The introduction of the Série 9000 and later the Série 9020 diesel locomotives replaced steam working on the line. In 1982 the line featured in an episode of the BBC television series Great Little Railways.
Due to road improvements and falling passenger numbers, the northern section of the line between Vila Real and Chaves was closed in 1990.
On 25 March 2009 the remaining service on the line (between Regua and Vila Real) was suspended due to the condition of the track. Repairs were promised and the line was expected to reopen by 2011. In practice, due to budgetary constraints, the repairs have not been forthcoming and the replacement bus service was itself withdrawn with effect from 1 January 2012.[2] The tracks were lifted from Vila Real station by 2011.
Lisbon Metroⁱ: Blue + Yellow + Green + Red • Porto Metroⁱ: A + B + C + D + E + F + G‡ Metro Transportes do Sulⁱ • Metro de Mirandela†¹ • Metro Mondegoⁱ‡ • Metro de Faro‡ trams: Lisbon⁹ • Portoⁱ • Coimbra¹† • Braga⁹† • Sintra¹†† • Faro¹‡† trolleybuses: Amadora‡ • Braga† • Coimbra • Porto† beach railways: Caparica⁶ • Barril⁶ other mechanical non-electric systems:Larmanjat⁴⁺† • Braga (steam)⁹↑ • Póvoa de Varzim (diesel)† • Mira (steam)† • Torres Novas (steam)† • Pinhal de Leiria (steam)† • Escola de Engenharia in Tancos† • P. Delgada a Furnas e R. Grande‡† • Palácio de Cristal† Horsecars: Aveiro† • Braçal† • Braga⁹↑ • Coimbra↑ • V. Real-Régua↑ • Elvas† • Figueira da Foz† • Funchal⁶† • Lisbon↑ • Portoⁱ↑ • Póvoa de Varzim↑ • S. Jacinto† • S. Pedro Muel† • Torreira† • Campo Entrincheirado de Lisboa† • Fort of Trafaria† • Fort of São Julião da Barra† • Polígono de Tancos† • Funchal - C. Lobos‡† • S. M. Porto† • F. da Pólvora† • C. Lezírias† • S. Vicente - Santana‡†
Boca do Vento • Carpinteira-Jardim‡ • Castelo‡‡ • Chiado† • Goldra‡ • Mercado • Município† • Outeiro • Ribeira • Peneco • Santa Justa • Santo André
Key: track gauges: ²2140 mm • ᴮ1668 mm • ⁱ1435 mm • ¹1000 mm • ⁹900 mm • ³920 mm • ⁶600 mm • ⁴⁺200+200 mm +names abbreviated whenever possible (source for IP's network: [1]: page. 54) °heavy rail (#) not managed by IP (and/or its predecessors) †closed (completely) • ‡planned • ††reopened • †‡reopening planned • ‡†cancelled project • ‡‡planned using former project • ↑replaced using former trackbed
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