Linha do Norte

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Linha do Norte
Santa Apolónia railway station in Lisbon.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Termini	Lisboa-Santa Apolónia Porto-Campanhã
Service
Type	High-speed rail; Heavy rail; Regional rail
Operator(s)	CP - Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line length	336 km (209 mi)[1]: 71 [2]: 36
Number of tracks	Double track,[1]: 71, 74  except Braço de Prata–Alverca (quad) and Castanheira do Ribatejo–Azambuja (triple)[2]: 39
Track gauge	Iberian
Electrification	25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Route map

Location on the network

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Legend
000,000 L. Minho 000,000 L. Minho → Valença L. Minho → Porto-S.B. 336,079 Porto-Campanhã 336,079 Porto-Campanhã ⇄ Metro: (Campanhã) 000,000 L. Minho → Porto-S.B. 000,000 China t. I       335,082 334,850 Campanhã v. (232 m); Seminário t. I (114 m) 334,850 R. Alfândega → Porto-Alf. Maria Pia Bridge ➀ × Av. P. Couceiro 1 2 334,350 S. João Bridge ➁ (500 m) × Douro ⇡ PRT  ⇣ VNG  334,350 333,943 G. Torres v. (407 m); (➀ closed route) 333,749 333,520 S. Pilar t. II (229 m) 333,342 General Torres ⇄ Metro: (G. Torres) (1866 project, cancelled) × R. C. Reis × R. Choupelo × R. B. C.P. × R. Serpa Pinto 332,239 V. N. Gaia (Devesas) × V. Eng. E. Cardoso × R. Machado Santos 330,943 Coimbrões × A1 × R. Entre-Muros 329,979 D. Madalena × R. Pitada 329,319 Madalena × R. Apeadeiro × R. Ant. F. Sousa Fáb. Cerâmicas Valadares 327,800 Valadares × R. J. M. C. Portugal × R. Medeiros × Av. Francelos 325,365 Francelos × R. Pedras × R. Moutadas × Av. V. Gama 323,815 Miramar × R. N. Mira × R. Redondelo 322,500 Aguda PB × Av. P. Aguda ∥ Av. S. Cabral ∥ R. Ervideiro × R. Caçadores 321,808 Aguda × R. J. Correia × R. Eirado × R. J. R. Melo 320,394 Granja × R. Praia Nova × R. M. Vento × beach access × beach access × R. 66 (old route) Espinho (old station) 316,792 Espinho 316,792 Espinho LC × Rua 15 (tunnel / old route) Espinho-Vouga 000,000 L. Vouga 000,000 L. Vouga → Sernada do Vouga 314,992 Silvade 313,313 Paramos 311,900 Esmoriz 309,376 Cortegaça 307,544 Carvalheira-Maceda R. Maceda → Maceda air base (closed) 300,776 Ovar 296,973 Válega 293,759 Avanca 290,900 Esterreja Amoníaco 290,190 287,421 Estarreja 284,815 Salreu 283,383 Canelas 279,997 279,743 Vouga bridge (254 m) × Vouga River 279,466 The Navigator Company Cacia 278,718 Cacia 278,718 Cacia 276,249 Plataforma de Cacia 274,684 × R. Liberdade 000,000 R. P. Aveiro 000,000 R. P. Aveiro → Port of Aveiro 274,222 273,974 Esgueira bridge (248 m) × Aveiro Lagoon 000,000 R. Aveiro 000,000 R. Aveiro → Sernada do Vouga R. Aveiro-Mar → Canal do Cojo R. C. S. Rq. → Canal de São Roque 272,676 Aveiro 272,676 Aveiro 266,008 Quintãs 258,046 Oiã 252,240 Oliveira do Bairro 248,482 Paraimo 244,643 Mogofores 242,455 Curia PB 241,652 Curia 240,653 Aguim 236,086 Mealhada R. Fig. Foz → F. Foz 000,000 L. B. Alta 000,000 L. B. Alta → V. Formoso 231,303 Pampilhosa 231,303 Pampilhosa 220,403 Cimpor 224,971 Souselas 224,971 Souselas 222,097 Vilela-Fornos 220,490 Adémia 220,403 Moacir 217,294 Coimbra-B 217,024 R. Coimbra Coimbra R. Lousã → Serpins (closed) 216,780 216,690 Mondego V. Bridge (93 m) × Mondego 216,483 216,380 Mondego N. Bridge (187 m) × Mondego 215,201 Bencanta 213,800 Espadaneira 212,562 Casais 211,159 Taveiro 208,544 Vila Pouca do Campo 206,916 Amial Arzila Bridge × Cernache River 203,318 Pereira 201,211 Formoselha 198,339 Alfarelos 198,339 Alfarelos 000,000 R. Alfarelos 000,000 R. Alfarelos → Bif. Lares 191,365 Vila Nova de Anços 188,378 Ponte do Mocate (83 m) × Rib. Mocate Quimigal Soure 185,347 Soure 185,347 Soure 183,080 Soure PB 181,947 Ponte do Simões (66 m) × Rib. Simões 180,137 Simões 175,316 Pelargia 169,604 Pombal 167,739 Pombal-Resguardo 161,232 Vermoil 155,616 Litém 149,293 Albergaria dos Doze 148,052 147,391 Albergaria tunnel (661 m) 139,011 Caxarias 136,000 Caxarias PB 132,514 Seiça-Ourém 132,080 Ponte do Seiça (61 m) × R. Seiça 130,695 130,370 Chão Maçãs t. (650 m) 129,563 Chão de Maçãs-Fátima 125,240 Fungalvaz 122,900 Fungalvaz-Resguardo 120,678 Paialvo 114,736 R. Tomar 114,736 R. Tomar → Tomar 114,413 Lamarosa × R. Inf. Sagres 106,858 L. Beira Baixa 106,858 L. Beira Baixa → Guarda × V. E. D. Poitout × R. Eug. Andr.; × R. 5 Out. EMEF, S.A.; Fernave 106,302 Entroncamento 106,302 Entroncamento (museum) 104,560 MSC L. T. Novas a Alcanena (dem.) 102,095 Riachos-Torres Novas-Golegã × estr. Relvas 093,654 Mato de Miranda 088,361 Alviela Bridge (61 m) × Alviela R. EPAC 083,826 Vale de Figueira 074,400 Santarém 074,400 Santarém (museum) 060,031 Asseca Bridge (104 m) × Asseca R. R. Rio Maior → R. Maior 066,291 Vale de Santarém 065,310 Vale Sant. PB 063,186 Santana-Cartaxo Resguardo 060,300 Santana-Cartaxo 057,775 C. Setil N → L. Vendas Novas 000,000 L. Vendas Novas 000,000 L. Vendas Novas → V. Novas 056,634 056,400 Setil 056,400 Setil 054,292 Reguengo-Vale Pedra-Pontével 059,934 Virtudes 046,945 Azambuja 046,945 Azambuja 044,458 043,196 Espadanal da Azambuja 040,553 Vila Nova da Rainha 038,237 Carregado-Norte 036,456 Carregado 034,736 Castanheira do Ribatejo 034,234 Castanheira do Ribatejo Carmona Bridge × EN10 ∥ Tagus 032,860 VFX substation 030,164 Vila Franca de Xira Quintas das Torres overpass × R. F. F. Reis overpass × R. Hq. Taveira 026,014 Alhandra 026,014 Alhandra overpass Cimpor 021,810 Alverca 021,810 Alverca 021,165 020,511 × R. Lezírias 017,470 Póvoa 016,928 Sodapóvoa overpass × IC2 014,904 Santa Iria × EN 10 ⇄ IC2 overpass 013,843 Interface da Bobadela × Canal da Bobadela 11,013 Bobadela 010,438 × Galp private bridge overpass × acesso IC2 → EN 10 × acesso EN 10 → IC2 × Rio Trancão × R. D. J. Morais 009,625 Sacavém Sacavém-Louças L. Sacavém → Porto de Lisboa × Av. Inf. D. Henrique (= IC2) × IC2 access × Vasco da Gama Bridge × Av. Peregrinação overpass 7,644 Moscavide × Av. Boa Esperança / R. J. P. Ribeiro 006,800 Olivais 006,480 Oriente 006,480 Oriente ⇄ Metro: L. Vermelha (Oriente) × Av. Pádua / Av. Ulisses × R. Cors. Ilhas × Av. M. Gomes da Costa 005,300 Cabo Ruivo 003,992 Braço de Prata 003,992 Braço de Prata × Av. Inf. D. Henrique × R. V. Formoso Cima 000,000 L. Cintura 000,000 L. Cintura → Alcântara-Mar Poço do Bispo (dem.) × P. Marialva × Cç. Dq. Lafões × Cç. Grilo 001,643 C. Xabregas 001,643 C. Xabregas → L. Cintura Viaduto de Xabregas × Lg. Mq. Nisa L. Sacavém → Porto de Lisboa Lisboa-Sta. Ap. (workshop) Av. Mz. Albqq. 000,000 L. Matinha → Porto de Lisboa (proj. cancelled 1912[3]) 000,000 Lisboa-S. Apolónia 000,000 Lisboa - S. Apolónia ⇄ Metro: Blue Line (S. Ap.) Sul e Sueste → L. Alentejo (cancelled proj.) Cais do Sodré L. Cascais → Cascais

Linha do Norte is the Portuguese main railway line that connects the two main Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Porto. Its length is 336.079 kilometres (208.830 mi)^[2]: 36. It goes through some other important cities like Vila Franca de Xira, Santarém, Entroncamento, Pombal, Coimbra, Aveiro, Espinho & Vila Nova de Gaia, amongst others. It constitutes the backbone of the Portuguese railway system of freight and passenger services, running approximately 720 trains (both freight and passenger) daily.

As part of the plans for a high-speed rail network, there will be a parallel high-speed line (up to 300 km/h (190 mph)) to relieve this main line,^[4] since it has reached a saturation threshold where it's impossible to add additional freight trains without jamming the fast passenger services (InterCidades and Alfa Pendular).^[5]