Portugal | |||||
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Operation | |||||
National railway | CP | ||||
Infrastructure company | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||
Major operators | CP, Fertagus, Medway - Transportes e Logística, Takargo Rail | ||||
Statistics | |||||
Ridership | 175.5 million (2019)[1] | ||||
Passenger km | 4.1 billion (2018)[2] | ||||
System length | |||||
Total | 2,786 km (1,731 mi) | ||||
Track gauge | |||||
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge | 2,603 km (1,617 mi) | ||||
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | 183 km (114 mi) | ||||
Electrification | |||||
25 kV AC | Main network | ||||
1500 V DC | Linha de Cascais 25 km (16 mi) | ||||
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Several companies provide rail transport in Portugal.
Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94. There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same Iberian broad gauge.