Linha do Alentejo

Linha do Alentejo
Intercidades train close to Bombel.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line length166.3 km (103.3 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
(Barreiro to Casa Branca and Ourique to Funcheira)

Linha do Alentejo is a railway line which connects Barreiro and Funcheira, in Portugal. The first section, from Barreiro to Bombel, was opened in 1857 as Caminho de Ferro do Sul;[1] the section between Barreiro, Beja, and Tunes was classified as Linha do Sul at the start of the 20th century, and, in 1992, the section between Barreiro, Beja Funcheira was classified as Linha do Alentejo.[2]

  1. ^ Santos, 1995:109
  2. ^ "Decreto-Lei n.º 116/92, de 20 de Junho de 1992". Diário da República (in Portuguese). 20 June 1992. Retrieved 5 January 2019.