Linha do Tua

Tua line
Tua line between Foz Tua and Mirandela, along Tua River
Overview
Native nameLinha do Tua
Locale Portugal
Termini
History
Opened1887
Closed2008
Technical
Line length133.8 km (83.1 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Linha do Tua
km
000.000
proposed extension to Spain
133.768
Bragança
133.768
Bragança Heritage railway [pt]
Bragança railway bridge
Coxa viaduct
R. Bragança-Junta
route before 1960
IP4-PT.svg IP 4
125.529
Mosca
122.198
Rebordãos
119.960
Remisquedo
Remisquedo tunnel
136 m
Sortes tunnel
30 m
117.032
Sortes
Arufe tunnel
155 m
110.254
Rossas
Highest point on the
Portuguese railways
850 M
IP4-PT.svg IP 4
104.553
Salsas
102.343
Fermentãos
100.873
Chãos
99.301
Vila Franca
096.834
Sendas
(
formerly
Quintella
)
94.630
Valdrez
91.394
Salselas
89.240
Azibo
85.280
Castelãos
082.774
Macedo de Cavaleiros
78.791
Grijó
74.097
Cortiços
67.108
Romeu
65.307
Avantos
61.142
Vilar de Ledra
058.138
Carvalhais
56.446
R. Mirandela-SAPEC
56.390
Jean Monnet
Mirandela River
55.450
São Sebastião-A
55.125
Jacques Delors-A
Mirandela viaduct
Mirandela tunnel
128 m
54.681
Tarana
to Mogadouro (proposed)
054.200
Mirandela
(
formerly
Mirandela-Piaget
)
54.092
Mirandela
(original)
(proposed)
 
48.411
Latadas
Frechas tunnel
72 m
44.967
Frechas
041.866
Cachão
37.778
Vilarinho
33.895
Ribeirinha
29.252
Abreiro
25.024
Codeçais
21.189
Brunheda
17.768
Tralhão
15.515
São Lourenço
13.375
Santa Luzia
(
formerly
Amieiro
)
Falcoeira tunnel
137 m
7.590
Castanheiro
Fragas Más tunnel II
38 m
Fragas Más viaduct
Fragas Más tunnel I
99 m
Tralhariz tunnel
45 m
4.261
Tralhariz
Presas tunnel
137 m
Presas viaduct
000.000
Tua Linha do Douro
0.000
Tua
Tunnel on the Tua line

The Tua line was a metre gauge railway line in northern Portugal, which connected Tua to Bragança. The line was opened in 1887 and closed in 2018. The section from Mirandela to Brunheda is planned to be reopened in 2019.