Linha do Dão

Railway line in Portugal

Santa Comba Dão
Viseu

TechnicalLine length49.2 km (30.6 mi)Track gaugeMetre

Location on the network

+ Santa Comba Dão × Viseu (🔎)

Linha do Dão

Legend

km0

Linha de Santa Comba a Foz Tua
to Tua (project abandoned)

Linha de de Gouveia to Espariz

49.214

Viseu

Linha do Vouga to Sernada do Vouga

47.787

Vildemoinhos

(formerly Vil-de-Moinhos)

45.987

Tondelinha

(formerly Tondellinha)

42.864

Travassós de Orgens

40.941

Figueiró

Figueiró tunnel (44 m)

Mosteirinho bridge

38.234

Mosteirinho

36.461

Torredeita

(formerly Torre d'Eita)

35.031

Várzea

32.378

Farminhão

Parada tunnel (183 m)

29.730

Parada de Gonta

26.592

Sabugosa

24.952

Casal do Rei

22.521

Naia

20.383

Tondela

19.000

Tinhela Bridge across Dinha River

16.478

Porto da Lage

(formerly Pêgo)

M 632

14.370

Tonda

11.000

Tondela

Santa Comba Dão

8.955

Nagosela

(formerly Nagozela)

5.933

Treixedo

Treixedo Bridge across Dão River

Linha da Beira Alta to Vilar Formoso

Linha da Beira Alta bridge

0.000

Santa Comba Dão

Linha da Beira Alta to Pampilhosa

Linha de Penacova to Coimbra

The Dão line (Portuguese: Linha do Dão) was a metre gauge railway line in Portugal. It ran close to the Dão River (Rio Dão), between Santa Comba Dão and Viseu Their distance is 39.6 Km.^[1]^{[page needed]} It is now a greenway for cyclists and pedestrians under the name Ecopista do Dão.

The line opened in 1890; it was closed to freight in 1972 and to passengers on 25 September 1988.^[2] The tracks have since been lifted and largely replaced by a rail trail.^[3]

References

^ Organ, J. (2010). Portugal Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-67-3.
^ "(untitled)". CP. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
^ "Ecotrail Dão". Hotel Severino José. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.

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