Ramal de Reguengos

Portuguese railway line

5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge

Route map

Legend

				000.000	L. Évora → Casa Branca
				116,570	Évora
					× Est. Almeirim
					× IP2
				000.000	R. Mora → Mora
					× R. da Somefe
					L. Évora → Estremoz
					× R. Timor


				126,145	Paço Saraiva



					× Degebe (eastern branch)
					× Dagebe
				129,585	Machede
				135,736	Santa Susana
				140,785	Balancho
				146,329	Montoito
				150,711	Falcoeiras (dem.)
				153,752	Caridade (dem.)
				157,181	R. de Monsaraz
					(cancelled proj.)
					× Guadiana
					Mourão
					R. Moura → Moura, Beja
					Portugal⇄ Spain
					(cancelled proj.)
					Jerez de los Caballeros
					→ Huelva
					→ Sevilha
					Zafra
					→ Mérida

Location on the network

+ Évora × Reguengos (🔎)

Ramal de Reguengos, originally called Linha do Guadiana, was a railway branch line which connected the stations of Évora and Reguengos de Monsaraz, in Portugal. It was opened on 6 April 1927.^[1]

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Portugese and Spanish governments debated about extending the line across the border to Zafra. However, by the mid-1930s, the project had fizzled away.

On 29 August 1988, the then-commercial director of Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses announced plans in Diário de Lisboa to close the passenger services on the line, limiting traffic to freight trains, and to replace it with a bus service due to reduced demand. Simultaneously, the passenger traffic on the Moura and Portalegre lines was also announced to be terminated. This move was harshly criticized by railway unions and the local authorities. This began the decline of the line.

On July 30, 2023, the company Infraestruturas de Portugal reported that work had already begun to transform the line into an eco-trail. This project was coordinated by the Intermunicipal Community of Alentejo Central, after signing a subconcession contract with the Heritage Division of Infraestruturas de Portugal. After its completion, the trail was integrated into the Grande Rota do Montado, an extensive network of pedestrian and cycling routes, around 182 km of which take advantage of old railway routes, such as the Ramal de Mora, akin to greenway projects.^[2]

References

^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "Início das obras da Ecopista do Ramal de Reguengos | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

Sources

"2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Railway lines⁺ in Portugal
including trolleybuses, cable cars and elevators

IP
Iberian-gauge
railwaysᴮ^#

Alentejo
Alfândega†
Alfarelos
Algarve
Aljustrel†°
Barca d’Alva†‡
Beira Alta
Beira Baixa
Belver Dam†
Braga
Cáceres†
Cascais
Cintura
Douro
Estádio†
Évora
Figueira da Foz†
Guimarães
Leixões
Leste
Louriçal
Lousã†‡ / Metro Mondego‡
Maceira-Liz°
Maceda†°
Marginal do Douro‡†
Matinha
Minho
Montemor-o-Novo†
Montijo†
Mora†
Moura†
Neves-Corvo
Nogueirinha†°
Norte
Oeste
Pego°
Portalegre†
Porto de Aveiro
Porto de Viana‡
Reguengos†
Rio Maior†‡
São Roque†°
Seixal†
Serpa‡†
Siderurgia
Sines (mainª)
Sines (branch)†
Sintra
Sorraia‡†
Sul
Tomar
Valença°^?
Vendas Novas
Viana-Doca†°^?
Vila Viçosa†

Wyes	Agualva Águas de Moura Bombel Ermidas Funcheira Nine† Norte Setil Poceirão São Gemil Sete Rios Tunes† Verride Xabregas

IP
metre-gauge
railways¹^#

Linha do Douro branch lines	Ave/Basto‡† Côa‡† Corgo† Lamego‡† Sabor† Tâmega† Tua†‡ Metro de Mirandela†° Transversal do Minho‡† Chacim‡† Valpaços‡† Vinhais‡† Crestuma‡†
Porto-Minho network	Alto Minho‡† Braga-Chaves‡† Braga-Guimarães‡† Guimarães↑ Lima‡†° Matosinhos† Póvoa e Famalicão↑ São Pedro da Cova‡† Litoral do Minho‡† Lanhoso‡† Transversal do Minho‡† Famalicão‡† Cávado‡†
Vouga/Viseu network	Aveiro Aveiro-Mar† Dão† Vouga
Other	Chamusca‡† Penafiel† Avis‡† Cacilhas‡† Pedreiras de Caxias†

Other
heavy-rail
lines^#

High-speed linesⁱ	Aveiro-Salamancaⁱ‡† Évora-Faro-Huelvaⁱ‡† Lisboa-Madridⁱ‡† Lisboa-Portoⁱ‡† Porto-Vigoⁱ‡†
Isolated port railways	Horta²†° Lena¹⁶†° Monges⁶†° Pego do Altar⁶†° Pejão⁶†° Ponta Delgada²†° Pomarão¹†° Funchal¹†° Aljustrel (mines)³†° Alfeite† São Pedro da Cova mine† Leixões (port)† Panasqueira† Lousal†

Tourist, urban,
industrial and
military lines

Metros

Lisbon Metroⁱ	Blue Yellow Green Red
Porto Metroⁱ	A B C D E F G‡

Trams

Braga⁹†
Coimbra¹†
Faro¹‡†
Lisbon⁹
Portoⁱ
Sintra¹††

Trolleybuses

Amadora‡
Braga†
Coimbra
Porto†

Beach railways

Caparica⁶
Barril⁶

Other mechanical
non-electric systems

Larmanjat⁴⁺†
Braga⁹↑
Póvoa de Varzim†
Mira†
Torres Novas†
Pinhal de Leiria†
Escola de Engenharia in Tancos†
Ponta Delgada a Furnas e RibeirA Grande‡†
Palácio de Cristal†

Horsecars

Aveiro†
Braçal†
Braga⁹↑
Coimbra↑
Linha do Corgo↑
Elvas†
Figueira da Foz†
Funchal⁶†
Lisbon↑
Portoⁱ↑
Póvoa de Varzim↑
S. Jacinto†
S. Pedro Muel†
Torreira†
Campo Entrincheirado de Lisboa†
Fort of Trafaria†
Fort of São Julião da Barra†
Polígono de Tancos†
Funchal - Câmara Lobos‡†
São Martinho de Porto†
Fábrica de Pólvora†
Companhia das Lezírias†
São Vicente - Santana‡†

Funiculars

Bica⁹
Bom Jesusⁱ
Castelo Branco‡
Freiras†
Glória⁹
Guindais††
Lavra⁹
Nazaré
Ourém‡
Santa Luzia††
Sintra‡†
Tomar‡†
Viseu

Cable cars and
rack railways
(including aerial lifts
and people movers)

Surface	Estrela↑ Graça↑ Monte¹†‡ S. J. Malta‡ São Sebastião† SATUOeiras†
Gondola lifts	Achadas da Cruz Aroeira‡† Botânico Cabo Girão Cântaro Covão Expo Fajã dos Padres Funchal-Monte Gaia Garajau Lagoa Penha Rocha do Navio Sete Fontes‡ Skiparque Torre Viriato Zoo