REFER
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REFER, Rede Ferroviária Nacional, EPE (English: National Railway Network) is the Portuguese rail infrastructure manager, since 1997. It is a state-owned company and was created to manage the Portuguese rail infrastructure, previously under control of CP
, which became exclusively a train service operator.
Comboios de Portugal
thumb|250px|right|CP suburban trains at São Bento Station in Oporto.CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE is a state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains in Portugal...
, which became exclusively a train service operator.
History
Following the government Decree Nº. 104/97, REFER, Rede Ferroviária Nacional, E.P.E., was legally incorporated on 29 April 1997 and is responsible for managing the infrastructure of the Portuguese Railway System.Network
Portuguese railway network extent:- Broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
(1668 mm): 2603 km, 1351 km electrified at 25kV 50Hz AC and 25km at 1.5kV DC. - Narrow gaugeNarrow gaugeA narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in): 188 km not electrified. - The maximum extent of 3592 km was reached in 1949, but in the late 1980s and early 1990s some lines were shortened and some totally closed.
See also
- Comboios de PortugalComboios de Portugalthumb|250px|right|CP suburban trains at São Bento Station in Oporto.CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE is a state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains in Portugal...
- FertagusFertagusFertagus is a commuter rail operator connecting Lisbon, Portugal's capital, to suburbs on the Setúbal Peninsula, located to the south across the Tagus River. Fertagus crosses the river over the Ponte 25 de Abril....
- History of rail transport in PortugalHistory of rail transport in PortugalThe history of rail transport in Portugal dates from 28 October 1856, when Portugal's first railway line was opened between Lisbon and Carregado: the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses....
- Rail transport in PortugalRail transport in PortugalSeveral companies provide rail transport in Portugal.* Comboios de Portugal* Fertagus* Lisbon Metro* Porto Metro* Metro Transportes do Sul Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways...