Classic route
Comboio Raiano
Abrantes → Badajoz · Portugal · Spain
Comboio Raiano in pictures
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- Distance
- 146 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 16 min
- Average speed
- 64 km/h
- Train
- CP Regional railcar
- Countries
- Portugal, Spain
- In service since
- 1863
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The borderland train across the cork oaks of the Alentejo, Abrantes to Badajoz by way of Ponte de Sor, Crato and Elvas, on the link to Spain that opened in September 1863.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8164947 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 481
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Comboio Raiano?
The Comboio Raiano runs 146 km from Abrantes to Badajoz. It runs through Portugal and Spain.
How long does the Comboio Raiano take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 16 min for the 146 km. That is an average of 64 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Comboio Raiano?
CP.
How old is the Comboio Raiano?
The line has been in service since 1863. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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