Linha do Minho

Follows the Atlantic, then the Minho river, to the star-fort town of Valença, staring across the water at Spain’s Tui.

Stations

1. 0 kmPorto - Campanhã
2. 8 kmErmesinde
3. 22 kmTrofa
4. 32 kmFamalicão
5. 38 kmNine
6. 50 kmBarcelos
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 59 kmTamel
   2. 68 kmBarroselas
   3. 78 kmAreia - Darque
   4. 81 kmViana do Castelo
   5. 91 kmAfife
8. 96 kmÂncora-Praia
9. 100 kmMoledo do Minho
10. 104 kmCaminha
11. 115 kmVila Nova de Cerveira
12. 129 kmValença

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18804050 — 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 4 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 421
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Linha do Minho?

The Linha do Minho runs 135 km from Porto to Valença.

How long does the Linha do Minho take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 30 min for the 135 km. That is an average of 54 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Linha do Minho?

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How old is the Linha do Minho?

The line has been in service since 1882. 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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