Ramal de Alfarelos is a railway branch in Portugal, which connects the Western Line (at Bifurcação de Lares) to the Northern Line (at Alfarelos), offering a connection between Figueira da Foz and Coimbra.[1]

Ramal de Alfarelos
CP 0362 close to Reveles.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Comboios de Portugal
Technical
Line length16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Track gaugeIberian
Electrification25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Route map
Alfarelos branch
km000
Length
in m
221.380
Alfarelos
220.995
Ramal Terminal
 N 347 
219.569
Montemor
 N 341 
Vala Real bridge 2
across Arunca River
16.0
120.8
Vala Real bridge 1
across Arunca River
16.4
216.259
Marujal
213.835
Verride
208.982
Reveles
Vala do Campo bridge 2
11.0
Vala do Campo bridge 1
11.0
207.331
Verride Junction
207.247
Lares Junction
207.342
.000

CP offers both urban and regional services on this branch, as part of the Coimbra urban trains (connecting Coimbra to Figueira da Foz through Alfarelos[2]) and of the Western Line. [3]

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  1. ^ Comboios de Portugal. "Um passeio ao Oeste" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  2. ^ Comboios de Portugal. "Comboios Regionais: Urbanos de Coimbra" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  3. ^ Comboios de Portugal. "Comboios Regionais: Linha do Oeste" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-09-05.

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