Railway Operators in Portugal CP - Comboios de Portugal Fertagus TK - Takargo (Cargo Rail)

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CP - Comboios de Portugal

Network length, gauge and electrification (2010):

• 2601km broad gauge(1668mm), 1424km electrified at 25kV 50Hz and 25km at 1500V=
• 188km narrow gauge(1000mm), not electrified

At the end of 2004 the meaning of CP was changed from Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (Portugese Railways) to Comboios de Portugal (Trains of Portugal), because REFER now actually manages the railway network and CP only operates trains. In 2008 the freight sector of CP was renamed into Cargo Logistics Portugal (CLP).

In 2009 131 million passengers were carried by CP (3.1% less than in 2008), producing 3.8 billion passenger-km (-1.3%). Freight traffic amounted 4 million tonnes of freight (24% less than in 2008) and 1.2 billion tonne-km (-25%).

Website: http://www.cp.pt/

• CLP freight locomotives and shunters
• CP UVIR long-distance passenger locomotives and trainsets
• CP USGL/USGP commuter rail trainsets
• CP historic locomotives and trainsets
• CP withdrawn classes

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Fertagus

Network length, gauge and electrification (1997):

• 54km broad gauge(1668mm), electrified at 25kV 50Hz

Fertagus operates double-deck passenger trains over the new link over the river Tagus in Lisboa, from Lisboa Roma/Areeiro to Setúbal.

Website: http://www.fertagus.pt/

• Fertagus trainsets

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TK - Takargo (Cargo Rail)

Network length, gauge and electrification (2008):

• no own tracks

Takargo is the first open-access freight operator in Portugal. Their main traffic will be intermodal trains from ports in Portugal towards Spain. They have taken over 3 diesel locomotives for shunting and have ordered 14 mainline locomotives.

• Takargo locomotives

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Last update: 16-07-2010