Ramal da Lousã

Ramal da Lousã was a railway line which connected the stations of Coimbra-B, on the Linha do Norte, and Serpins, in Portugal. It was opened by the Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, under the name Ramal de Coimbra, on 18 October 1885, and was extended to Lousã on 16 December 1906, and to Serpins on 10 August 1930.^[2]

Ramal da Lousã
Coimbra railway station.
Overview
Status	Closed
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Termini	Coimbra-B Serpins
Technical
Line length	36.8 km (22.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line, at closure, between Coimbra-B and Coimbra
Route map

Location on the network

+ Coimbra-B × Serpins (🔎)

Ramal da Lousã
Legend
km Linha do Norte Coimbra B [pt] Linha do Norte 0.000 Coimbra [pt] 7.956 Ceira 19.203 Miranda do Corvo 28.798 Lousã prop 35.008 Serpins proposed extension
Detailed diagram km 0.000 217.024 217.294 Coimbra B [pt] Linha do Norte ← to Campanhã to Santa Apolónia → to Carvalhosas alternate route proposed 1927 [1] Ramal de Coimbra (reclass.) 1.669 0.000 Coimbra [pt] 0.500 Coimbra-Parque halt (original) [pt] 0.850 Coimbra-Parque halt [pt] 2.840 São José (formerly Calhabé) to Coimbra-B alternate route proposed 1927 [1] Carvalhosas tunnel 254 m 278 yd 4.990 Carvalhosas Portela Bridge across Mondego River 207 m 226 yd 6.040 Quinta da Ponte 6.829 Conraria Ceira Bridge across Ceira River 140 m 153 yd 7.956 Ceira Coimbra Miranda do Corvo border 9.500 Vale de Açor 10.290 Vale de Açor tunnel 282 m 308 yd 12.560 Trémo 13.870 Tôco tunnel 60 m 66 yd 15.110 Moinhos 15.730 Vale Mancebo tunnel 112 m 122 yd 16.500 Lobazes 17.360 Passareiro tunnel 125 m 137 yd 17.700 Carrô tunnel 59 m 65 yd Miranda do Corvo tunnel 122 m 133 yd 19.203 Miranda do Corvo Ramal de Tomar to Tomar ( cancelled extension ) 22.826 Padrão Miranda do Corvo Lousã border 24.865 Arneiro  N 342  26.100 Meiral 27.975 Lousã-A 28.798 Lousã 33.000 Prilhão-Casais 35.008 Serpins 00.000 cancelled extension 00.000 cancelled extension Góis to Gouveia & Régua Arganil to Tomar Linha da Beira Alta to Pampilhosa Santa Comba Dão Linha da Beira Alta to Vilar Formoso Linha do Dão to Viseu Covilhã Linha da Beira Baixa to Abrantes│to Guarda

v t e Urban transport in Coimbra
SMTUC [pt] CP/IP + MM (2006– ⚒) tram [pt] (1911–1980)* trolleybus (1947–)* lift [pt] (2001–) Linha do Norte (1857–) Ramal da Lousã (1885–) Ramal da Lousã (1906–2006) MM "Linha do Hospital" MM * source ca. 1971   rede 1971 smtuc.jpg = SJ Elevador do Mercado [pt] P2 CB C P1 Mondego River   to Santa Clara   C0 Coimbra railway station [pt] CB Coimbra B railway station [pt] P1 Coimbra-Parque halt (original) [pt] P2 Coimbra-Parque halt [pt] SJ São José halt [pt]

v t e Intercidades
Legend
Services Lines
Intercidades Alentejo (Beja) Linha do Alentejo Casa Branca–Beja Intercidades Alentejo (Évora) Linha do Alentejo Sul e Sueste–Casa Branca Cintura Line Casa Branca–Évora Intercidades Beira Alta Linha da Beira Alta (Alta) Lisbon-Santa Apolónia–Guarda Intercidades Beira Baixa Linha da Beira Alta (Baixa) Lisbon-Santa Apolónia–Covilhã Linha do Leste Lisbon-Santa Apolónia–Abrantes Intercidades Norte Ramal de Braga Nine [pt]–Braga Linha de Guimarães Porto-Campanhã–Guimarães Linha do Norte Lisbon-Santa Apolónia–Nine [pt] Intercidades Sul Cintura Line Lisbon-Oriente–Sete Rios Linha do Sul Lisbon-Oriente–Tunes other Linha do Algarve Tunes–Faro Linha da Beira Alta Guarda–Vilar Formoso Linha do Douro Porto-Campanhã–São Bento Ramal da Lousã Coimbra-B [pt]–Coimbra [pt] Linha do Minho Porto-Campanhã–Valença Linha do Oeste Coimbra-B [pt]–Figueira da Foz Linha do Sul Pinhal Novo [pt]–Setúbal station  flag stop  interchange
to Vigo & Valença Viana do Castelo Braga Nine [pt] Guimarães Santo Tirso Trofa to Régua & Pocinho Marco de Canaveses Penafiel Porto-Campanhã Vilar Formoso Porto-São Bento Guarda Vila Franca das Naves Vila Nova de Gaia Celorico da Beira Espinho Fornos de Algodres Ovar Mangualde Estarreja Nelas Aveiro Carregal do Sal Mealhada Santa Comba Dão Mortágua Pampilhosa Coimbra [pt] Coimbra-B [pt] Alfarelos Covilhã Figueira da Foz Fundão Pombal Castelo Branco Caxarias Ródão Chão de Maçãs-Fátima Abrantes Entroncamento Santarém Vila Franca de Xira Lisbon-Oriente Entrecampos Lisbon-Santa Apolónia Sete Rios Pragal Setúbal Pinhal Novo [pt] Poceirão Barreiro Fernando Pó Sul e Sueste Grândola Pegões Ermidas-Sado São João das Craveiras Funcheira Vendas Novas Amoreiras-Odemira Casa Branca Santa Clara-Sabóia Évora Messines-Alte Alcáçovas to Portimão, Lagos & Silves Vila Nova da Baronia Tunes Alvito Albufeira-Ferreiras Cuba Loulé Beja Faro to Olhão, Tavira & Vila Real de Santo António
Sources: CP : Intercidades : Horários File:INTERCIDADES jan2013.png

During the 1990s the Metro Mondego project was planned, with the intention of replacing the Ramal da Lousã with a light rail system. The section Miranda do Corvo–Serpins was closed on 1 December 2009, and the section Coimbra–Miranda do Corvo on 4 January 2010, with buses replacing the service.^[3] The section from Coimbra-B to Coimbra was not closed, making Coimbra the terminus again. The construction of the Metro Mondego started, but was stopped due to the 2010–14 Portuguese financial crisis. In 2017, the Portuguese government changed the plans for Metro Mondego, renaming it Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego: instead of a light rail, it is to be a guided bus system.^[4] The line from Coimbra-B to Coimbra is due to close by the end of 2020, and the new system is planned to be operational in 2021.^[5] The line would be fully closed on 12 January 2025, with the closure of the Coimbra-B to Coimbra section.

Before the closures took place, Ramal da Lousã had a total length of 36.8 km (22.9 mi).^[6]

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• History of rail transport in Portugal