Linha do Oeste is a railway line serving the central western coast of Portugal belonging to REFER

REFER

REFER, Rede Ferroviária Nacional, EPE is the Portuguese rail infrastructure manager, since 1997. It is a state-owned company and was created to manage the Portuguese rail infrastructure, previously under control of CP, which became exclusively a train service operator.-History:Following the...

 network. The line was opened in 1887.

Passenger services are operated by CP

Comboios de Portugal

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The line is used also by freight trains from CP and the new private freight operator, Takargo, also plans services using this line.

As part of the deal to help Portugal overcome its debt burden, the government announced that it will discontinue passenger service on the Linha do Oeste north of Caldas da Rainha by the end of 2011.

Stations and Stops

The stations

Train station

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 and flag stops

Request stop

In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...

 on on the Linha do Oeste are as follows:

• Cacém (station) - km 0.0
• Mira Sintra — Meleças (station) - km 3.0
• Telhal — km 5.6
• Sabugo (station) - km 8.1
• Pedra Furada — km 12.6
• Mafra (station) - km 15.9
• Alcainça — Moinhos — km 18.3
• Malveira (station) - km 21.1
• Jerumelo — km 24.5
• Sapataria — km 28.5
• Pero Negro (station) - km 30.9
• Zibreira — km 32.9
• Feliteira — km 35.2
• Dois Portos (station) - km 37.7
• Runa
  Runa
  Runa may refer to:* Runa , a 2003 Argentine novel by Rodolfo Fogwill, a British cargo ship in service 1949-64* Runa Tokisaka from The SoulTaker* The alternate name of Luna Platz from Mega Man Star Force* Runa Rindo from Fairy Navigator Runa...
  
   - km 42.0
• Torres Vedras
  Torres Vedras
  Torres Vedras is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon. It belongs to the Oeste subregion and the Centro region.The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 freguesias...
  
   (station) - km 46.9
• Ramalhal (station) - km 53.9
• Outeiro (station) - km 60.9
• Camarão — km 65.5
• Bombarral
  Bombarral
  Bombarral is a Portuguese municipality in the Oeste Subregion and Leiria District, of central Portugal. With an area of and approximately 13,325 inhabitants , it includes five civil parishes that provide local services...
  
   (station) - km 70.0
• Paul — km 73.5
• São Mamede — km 77.1
• Dagorda — Peniche — km 79.7
• Óbidos - km 82.3
• Caldas da Rainha
  Caldas da Rainha
  Caldas da Rainha is a city in western central Portugal. The city serves as the seat of the larger municipality of the same name and is the seat of the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste...
  
   (station) - km 87.7
• Campo — Serra — km 91.1
• Bouro
  Serra do Bouro
  Serra do Bouro is one of the sixteen civil parishes that make up the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The parish has an area of 18.2 km² and 720 residents...
  
   - km 94.9 (discontinued October 2006)
• Salir do Porto
  Salir do Porto
  Salir do Porto is one of the sixteen civil parishes that make up the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The parish has an area of 9.9 km² and 770 residents....
  
   - km 97.5
• São Martinho do Porto
  São Martinho do Porto
  São Martinho do Porto is a civil parish in Alcobaça Municipality, in Portugal.It covers an area of 15.01 square kilometers and has a population of 2,644 . It was a town and county seat until 1855.-External links:*...
  
   (station) - km 99.8
• Famalicão da Nazaré — km 104.8
• Cela — km 108.4
• Valado - Nazaré
  Nazaré, Portugal
  Nazaré is a town in Nazaré Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 82,4 km² and a total population of 14,904 inhabitants. It is in subregion Oeste and Leiria district....
  
   - Alcobaça (station) - km 113.3
• Fanhais — km 118.4
• Pataias (station) - km 122.2
• Martingança (station) - km 127.4
• Marinha Grande (station) - km 133.4
• Leiria
  Leiria
  Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...
  
   (station) - km 143.4
• Regueira de Pontes — km 148.1
• Monte Real (station) - km 155.3
• Monte Redondo — km 160.5
• Guia — km 166.8
• Carriço — km 170.6
• Louriçal
  Louriçal
  Louriçal is a Portuguese parish of Pombal municipality, in the past it was parish of Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra. Now, the town have 48.04 km² of area and 5 095 inhabitants . Density: 106.1 inhabitants/km²....
  
   (station) - km 174.6
• Ribeira de Seiça — km 179.6
• Telhada — km 182.1
• Bicanho — km 185.4
• Banhos de Amieira — km 186.7
• Amieira (station) - km 187.6
• Bifurcação de Lares — km 190.0
• Lares — km 192.1
• Fontela (station) - km 194.8
• Fontela A — km 195.9
• Figueira da Foz
  Figueira da Foz
  Figueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills ....
  
  (station) - km 197.9

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