Transport in Portugal

Railroads:
total: 2793,7 km
with broad way (1,668 m): 2602,5 km (including 1405,3 km electrified in Alternative course 25 Kv 50 Hz and 25,4 km in D.C. current 1,5 Kv; 538,8 km with double track and 30,4 with multiple voi)
with metric gauge track: 188,2 km (2006)

National company of railroad : CP (Caminhos ferro portugueses). The rail network is managed by Refer (Rede ferroviaria nacional). INTF (Instituto nacional C transports ferroviario is an public agency in charge of the regulation, control and development of the Portuguese railway system.

The privately held company Fertagus, subsidiary of the group Barraqueiro obtained the concession for the construction and the exploitation of the southern subway of Tage (MST) (which includes the crossing of Tage on the bridge of 25-April in exploitation since 1999).

Cities equipped with a network of Subway: Lisbon. Oporto has a light subway, partly underground.

Cities equipped with a network of Tram: Lisbon, Oporto.

Roads:
total: 72.600 km
covered: 62.436 km (including 1700 km of highways)
not covered: 10.164 km (2002)

To note: in Lisbon, the bridge “Vasco-of-Gamma” which crosses the mouth of the Tage is the largest suspended bridge of Europe (inaugurated in 1998). Overall length: 17,185 km, range of the principal arch 420 Mr. the bridge of April 25th, another suspended bridge, built in 1966 have a principal span of 1013 m and support a road and railway apron.

Public transport : the pricipales cities of the country are connected by services of Autocar S express train, federated in a single organization: Rede Nacional de Expressos, created in 1958.

inland Waterways: 820 km; network accessible to boats from weak tonnage (weak draft and peak load 300 tons), rather marginal for the economy of the country.

Led: Pipelines: gross 22 km; refined products 58 km; gas pipelines (methane) 700 km

Ports: Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira), Horta (the Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Oporto, Bridged Delgada (the Azores), Praia da Vitoria (the Azores), Setubal, Viana C Castelo

Merchant navy:
Total: 151 Ship S (of 1000 barrels or more Gross tonnage) adding up 1.061.202 barrels (1 601.267 tons of Port into heavy).
Ships by categories: Bulk carrier S 13, cargo liners 80, Chimiquier S 14, Porte-conteneurs 8, liquid gases 8, general-purpose cargo liners 1, Pétrolier S 10, cooled cargo liners 1, ships carrier S 6, passengers at short distance 5, transport of vehicles 5 (1999)
NB: Portugal created a captive register in Madeira for the ships of Portuguese property; the ships registered with the register of Madeira (MAR) profit from the same advantages, for the taxes and the recruitment of the crews, that those of a Flag of convenience.

Airports: 66 (1999)

Airports - with tracks into hard:
total: 40
of more than 3000 m: 5
from 2500 to 3000 m: 8
of 1500 to 2500 m: 4
of 1000 to 1500 m: 18
of less than 1000 m: 5

Airports - with grass tracks:
total: 26
of 1000 to 1500 m: 1
of less than 1000 m: 25

national Airline company : TAP Portugal ( Transport Aéreos Portugueses ).

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