Douro Line : Marco de Canaveses – Régua Railway Electrification

TYPOLOGY
Railway

LOCATION
Douro Region – Counties of Marco de Canavezes, Baião, Mesão Frio and Peso da Régua

CLIENT
Sener-Engivia
IP-Infraestruturas de Portugal

EIA DATE
January 2020

DIA DATE
December 2021

LENGTH
43 km

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Electrification of the line, with installation of catenary, rehabilitation of stations, installation of GRSM towers, etc.

SINGULARITIES
– Line crosses Alto Douro Wine Region, classified by UNESCO as cultural landscape, since 2001
– It is an outstanding example of humankind’s unique relationship with the natural environment