Rail transport in Portugal
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Alfa Pendular train, on the Southern Line
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| Operation | |||||
| National railway | CP | ||||
| Infrastructure company | REFER | ||||
| Major operators | CP, Fertagus, Takargo Rail | ||||
| System length | |||||
| Total | 2,786 km (1,731 mi) | ||||
| Track gauge | |||||
| 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge | 2,603 km (1,617 mi) | ||||
| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge | 183 km (114 mi) | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| 25 kV AC | Main network | ||||
| 1500 V DC | Linha de Cascais 25 km (16 mi) | ||||
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Several companies provide rail transport in Portugal.
Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94. There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same gauge.
REFER is the rail network administrating company.
The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows:
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