A national railway system that extends throughout the country and into Spain, is supported and administered by Comboios de Portugal. Rail transport of passengers and goods is derived using the 2,791 km (1,734 mi) of railway lines currently in service, of which 1,430 km (889 mi) are electrified and about 900 km (559 mi) allow train speeds greater than 120 km/h (75 mph). The railway network is managed by the REFER while the transport of passengers and goods are the responsibility of Comboios de Portugal (CP), both public companies. In 2006 the CP carried 133 million passengers and 9,750,000 t (9,600,000 long tons; 10,700,000 short tons) of goods.
How long is the total railway system in Portugal?
2,791 km (1,734 mi)
Rail transport of passengers and goods is derived using the 2,791 km (1,734 mi) of railway lines currently in service, of which 1,430 km (889 mi) are electrified and about 900 km (559 mi) allow train speeds greater than 120 km/h (75 mph).
Rail transport of passengers and goods is derived using the twenty-seven ninety-one km (seventeen thirty-four mi) of railway lines currently in service, of which fourteen thirty km (eight hundred eighty-nine mi) are electrified and about nine hundred km (five hundred fifty-nine mi) allow train speeds greater than one hundred twenty km/h (seventy-five mph).
How long is the total railway system in Portugal?