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Line 4 (3) Bessa and Pereiró

Routes

  • 4 until 1934: Infante / Alfândega - Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Bessa / Fonte da Moura
  • 4 since 1934 until 1947: Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Fonte da Moura
  • 4 since 1947: Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Fonte da Moura - Pereiró
  • 4/ renumbered to 3 in November 1960: Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Palácio - Boavista - Fonte da Moura - Pereiró

History

The number 4 was in 1912 foreseen for a line with the route Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Rua Rosario (opposite direction Cedofeita) - Carvalhosa - Boavista - António Cardoso - Lordelo - Condominhas - Ouro. This line was never realized. In 1912 a line with the indication "B" was introduced on the route Campanhã - Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Bessa. In 1914 this line B was changed in Infante - Praça da Liberdade - Carmo - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Bessa. Later the line was extended to Alfândega. It did get the number 4 in 1927. Its unknown when line 4 was cut back to Infante at one end and extended to Fonte da Moura at the other end. Line B/4 was until 1947 always supplementary to other lines. In 1934 line 4 was cut back to Praça da Liberdade. In 1947 the line was extended to Pereiró.

Starting 1960 these lines were linked with line 15/ until the closure of the latter in 1967
Line 3 closed 30 April 1984
Line 4 closed 24 July 1977

Time-tables

1926 (line B, forerunner of line 4)
  • Alfândega - Bessa: 8.38h - 15' - 19.23h
  • Bessa - Alfândega: 8.08h - 15' - 18.53h
1965 Working days
  • Line 3 Praça - Pereiró: 7.20h - 15' - 20.35h
  • Line 4 Praça - Pereiró: 5.33h - 6.17h - 6.42h - 15'- 20.27h - 20.45h - 15' - 1.00h - 2.07h
  • Line 3 Pereiró - Praça: 6.35h - 15' - 21.05h - 21.23h - 21.38h - 21.53h
  • Line 4 Pereiró - Praça: 6.00h - 6.20h - 15' - 7.05h - 7.28h - 15' - 0.58h
1965 Sundays & holidays
  • Line 3 Praça - Pereiró: 13.35h - 15' - 20.35h
  • Line 4 Praça - Pereiró: 6.45h - 15' 13.15h - 13.42h - 15'- 20.27h - 20.45h - 15' - 1.00h - 2.07h
  • Line 3 Pereiró - Praça: 13.20h - 15' - 21.05h
  • Line 4 Pereiró - Praça: 6.28h - 15' - 0.58h
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Rolling stock

About 1926-1935 the CCFP normally used four older Risca ao Meio cars on this line. The STCP used all types of 4-wheel tram-cars. About 1970-1975 the maximum number of tramcars in service was 9 with times of march out & march into Boavista depot:
  1. 6.01h to 21.38h
  2. 6.40h to 21.47h
  3. 6.49h to 1.53h
  4. 6.58h to 22.05h
  5. 6.04h to 21.45h
  6. 6.13h to 21.21h
  7. 6.22h to 1.47h
  8. 6.52h to 8.44h, 11.47h to 14.07h and 17.18h to 20.17h
  9. 6.28h to 9.12h, 12.19h to 14.36h and 17.35h to 20.35h

Revenue

In 1958 line 4 (Pereiró) took part of 3.0% of the revenue of the tram system.
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