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Line 9 Costa Cabral - Ermesinde

Routes

  • 9: Praça da Liberdade - Praça Marquês de Pombal - Rua Costa Cabral - Areosa - Águas Santas - Ermesinde. Length 10.8 km; Time of a single journey (1934) 45 minutes.
  • 9/: Bolhão - Praça Marquês de Pombal - Rua Costa Cabral - Areosa
  • 9//: Batalha - Praça Marquês de Pombal - Rua Costa Cabral - Areosa - Águas Santas - Ermesinde

History

In 1876 the mule tram-line was opened to Largo da Aguardente. This line was extended on 12 May 1877 to Cruz das Regateiras (Hospital Conde de Ferreira). In 1882 the line from Praça Dom Pedro V to Ingleses (Infante) was opened and exploitation done as extension of the Costa Cabral line. This last part was electrified in 1898.
The line from Praça until Hospital Conde de Ferreira was electrified in 1899. This line was extended to Areosa in 1910, to Águas Santas in 1911 and to Ermesinde in 1916. Until 1914 there was a service with the route Infante - Praça da Liberdade - Praça Marquês de Pombal - Rua Costa Cabral - Areosa, which was indicated with "A" since the introduction of line numbers in 1912.

In 1925 line 9 was diverted following a new road crossing the Minho/Douro railway under a viaduct.
From 1950 until 1959 line 9// was linked at Batalha with line 14/. Starting 1960 lines 9 & 9/ were linked at Praça da Liberdade with line 1
Line 9 closed 17 September 1967.
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Time-tables

18 February 1883
  • Costa Cabral - Praça: 7:40h - 20' - 20:40h - 21:40h - 22:30h
  • Costa Cabral - Ingleses: 7:40h - 20' - 17:40h
  • Ingleses - Costa Cabral: 8:10h - 20' - 18:10h
  • Praça - Costa Cabral: 7:00h - 20' - 20:00h - 60' - 22:00h
1914
  • Praça - Águas Santas: 5.25h - 40' - 0.45h
  • Águas Santas - Praça: 6.05h - 40' - 1.25h
  • Praça - Alienados: 5.35h - 20' - 7.55h - 5' - 11.20h - 11.35h - 20' - 15.55h - 5' - 19.20h - 19.35h - 20' - 0.35h
  • Alienados - Praça: 5.55h - 20' - 8.15h - 5' - 11.40h - 11.55h - 20' - 16.15h - 5' - 19.40h - 19.55h - 20' - 0.55h
1926
  • Praça - Areosa - Ermesinde: 5.40h - 20' - 20.00h - 30' - 0.30h
  • Praça - Areosa: 5.55h - 20' - 6.35h - 10' - 19.55h - 20.10h - 10/20' - 1.10h - 1.25h
  • Praça - Silva Tapada: 8.10h - 20' - 19.50h
  • Ermesinde - Areosa - Praça: 6.30h - 20' - 20.30h - 30' - 1.00h (1.25h Boavista)
  • Areosa - Praça: 6.20h - 6.40h - 7.00h - 10' - 20.20h - 10/20' - 1.10h - 1.25h
  • Silva Tapada - Praça: 8.30h - 20' - 20.10h
1937
  • Praça - Areosa - Ermesinde: 5.50h - 10' - 20.40h - 20' - 0.40h
  • Praça - Areosa: 5.50h - 10' - 7.00h - 5' - 20.40h - 10' - 1.20h
  • Ermesinde - Areosa - Praça: 6.35h - 10' - 21.25h - 20' - 1.25h
  • Areosa - Praça: 6.20h - 6.40h - 7.00h - 10' - 7.30h - 5' - 21.00h - 10' - 1.40h
1965 Working days
  • Line 9 Sá da Bandeira - Areosa - Ermesinde: 5.18h - 15'- 20.18h
    Praça - Areosa - Ermesinde: 20.33h - 20.48h - 21.00h - 21.12h - 24' - 0.48h - 1.06h - 1.37h - 3.00h
  • Line 9/ Sá da Bandeira - Areosa: 5.41h - 15' - 20.11h
    Praça - Areosa: 20.26h - 20.41h - 20.56h - 21.24h - 24' - 1.00h - 1.20h
  • Line 9// Bolhão - Areosa - Ermesinde: 4.55h - 5.08h - 5.15h - 15' - 20.30h
  • Line 9 Ermesinde - Areosa - Praça: 5.52h - 15' - 21.52h - 22.03h - 24' - 1.39h - 1.48h - 2.15h - 3.45h
  • Line 9/ Areosa - Praça: 6.05h - 15' - 21.20h - 21.48h - 24' - 1.24h - 1.42h
  • Line 9// Ermesinde - Areosa - Bolhão: 5.30h - 6.00h - 15' - 20.45h - 20.57h
1965 Sundays & Holidays
  • Line 9 Bolhão - Areosa - Ermesinde: 5.07h
    Praça - Areosa - Ermesinde: 5.22h - 15' - 12.52h
    Sá da Bandeira - Areosa - Ermesinde: 13.03h - 15'- 20.18h
    Praça - Areosa - Ermesinde: 20.33h - 20.48h - 21.00h - 21.12h - 24' - 0.48h - 1.06h - 1.37h - 3.00h
  • Line 9/ Praça - Areosa: 5.45h - 15' - 12.45h
    Sá da Bandeira - Areosa: 12.56h - 15' - 20.11h
    Praça - Areosa: 20.26h - 20.41h - 20.56h - 21.24h - 24' - 1.00h - 1.20h
  • Line 9 Ermesinde - Areosa - Praça: 5.54h - 15' - 12.54h - 13.07h - 15' - 21.52h - 22.03h - 24' - 1.39h - 1.48h - 2.15h - 3.45h
  • Line 9/ Areosa - Praça: 6.08h - 15' - 13.08h - 13.20h - 15' - 21.20h - 21.48h - 24' - 1.24h - 1.42h
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Rolling stock

The CCFP used on line 9 in 1935 normally 9 bogie-cars, 5 cars with seating for 28 and 2 cars with seating for 23.
The STCP used all bi-directional types, mainly the bogie cars on the routes 9 & 9/. On route 9// narrow cars  (UEC, Brill-23) in the 1950's, later often series 250-261. On line 9// small trailers series 8-24 were used.

Revenue

In 1958 these lines took part of 13.9% of the revenue of the tram system.
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