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Line 17 (16) Batalha - Boavista

Routes

  • 17: Batalha - Gonçalo Cristóvão - Praça da Republica - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Fonte da Moura - Castelo do Queijo - Foz (Castelo). Length 11 km; time of a single journey (1934): 45 minutes.
  • 17/ (16): Batalha - Gonçalo Cristóvão - Praça da Republica - Carvalhosa - Boavista - Fonte da Moura - Castelo do Queijo - Matosinhos - Leça da Palmeira. Length 10.7 km; time of a single journey (1934): 45 minutes.

History

In 1876 a mule tram-line trough Rua Gonçalo Cristóvão was opened. Soon the exploitation of this line was part of a complex circular one-way route: Boavista - Carvalhosa - Cedofeita - Carmo - Cordoaria - Praça Duque de Beja - Palácio - Rosário - Breyner - Cedofeita - Carmo - Clerigos - Praça Dom Pedro V - Rua Dom Pedro V - Bolhão - Formosa - Duquesa de Bragança - Thomas - Sta.Catarina - Gonçalo Cristovão - Campo da Regeneração - Carvalhosa - Boavista.
This line was complete electrified by 1904 and became part of a new line Batalha - Sta.Catarina - Gonçalo Cristovão - Campo da Regeneração - Carvalhosa - Boavista. In later years it was extended in stages to Bessa - Fonte da Moura - Castelo do Queijo and Foz. Also a branch to Leça da Palmeira was opened with the number 17/. This later got the number 16. The lines 16 & 17 closed 31 July 1977.
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Time-tables

2 May 1883
  • Boavista - Circulação: 11:15h - 30' - 19:45h (until 18:45h via Palácio)
  • Palácio - Circulação: 11:15h - 30' - 19:15h
  • Praça - Circulação: 11:35h - 30' - 20:05h
  • Gonçalo Cristovão - Boavista: 11:55h - 30' - 20:25h
1914
  • Boavista - Batalha: 7.00h - 30' - 21.30h
  • Batalha - Boavista: 7.20h - 30' - 21.50h
1926
  • Batalha - Fonte da Moura - Foz: 7.00h - 20' - 19.20h
  • Batalha - Fonte da Moura: 7.00h - 20' - 8.20h - 10' - 20.00h - 15' - 1.00h
  • Foz - Fonte da Moura - Batalha: 7.50h - 20' - 20.10h
  • Fonta da Moura - Batalha: 7.10h - 20' - 7.50h - 10' - 20.30h - 15' - 0.30h
1965 Working days
  • Line 16 Batalha - Matosinhos: 7.03h - 15' - 20.33h - 20.54h - 24' - 0.54h
  • Line 17 Batalha - Foz: 6.25h - 15' - 20.25h - 20.42h - 24' - 1.06h - 1.18h
  • Line 16 Matosinhos - Batalha: 6.35h - 15' - 20.50h - 21.42h - 24' - 1.12h
  • Line 17 Foz - Batalha: 6.45h - 15' - 21.00h - 21.14h - 21.24h - 24' - 1.00h
1965 Sundays & Holidays
  • Line 16 Batalha - Matosinhos: 7.23h - 30' - 12.23 - 15' - 20.38h - 20.54h - 24' - 0.54h
  • Line 17 Batalha - Foz: 6.38h - 30' - 12.08h - 12.30h - 15' - 20.30h - 30' - 21.30h - 24' - 1.06h - 1.18h
  • Line 16 Matosinhos - Batalha: 6.35h - 30' - 13.05h - 15' - 20.50h - 21.42h - 24' - 1.12h
  • Line 17 Foz - Batalha: 7.22h - 30' 11.22h - 11.48h - 30' 12.48h - 13.14h - 15' - 20.44h - 21.00h - 21.14h - 21.24h - 24' - 1.00h
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Rolling Stock

The CCFP used in 1935 12 cars with seating for 28 for line 17.
The STCP used all bi-directional types, mainly the bogie cars, the wide Brill cars and the small Fumistas. On some peak-hour services the small trailers, mainly series 18-20, were attached.
About 1970-1975 the maximum number of tramcars in service was 15 with times of march out & march into Boavista depot:
  1. 6.58h to 2.30h
  2. 6.12h to 22.18h
  3. 6.21h to 21.11h
  4. 6.30h to 2.03h
  5. 5.57h to 21.25h
  6. 6.48h to 1.55h
  7. 6.14h to 21.42h
  8. 6.45h to 1.27h
  9. 6.32h to 22.00h
  10. 6.41h to 21.26h
  11. 6.50h to 21.35h
  12. 7.21h to 9.35h, 11.34h to 14.48h and 17.27h to 19.56h
  13. 7.30h to 8.58h, 12.02h to 14.39h and 17.45h to 20.14h
  14. 6.34h to 9.04h
  15. 6.46h to 8.56h and 12.20h to 14.52h
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Revenue

In 1958 these lines took part of 8.2% of the revenue of the tram system.

Remarkable

During a period by the end of 1979, after suspending the night services, Av. Boavista was receiving a new pavement; huge holes were made in the road at Bessa, where the tram tracks go to the middle of the avenue. These works lasted quite a long time, because, new sewage pipes had to be laid. Because of this, the cars were forced to ride on the tram tracks, which, with the heavy traffic, became very bad to circulate. To spare the buses, the STCP decided to reintroduce during that period the night service of trams, and that is why line 16 circulated again!
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