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Urban mule tram-lines (1875-1904)
Except for the line to Foz, the CCFP also did develop a
network of urban lines with animal traction (mainly paires
of mules). Already in 1875 lines were opened to:
- Palácio de Crystal;
- Praça D.Pedro V (nowadays Praça da
Liberdade) - Rua D.Pedro V - Rua Formosa - Santa
Catarina - Batalha - Campanhã;
- Praça D.Pedro V - Rua Formosa - Santa Catarina
- Gonçalo Cristóvão - Campo da
Regeneração (nowadays Praça da
Republica) - Rua da Boavista - Cedofeita - Carmo -
Praça D.Pedro V.
Also a parallel route of Rua de Cedofeita via Rua do
Rosário was opened in 1875. In 1876 followed the line
to Largo da Aguardente (nowadays Praça Marquês
de Pombal) via Rua Costa Cabral. This last line was extended
in 1877 to Cruz das Regateiras. In 1882 the line from
Praça D.Pedro V to Rua dos Ingleses was opened. In
the mean time the services were reorganized:
- Matosinhos – Foz – Boavista - Praça D. Pedro I
– Campanhã vv
- Ingleses – Praça D. Pedro I - Cruz das
Regateiras vv
- Boavista – Cordoaria - Palácio de Crystal – Rua
de Breyner - Praça D. Pedro I – Duquesa da
Bragança – Campo de Regeneração –
Boavista (one way)
After the merging with the CCAPFM the CCFP opened one more
mule tramline on 21 June 1894 to Bonfim (Igreja). On 8 May
1898 this line was, still with mule traction, extended to
São Roque (Mercado de Corujeira). In 1895 the
Restauraçao line was electrified, included a section
of the Marginal until Arrábida. Here were the first
power station, depot and workshops of the electric trams.
Subsequently were first electrified the Marginal and then
the existing urban lines. The last mule tram ran in 1904.
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