Lines 16 & 17

Batalha - Boavista - Torrinha

Routes

16 (before 1945):

Praça da Liberdade - Infante - Alfândega - Massarelos - Rua D.Pedro V - Piedade - Torrinha - Cedofeita - Carmo - Praça da Liberdade

16 (17/); Length: 10.7 km; :

Batalha - Gonçalo Cristóvão - Praça da Republica - Boavista - Boavista - Fonte da Moura - Castelo do Queijo - Matosinhos

17; Length: 11 km:

Batalha - Gonçalo Cristóvão - Praça da Republica - Boavista - Boavista - Fonte da Moura - Castelo do Queijo - Foz (Castelo)

Time of a single journey (1934): 45 minutes (valid for both lines)
Time of a complete round trip: 3h15' (cars alternating Batalha - Matosinhos - Batalha - Foz - Batalha)

Time-table 1914 line 16

Departure Praça direction Infante: 7.00h - 60' - 21.00h
Departure Praça direction Carmo: 7.30h - 60' - 21.30h

Time-table 1914 line 17

Departure Boavista: 7.00h - 30' - 21.30h
Departure Batalha: 7.20h - 30' - 21.50h

Time-table 1926 line 16

Departure Praça to Carmo - Massarelos: 7.40h - 30' - 19.40h - 19.55h - 30' - 23.25h
Departure Massarelos to Infante - Praça: 7.55h - 30' - 19.55h
Departure Praça to Infante - Massarelos: 7.25h - 30' - 19.25h
Departure Massarelos to Carmo - Praça: 7.40h - 30' - 23.10h (23.40h to Boavista)

• 2 motorcars

Time-table 1926 line 17

Departure Batalha to Fonte da Moura - Foz: 7.00h - 20' - 19.20h
Departure Batalha to Fonte da Moura: 7.00h - 20' - 8.20h - 10' - 20.00h - 15' - 1.00h
Departure Foz to Fonte da Moura - Batalha: 7.50h - 20' - 20.10h
Departure Fonta da Moura to Batalha: 7.10h - 20' - 7.50h - 10' - 20.30h - 15' - 0.30h

• 5 motorcars Batalha - Foz

• 3 motorcars Batalha - Fonte da Moura

Time-table 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

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

The data below are valid for about 1970-1975.

Maximium number of tramcars in service: 15
Times of march out & march into Boavista depot:

1º 6.58h to 2.30h
2º 6.12h to 22.18h
3º 6.21h to 21.11h
4º 6.30h to 2.03h
5º 5.57h to 21.25h
6º 6.48h to 1.55h
7º 6.14h to 21.42h
8º 6.45h to 1.27h
9º 6.32h to 22.00h
10º 6.41h to 21.26h
11º 6.50h to 21.35h
12º 7.21h to 9.35h, 11.34h to 14.48h and 17.27h to 19.56h
13º 7.30h to 8.58h, 12.02h to 14.39h and 17.45h to 20.14h
14º 6.34h to 9.04h
15º 6.46h to 8.56h and 12.20h to 14.52h

Rolling stock

All bi-directional types, mainly the bogie cars and the small Fumistas (series 300-315). On some peak-hour services the small trailers, mainly series 18-20.

Allocation January 1935

Line 16: 4 Risca ao Meio cars
Line 17: 12 cars with seating for 28

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!

The lines 16 & 17 closed 31 July 1977.

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