+ Pampilhosa × Vilar Formoso (🔎) Linha da Beira Alta is an international railway line which connects Pampilhosa on the Linha do Norte, close to Coimbra, to the border with Spain, at Vilar Formoso.
The electrified, mostly single-track, iberian gauge (1,668 m) line runs parallel to the Mondego River.
[1] It was constructed by Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses da Beira Alta to open a new international link, closer to Coimbra, and to connect the line to the Port of Figueira da Foz.
[1] As of June 2023, the entire line is closed for further modernisation work with buses replacing passenger trains.
The works include construction of a new chord, the Concordância da Mealhada, allowing freight trains from the north to avoid the Pampilhosa area.