The Port of Leixões (Portuguese : Porto de Leixões , pronounced [lɐjˈʃõjʃ] ) is one of Portugal 's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River , in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto . Leixões Sport Club , commonly known simply as Leixões , is Matosinhos' sports club.
The Port of Leixões is the largest port infrastructure in the Northern Region of Portugal and one of the most important in the Country.
History
The Port of Leixões was built at the end of the 19th century and successively extended and improved to the present day.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Leixões". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Ports of Portugal
IP Iberian-gauge railways ᴮ# Wyes
Agualva
Águas de Moura
Bombel
Ermidas
Funcheira
Nine†
Norte Setil
Poceirão
São Gemil
Sete Rios
Tunes†
Verride
Xabregas
IP metre-gauge railways ¹#
Other heavy-rail lines#
High-speed linesⁱ
Aveiro-Salamancaⁱ‡†
Évora-Faro-Huelvaⁱ‡†
Lisboa-Madrid ⁱ‡†
Lisboa-Portoⁱ‡†
Porto-Vigoⁱ‡†
Isolated port railways
Horta²†°
Lena¹⁶†°
Monges⁶†°
Pego do Altar⁶†°
Pejão⁶†°
Ponta Delgada²†°
Pomarão¹†°
Funchal¹†°
Aljustrel (mines)³†°
Alfeite †
São Pedro da Cova mine†
Leixões (port)†
Panasqueira†
Lousal †
Tourist, urban, industrial and military lines
Metros
Trams Trolleybuses Beach railways Other mechanical non-electric systems
Larmanjat⁴⁺†
Braga⁹↑
Póvoa de Varzim †
Mira†
Torres Novas†
Pinhal de Leiria†
Escola de Engenharia in Tancos†
Ponta Delgada a Furnas e RibeirA Grande‡†
Palácio de Cristal†
Horsecars
Funiculars Cable cars andrack railways (including aerial lifts and people movers )
Surface Gondola lifts
Achadas da Cruz
Aroeira‡†
Botânico
Cabo Girão
Cântaro
Covão
Expo
Fajã dos Padres
Funchal-Monte
Gaia
Garajau
Lagoa
Penha
Rocha do Navio
Sete Fontes‡
Skiparque
Torre
Viriato
Zoo
Elevators
+ names abbreviated whenever possible
° heavy rail
# not managed by IP (and/or its predecessors)
† closed (completely)
‡ planned
†† reopened
†‡ reopening planned
‡† cancelled project
‡‡ planned using former project
↑ replaced using former trackbed
² 7 ft 1 ⁄4 in (2,140 mm ) Brunel gauge
ᴮ 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+ 21 ⁄32 in ) Iberian gauge
ⁱ 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in ) Standard gauge
¹ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in ) Metre gauge
³ 3 ft (914 mm ) 3-foot gauge
⁹ 900 mm (2 ft 11+ 7 ⁄16 in ) 900 mm gauge
⁶ 600 mm (1 ft 11+ 5 ⁄8 in ) 2-foot/600 mm gauge
⁴⁺ Larmanjat monorail
41°10′59″N 8°42′00″W / 41.183°N 8.700°W / 41.183; -8.700
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