Cab Ride on Douro Valley Line | Porto Campanhã → Régua (Portugal, July 2026) Train Driver's View 4K

In this video you can enjoy the cab ride - train driver's view from Porto Campanhã to Régua in 4K/60 frames per second. Porto Campanhã station sits on the eastern edge of Porto along the right margin of the Douro River, a hub whose current layout was set in 1872 by engineers Manuel Afonso Espregueira, Pedro Inácio Lopes, and Alexandre Eiffel, and which opened formally on 4 November 1877 alongside the Ponte D. Maria Pia. From its terminus platforms the journey heads east through the Contumil depot area — the main rolling-stock facility for the region — before passing through Ermesinde, where the Linha do Minho diverges north toward Braga and Valença, and the train turns east onto the Douro Line. The GPX track covers 103.4 km, climbing from near river level to around 262 m before descending again to the Douro valley floor. Through the municipalities of Valongo and Paredes the line follows the Sousa River upstream through a sequence of closely spaced halts, passing the double-track section that ends just before the 1,086-metre Caíde tunnel. At Livração the Tâmega River is soon crossed on a 309-metre bridge, and after the tunnels at Gaviarra and Campainha the train calls at Marco de Canaveses — the outer limit of Porto's suburban electrified network. Beyond here the character of the journey changes entirely: the catenary ends, the valley narrows, and rock-stabilisation works punctuate the single-track alignment descending toward the Douro. Before the railway was built, the river journey between Peso da Régua and Porto by boat took between 6 and 8 days; the Douro Line, whose first section at Régua opened on 15 July 1879, compressed that connection to a matter of hours. From Pala onward the Douro River comes into view and the line runs close to its bank through Mosteirô, Aregos, and a succession of halts threading between terraced vineyards and the water's edge. The north bank, noted in the script as receiving better insolation, carries the densest concentration of vineyards in the Baixo Corgo sub-region, the coolest and most humid part of the Douro wine zone, known for lighter ruby and tawny Port wines. Régua station, reached after passing through the 342-metre Régua tunnel, opened in 1879 as a provisory terminus and later served as the junction for the Corgo Line, whose first section to Vila Real opened on 12 May 1906 and closed on 25 March 2009. The journey thus moves from a nineteenth-century urban railhead shaped by Eiffel's engineers, through industrialised suburban corridors and forested inland valleys, to arrive at a riverside wine town whose station once anchored two converging lines. Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy watching this full-length scenic rail trip video in 4K quality. This Relaxing Video is best watched on a 4K big-screen TV sitting on a cosy sofa or armchair. All my videos are copyrighted. Contact me for more information. Please note that the speed data is GPS-based and can be very inaccurate. It might indicate a different speed than the actual speed. 🛑 Website: https://www.railrelaxation.com/ 🛑Please subscribe ➤    / @railrelaxation   If you want to help make this channel even better, please consider. 🛑 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... 🛑 Love trains and trainspotting? Check out my other channel dedicated to trainspotting adventures! Here is the link:    / @railtrainspotting   Route Info: ◎ Drive Date: July 2026 ◎ Start: PORTO CAMPANHÃ ◎ End: RÉGUA ◎ Train: CP Class 592 ◎ Country: Portugal ◎ Drive Time: 1:47:43 0:00:00 Preview 0:02:14 PORTO CAMPANHÃ 0:05:43 CONTUMIL 0:07:15 RIO TINTO 0:08:17 ÁGUAS SANTAS - PALMILHEIRA 0:11:13 ERMESINDE 0:14:53 CABÊDA 0:18:05 SUZÃO 0:19:01 VALONGO 0:20:31 SÃO MARTINHO DO CAMPO 0:22:11 TERRONHAS 0:23:05 TRANCOSO 0:24:08 RECAREI-SOBREIRA 0:25:36 PARADA 0:26:45 CÊTE 0:27:45 IRIVO 0:28:33 OLEIROS 0:29:46 PAREDES 0:32:57 PENAFIEL 0:36:18 BUSTELO 0:38:01 MEINEDO 0:40:31 CAÍDE 0:43:54 OLIVEIRA 0:45:18 VILA MEÃ 0:46:41 RECESINHOS 0:54:27 MARCO DE CANAVESES 1:00:41 JUNCAL 1:04:28 PALA 1:07:51 MOSTEIRÔ 1:16:15 AREGOS 1:20:31 MIRÃO 1:23:09 ERMIDA 1:27:55 PORTO DE REI 1:30:48 BARQUEIROS 1:35:02 REDE 1:40:25 CALDAS DE MOLEDO 1:43:54 GODIM 1:47:02 RÉGUA Thanks for watching and have a nice day! #CabRide #RailRelaxation #Portugal #DouroLine #PortoRegua