Vouga historical train - Christmas special
Travel through the magic of Christmas, from Aveiro to Macinhata do Vouga.
Go back in time on this journey along Portugal's only narrow gauge railway in operation on one of the five carriages from the early years of the 20th century, hauled by the historic 9004 diesel locomotive.
The Vouga Historical Train will take you from Aveiro to Macinhata do Vouga, where you can visit the Macinhata do Vouga Railway Museum and visit the various initiatives related to the Christmas season in Águeda on the way back, including the World's Largest and Smallest Father Christmas: the first is around 21 metres high and illuminated with more than 250,000 LEDs and the second is a nano-structure by the artist Willard Wigan, which can only be seen through a microscope!
The trips are sold out.
One-day programme
Outward
- Departure from Aveiro at 13:35 and arrival in Macinhata do Vouga at 14:58;
- Águeda pastries for everyone, sales of typical local sweets and various moments of entertainment during the journey;
- Local entertainment on arrival in Macinhata do Vouga;
- Stall showing and selling regional products;
- Guided tour of the Macinhata do Vouga Railway Museum.
Return
- Departure from Macinhata do Vouga at 16:00;
- Three-hour stop in Águeda, with a guided tour of the city streets, watching the lights come on and seeing the various Christmas initiatives, such as the World's Largest and Smallest Father Christmas, and the streets with the illuminated umbrellas (famous umbrella sky);
- Departure from Águeda at 19:20 and arrival in Aveiro at 20:06.
| Prices in euros including VAT | |
| Return train journey | Price |
| Adult | 39.00 |
| Child (4 to 12) | 24.00 |
| Groups (minimum of 10 people) | 34.00 |
Note: The prices include the train journey, the guided tour of the museum in Macinhata do Vouga and the guided tour of Águeda. They do not include meals or consumables.
Dates:
Sundays: 15th and 22nd December
Saturdays: 23 and 30 November, 7, 14, 21 and 28 December and 4 January
Times:
Outward
| Station | Train 20803 |
| Aveiro | 13:35 |
| Águeda | 14:30 A |
| 14:35 D | |
| Macinhata do Vouga | 14:58 |
Return
| Station | Train 20803 |
| Macinhata do Vouga | 16:00 |
| Águeda | 16:22 A |
| 19:20 D | |
| Aveiro | 20:06 |
A - Arrival
D - Departure
- Ticket offices
- Online - form available below
- Groups (minimum 10 people) by email gruposLC-RG@cp.pt
- The tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged;
- Seat reservation required;
- Offer vouchers sold by CP and which are still valid can be exchanged for full or child tickets;
- If journeys are cancelled on CP's initiative, customers will receive a full refund.
