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Railway station in Lisbon, Portugal
Alcântara-Terra Railway Station
Estação Ferroviária de Alcântara-Terra
View from a platform at Alcântara-Terra Station, May 2008
General information
LocationLisbon
Portugal
Coordinates38°42′26.74″N 9°10′23.76″W / 38.7074278°N 9.1732667°W / 38.7074278; -9.1732667
Owned by Infraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Cintura Line
Platforms2 island platforms + 1 side platform
Tracks8
Train operators Comboios de Portugal
Connections Cascais Line: Alcântara-Mar

Carris

Carris Metropolitana
History
Opened2 April 1887 (1887-04-02)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Terminus Azambuja Line Campolide-Atowards Castanheira do Ribatejo
Azambuja LineLimited service Campolide-Atowards Azambuja
Commuter rail and ferry services
in the Lisbon metropolitan area
Legend
CP Urban Services, Transtejo & Soflusa, Fertagus
Azambuja (CP) Linha do Norte
Lisboa-Santa Apolónia–Porto-Campanhã
Cintura Line
Doca de Alcântara–Braço de Prata
Cascais (CP) Cais do Sodré–Cascais
Fertagus Linha do Sul
Campolide–Setúbal
Sado (CP & Soflusa) Linha do Alentejo
Barreiro–Praias do Sado
Sintra Line (CP) Sintra Line
Lisboa-Rossio-Sintra
Linha do Oeste
Agualva-Cacém–Figueira da Foz
Azambuja Praias do Sado-A
Espadanal da Azambuja Praça do Quebedo
Vila Nova da Rainha Setúbal
Carregado Palmela-A
Castanheira do Ribatejo Venda do Alcaide
Vila Franca de Xira Pinhal Novo
Alhandra Penteado
Alverca Moita
Póvoa Alhos Vedros
Santa Iria Baixa da Banheira
Bobadela Lavradio
Sacavém Barreiro-A
Moscavide Barreiro
Lisbon Metro Oriente Soflusa
Braço de Prata Terreiro do Paço Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro Santa Apolónia Penalva
Marvila Coina
Fogueteiro
Lisbon Metro Roma-Areeiro Foros de Amora
Lisbon Metro Entrecampos Corroios
Lisbon Metro Sete Rios Pragal
Campolide
Benfica Rossio Lisbon Metro
Santa Cruz-Damaia Cais do Sodré Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro Reboleira Santos
Amadora
Alcântara-
Terra
│
Alcântara-
Mar
Queluz-Belas Belém
Monte Abraão Algés
Massamá-Barcarena Cruz Quebrada
Agualva-Cacém Caxias
Paço de Arcos
Mira Sintra-Meleças Santo Amaro
Rio de Mouro Oeiras
Mercês Carcavelos
Algueirão-Mem Martins Parede
Portela de Sintra São Pedro do Estoril
Sintra São João do Estoril
Estoril
Cascais Monte Estoril

Source: CP: Official website; Fertagus: Official website
station names according to source

Alcântara-Terra railway station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Alcântara-Terra), is a railway station on the Cintura Line in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. The station is connected by foot to Alcântara-Mar railway station on the Cascais Line.

Services

The station is used by suburban trains of the Azambuja line during weekdays, operated by Comboios de Portugal. Trains have a headway of roughly 30 minutes when serving this station on weekdays, except during the early morning and late night. As of the most recent schedule, no trains serve this station on weekends. As a terminus station, all trains either begin or end at this station.

Station layout

The station is composed of two island platforms and a side platform serving three tracks. An additional five tracks are located adjacent to the station for stabling.

History

Alcântara-Terra railway station opened on 2 April 1887, originally as the southern terminus of the Sintra Line to Sintra. The terminus of the line was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1891. Between 1991 and 2008, an elevated pedestrian overpass existed between this station and Alcântara-Mar.

Surrounding area

References

  1. Portugal, Comboios de. "Alcântara-Terra station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. ^ "Urbanos Sintra-Lisboa-Azambuja timetable" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. Luís Cruz-Filipe. "A passagem de Alcântara". accounts.google.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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