Amadora railway station

Railway station in Amadora, Portugal
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Queluz-Belas
towards Sintra
 Sintra Line Reboleira
towards Rossio
Reboleira
towards Oriente
Reboleira
towards Alverca
Queluz-Belas Reboleira
towards Rossio
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Commuter rail and ferry services
in the Lisbon metropolitan area
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CP Urban Services, Transtejo & Soflusa, Fertagus
Azambuja (CP)
Linha do Norte
Cintura Line
Cascais (CP)
Fertagus
Linha do Sul
Sado (CP & Soflusa)
Linha do Alentejo

Barreiro–Praias do Sado
Sintra Line (CP)
Sintra Line
Linha do Oeste
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

Amadora Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária da Amadora) is a railway station located in the city of Amadora. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines.[1] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.

Service

Trains stop at Amadora Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Amadora Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.[2]

Station layout

Amadora Station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

  • The tracks in the direction of Sintra, December 2005
    The tracks in the direction of Sintra, December 2005
  • View from a train of the end of a platform at Amadora Station, August 2020
    View from a train of the end of a platform at Amadora Station, August 2020

History

Amadora Station in the 1950s.

Amadora Station opened on 16 April 1888, originally under the name of Porcalhota. It was renamed Amadora on 1 February 1908.[3] The station building was rebuilt as a part of a modernization project of the Sintra Line and put into service on 15 May 1993. The quadrupling of the Sintra Line tracks between Benfica and Amadora was completed in September 1999.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Centro Comercial Babilónia, a double-story shopping mall with 60 stores[5]

References

  1. ^ Portugal, Comboios de. "Amadora station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ "A Amadora Rural". www.arqa.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ^ "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ^ Portugal, All About. "Centro Comercial Babilónia". All About Portugal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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