Entrecampos railway station
Entrecampos Station Estação Ferroviária de Entrecampos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The area between the platforms and station building, December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1050-065 Lisbon Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′41″N 9°8′55″W / 38.74472°N 9.14861°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 90 metres (300 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Managed by | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cintura Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Alcântara-Terra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Entre Campos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 May 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Entrecampos Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Entrecampos) is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon, on the Cintura Line. It is served by Comboios de Portugal's Sintra, Azambuja and Western Lines, along with long-distance services to the Southern Line, as well as the private operator Fertagus.[2][3] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.[1]
Service
[edit]Alfa Pendular trains stop at Entrecampos Station twice daily in both directions—one in the morning and one in the evening. All services run between Campanhã in Porto and Faro.[4]
Intercidades trains between Gare do Oriente and Faro stop at Entrecampos Station thrice daily in both directions.[4]
Urban Lisbon CP trains stop at Entrecampos Station at approximately 30-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Entrecampos Station at approximately 10-minute intervals.[5]
Fertagus trains stop at Entrecampos Station at 20-minute intervals on the weekday off-peak and 10-minute intervals on the weekday peak. On weekends, trains stop at 30-minute intervals.[2]
Station layout
[edit]The station is elevated. Bike racks are available outside of the station.[2] Bus services stop at the east end of the station, on street level.
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Aerial view of Entrecampos Station from the southwest, March 2013 -
Wavy motifs on the south side of the station, February 2022
Platforms
[edit]Entrecampos Station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The platform for tracks 1 and 2 extends towards two sidings at Entrecampos-Poente railway station, a station which has been used in the past as a terminus for Sintra and Western line services. [6] [7]
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The platforms of Entrecampos Station, August 2006
History
[edit]Entrecampos Station opened on 20 May 1888 on the Cintura Line between Benfica and Santa Apolónia.[8] Fertagus trains began servicing Entrecampos Station in July 1999.[2]
On 29 November 2023, the inauguration of a permanent piano at the train station took place. The initiative was started by Critical Software as a way of giving back to the community.[9]
Surrounding area
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Estação de Entrecampos | Fertagus". 2017-03-31. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Portugal, Comboios de. "Entrecampos station | CP – Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "Lisbon < > North – South Train times | CP" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Comboios de Portugal. "Serviço Urbano - Lisboa: Vila Franca / Lisboa - Sintra" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2005-07-22. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Comboios de Portugal. "Regional: Lisboa/Mira-Sintra-Meleças/Coimbra/Fig. da Foz" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (16 January 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 60 (1682): 61–64. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Silva, Raquel Dias da (2023-11-29). "Pianistas a Entrecampos: estação ferroviária agora tem piano público". Time Out Lisboa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-29.