Cintura Line Explained

Cintura line
Status:Operational
Locale:Lisbon, Portugal
Start:Port of Lisbon
End:Braço de Prata
Stations:7 (1 planned)
Connectinglines:Norte line, Cascais line, Sintra line, Sul line
Owner:Infraestruturas de Portugal
Depot:Campolide Depot
Linelength:12km (07miles)
Tracks:Single-track (From Port of Lisbon to Campolide), Double-track (From Campolide to Sete-Rios, from Roma-Areeiro to Braço de Prata), and Quadruple-track (From Sete-Rios to Roma-Areeiro
Electrification:25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line (from Alcântara-Terra to Braço de Prata)
Map State:collapsed

The Cintura line (Portuguese: Linha de Cintura, formerly called Linha de Circumvalação de Lisboa) is a railway line in Lisbon, Portugal. The half circle route was opened in 1888[1] and serves as a connection between all railway lines in Lisbon: The Cascais, Sul, Sintra, and Norte Lines. There are two railway triangles, one in Sete Rios, and another in Xabregas. It crosses all four Lisbon Metro lines, and connects to three of those at four stations.

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  1. REIS et al, 2006:12