Entrecampos railway station explained

Entrecampos Station
Name Lang:English
Native Name:Estação Ferroviária de Entrecampos
Native Name Lang:Portuguese
Address:1050-065 Lisbon
Country:Portugal
Coordinates:38.7447°N -9.1486°W
Elevation:90 m
Manager:Infraestruturas de Portugal
Line:Cintura Line
Distance:5.4 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:Elevated
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Other services

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.[1] [2] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.[3]

Service

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 in Porto and .[4]

Intercidades trains between Gare do Oriente and stop at Entrecampos Station thrice daily in both directions.

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.

Station layout

The station is elevated. Bike racks are available outside of the station. Bus services stop at the east end of the station, on street level.

Platforms

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]

History

Entrecampos Station opened on 20 May 1888 on the Cintura Line between and .[8] Fertagus trains began servicing Entrecampos Station in July 1999.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-03-31 . Estação de Entrecampos Fertagus . 2023-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170331205918/https://www.fertagus.pt/pt/entrecampos . 2017-03-31 .
  2. Web site: Portugal . Comboios de . Entrecampos station CP – Comboios de Portugal . 2023-08-14 . CP.PT Comboios de Portugal . en.
  3. Web site: Estações Infraestruturas de Portugal . 2023-11-29 . servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt.
  4. Web site: 2023-05-28 . Lisbon < > North – South Train times CP . 2023-08-14 . Comboios de Portugal.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-11 . Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra Urban train times (complete timetable) . 2023-08-14 . Comboios de Portugal.
  6. Web site: http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20050722074209/http://www.cp.pt/HORARIOS/horarios_pdf/pdf/horarioSintra.pdf. Serviço Urbano - Lisboa: Vila Franca / Lisboa - Sintra. 2005-07-22. Comboios de Portugal. 2024-02-01. live.
  7. Web site: http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20081021171833/http://www.cp.pt/StaticFiles/Imagens/PDF/Passageiros/horarios/regionais_2007/lisboa_fig_da_foz.pdf. Regional: Lisboa/Mira-Sintra-Meleças/Coimbra/Fig. da Foz. 2008-10-21. Comboios de Portugal. 2024-02-01. live.
  8. Torres . Carlos Manitto . 16 January 1958 . A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 60 . 1682 . 61–64 . 14 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Silva . Raquel Dias da . 2023-11-29 . Pianistas a Entrecampos: estação ferroviária agora tem piano público . 2023-11-29 . Time Out Lisboa . pt-PT.