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Sintra Line

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Sintra Line
Overview
Native nameLinha de Sintra
StatusOperational
LocaleLisbon, Amadora and Sintra, Portugal
Termini
Connecting linesCintura Line, Oeste Line
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Technical
Line length27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track (From Rossio to Campolide, from Agualva-Cacém to Sintra) and Quadruple-track (From Campolide to Agualva-Cacém)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line
Route map

00,000
R. Cacilhas
Barreiro (cancelled proj.)
00,000
Lisboa-Rossio
00,194
Rossio tunnel (south entrance)[1]
× Yellow
Rato (Lisbon Metro)
(canc. pj.)
⇄̸ Rato
2613 m
emergency road access
× Carris: Amoreiras–Campolide
ventilation shaft
× Carris: Mq. Fronteira
00,000
L. Cintura/L. Sul Alcântara-T./Tunes
02,807
Rossio tunnel (north entrance)[1]
03,100
Campolide
EMEF Campolide
00,000
L. Cintura Braço de Prata
× IP7 (Eixo N.–S.)
× Av. Correia Barreto
(Sete Rios)
× Av. Correia Barreto
× IP7 (Eixo N.–S.)
C. Sete Rios (1)
(old route)(2)
c. Benfica-Camp.-A (3)
04,237
Cruz da Pedra
(dem.)
overpass
overpass
× Tv. S. D. Benfica
05,000
S. D. de Benfica
(dem.)
overpass
× Estr. Calh. Benfica
× IC19 Seg. Circ., Av. N. Matos
06,275
Benfica
00,000
Buraca
(dem.)
 0LSB0  0AMD0  (old border, 1991)
× R. Issan Sartawi
× CRIL
overpass
Santa Cruz de Benfica
(dem.)
07,468
Santa Cruz-Damaia
∥ R. Conde Tomar; × Av. D. Pedro V
overpass
07,900,000
Damaia
(dem.)
overpass
07,982
Ramal Amadora-Sorefame
“J. Pimenta”
(closed, dem.)
08,400
Reboleira
× Av. Brasil
overpass
× Est. Salvador Allende
overpass
10,010
Amadora
├ Av. Gago Coutinho; ┤ Av. Cardoso Lopes
∥ Av. António Feijó; ∥ Av. Álvares Cabral
├ Av. Sacadura Cabral; ┤ Av. Ultramar
× Av. Humberto Delgado
× Est. Águas Livres
12,054
Queluz-Belas
× Av. Duarte Pacheco
overpass
× Pct. Paz
12,975
Monte Abraão
(formerly Queluz-Massamá)
× Av. Sá Carneiro
× R. Carlos Lopes ⇠ 0SNT0  0OER0 
× A9 (IC18, CREL)
× Av. Inf. D. Henrique
15,110
Massamá-Barcarena
(formerly Barcarena-Tercena)
× acesso ao IC19 / Cacém
17,343
Agualva-Cacém
× Av. Bons Amigos
overpass
overpass
17,840
Bifurcação de Meleças
00,000
L. Oeste Figueira da Foz
× R. Pôr do Sol
× Av. Descobertas
20,740
Rio de Mouro
overpass
× R. Fonte Velha
21,860
Mercês
× R. Vitorino Nemésio
23,100
Algueirão-Mem Martins
overpass
24,565
Algueirão-Parque
× IC16 (EN9)
26,307
Portela de Sintra
× R. Tribunal
overpass
Sintra tunnel
× Estr. Chão de Meninos
overpass
Tram
27,170
Sintra
Tram
→ Vila Velha
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Rossio × Sintra (🔎)

Linha de Sintra is a railway line that connects the stations of Rossio and Sintra, Portugal. and is operated by Comboios de Portugal.

History

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Sintra from Castle of the Moors, with station visible at lower left

The railway, one of the first to be planned in Portugal, was opened on 2 April 1887.[2][3] The southern terminus was changed from Alcântara-Terra to Rossio, after the station was inaugurated in June 1891.[2] The duplication works were completed on 20 January 1949, and during the 1950s, the line was electrified.[2][4] New rolling stock was introduced in the 1990s.[5] Quadruple-tracking between Benfica and Amadora had been completed by September 1999.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sepúlveda, Jacinto: Túnel do Rossio – Parte II. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  2. ^ a b c Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ Martins et al., p. 257
  4. ^ Reis, et al. p. 102
  5. ^ Brazão, Carlos (1993). "Nuevas unidades eléctricas". Maquetren (in Spanish). Madrid: Resistor.
  6. ^ "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

Sources

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  • "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  • Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.