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Agualva-Cacém railway station

Coordinates: 38°45′59.59″N 9°17′54.97″W / 38.7665528°N 9.2986028°W / 38.7665528; -9.2986028
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Agualva-Cacém Station

Estação Ferroviária de Agualva-Cacém
View of Agualva-Cacém Station from above, January 2020
General information
LocationLargo da Estação, 2735-101, Agualva-Cacém[1]
 Portugal
Coordinates38°45′59.59″N 9°17′54.97″W / 38.7665528°N 9.2986028°W / 38.7665528; -9.2986028
Operated by Lisbon CP
Managed byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)
Distance17.3 km from Rossio
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround-level
AccessibleYes[2]
History
Opened2 April 1887 (1887-04-02)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Mira Sintra-Meleças InterRegional Sete Rios
Regional
Other services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Rio de Mouro
towards Sintra
Sintra Line Massamá-Barcarena
towards Rossio
Massamá-Barcarena
towards Oriente
Massamá-Barcarena
towards Alverca
Mira Sintra-Meleças
Terminus
Massamá-Barcarena
towards Rossio

Agualva-Cacém Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Agualva-Cacém) is a railway station located in the city of Agualva-Cacém, Portugal. It is served by the Sintra Line, Linha do Oeste, and Azambuja Line.[1] It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.

Service

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Regional and InterRegional services stop at Agualva-Cacém Station roughly eight times daily in each direction.[3]

Urban trains stop at Agualva-Cacém Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Agualva-Cacém Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.[4]

Station layout

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Agualva-Cacém Station serves as the junction between the Sintra Line and the Linha do Oeste. It is on ground level. Buses operate from the east side of the station.[2]

Platforms

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Agualva-Cacém Station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks.

History

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Agualva-Cacém Station opened on 2 April 1887 as the junction point between the Linha do Oeste and the Sintra Line between Alcântara-Terra and Sintra. The southern terminus of the Sintra Line was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1890.[5] The station received an extensive modernization starting in 2007 as part of a Sintra Line renovation project.[6] The new station building was inaugurated on 6 May 2013, with the addition of quadruple tracks and another set of platforms.

Surrounding area

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  • Quantum Park
  • Casal do Cotão

References

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  1. ^ a b Portugal, Comboios de. "Agualva-Cacém station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  2. ^ a b "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. ^ "Lisbon < > Caldas da Rainha/Coimbra | Train times" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. ^ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. ^ "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  6. ^ "Modernização da Linha de Sintra pronta até 2011". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-15.