Agualva-Cacém railway station

Railway station in Agualva-Cacém, Portugal
  • Sintra Line
  • Linha do Oeste
Distance17.3 km from RossioPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConstructionStructure typeGround-levelAccessibleYes[2]HistoryOpened2 April 1887 (1887-04-02)Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Mira Sintra-Meleças
towards Caldas da Rainha
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
Commuter rail and ferry services
in the Lisbon metropolitan area
Legend
CP Urban Services, Transtejo & Soflusa, Fertagus
Azambuja (CP)
Linha do Norte
Cintura Line
Cascais (CP)
Fertagus
Linha do Sul
Sado (CP & Soflusa)
Linha do Alentejo

Barreiro–Praias do Sado
Sintra Line (CP)
Sintra Line
Linha do Oeste

Agualva-Cacém–Figueira da Foz

Azambuja
Praias do Sado-A
Espadanal da Azambuja
Praça do Quebedo
Vila Nova da Rainha
Setúbal
Carregado
Palmela-A
Castanheira do Ribatejo
Venda do Alcaide
Vila Franca de Xira
Pinhal Novo
Alhandra
Penteado
Alverca
Moita
Póvoa
Alhos Vedros
Santa Iria
Baixa da Banheira
Bobadela
Lavradio
Sacavém
Barreiro-A
Moscavide
Barreiro
Lisbon Metro Oriente
Soflusa
Braço de Prata
Terreiro do Paço Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro Santa Apolónia
Penalva
Marvila
Coina
Fogueteiro
Lisbon Metro Roma-Areeiro
Foros de Amora
Lisbon Metro Entrecampos
Corroios
Lisbon Metro Sete Rios
Pragal
Campolide
Benfica
Rossio Lisbon Metro
Santa Cruz-Damaia
Cais do Sodré Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro Reboleira
Santos
Amadora
Alcântara-
Terra
Alcântara-
Mar
Queluz-Belas
Belém
Monte Abraão
Algés
Massamá-Barcarena
Cruz Quebrada
Agualva-Cacém
Caxias
Paço de Arcos
Mira Sintra-Meleças
Santo Amaro
Rio de Mouro
Oeiras
Mercês
Carcavelos
Algueirão-Mem Martins
Parede
Portela de Sintra
São Pedro do Estoril
Sintra
São João do Estoril
Estoril
Cascais
Monte Estoril

Source: CP: Official website; Fertagus: Official website
station names according to source

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

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

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

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

  • Panorama of the station platforms, January 2020
    Panorama of the station platforms, January 2020

History

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

  • Quantum Park
  • Casal do Cotão

References

  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.