Amadora railway station

Amadora Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária da Amadora) is a railway station located in the city of Amadora. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines.[1] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.

Amadora Station

Estação Ferroviária da Amadora
The platforms of Amadora Station, September 2021
General information
Location2700-159 Amadora
 Portugal
Coordinates38°45′35.53″N 9°14′9.79″W / 38.7598694°N 9.2360528°W / 38.7598694; -9.2360528
Elevation140 m
Operated by Lisbon CP
Managed byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Sintra Line
Distance10.0 km from Rossio
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened16 April 1888 (1888-04-16)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Queluz-Belas
towards Sintra
Sintra Line Reboleira
towards Rossio
Reboleira
towards Oriente
Reboleira
towards Alverca
Queluz-Belas Reboleira
towards Rossio

Service edit

Trains stop at Amadora Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Amadora Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.[2]

Station layout edit

Amadora Station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

History edit

 
Amadora Station in the 1950s.

Amadora Station opened on 16 April 1888, originally under the name of Porcalhota. It was renamed Amadora on 1 February 1908.[3] The station building was rebuilt as a part of a modernization project of the Sintra Line and put into service on 15 May 1993. The quadrupling of the Sintra Line tracks between Benfica and Amadora was completed in September 1999.[4]

Surrounding area edit

  • Centro Comercial Babilónia, a double-story shopping mall with 60 stores[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Portugal, Comboios de. "Amadora station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ "A Amadora Rural". www.arqa.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ^ "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ^ Portugal, All About. "Centro Comercial Babilónia". All About Portugal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-13.