Benfica Station

Estação Ferroviária de Benfica
The platforms of Benfica Station, May 2008
General information
LocationRua da Venezuela, 1500-144 Lisbon[1]
 Portugal
Coordinates38°44′39.68″N 9°11′59.01″W / 38.7443556°N 9.1997250°W / 38.7443556; -9.1997250
Operated by Lisbon CP
Managed byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Sintra Line
Distance6.3 km from Rossio
Platforms2 side platforms + 1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround-level
AccessibleYes[2]
History
Opened2 April 1887 (1887-04-02)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Santa Cruz-Damaia
towards Sintra
Sintra Line Campolide
towards Rossio
Sete Rios
towards Oriente
Sete Rios
towards Alverca
Santa Cruz-Damaia Campolide
towards Rossio

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

Service

Trains stop at Benfica Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Benfica Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.[3]

Station layout

Benfica Station is built on ground-level. The station has road access from both the north and the south. Bus and taxi service is provided at the north side of the station.[2]

Platforms

Benfica Station consists of two side platforms and one island platform serving four tracks.

History

Benfica Station opened on 2 April 1887, originally spelled as Bemfica. It was built on the Sintra Line on an alignment between Alcântara-Terra and Sintra. The southern terminus of the line was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1890.[4] The station's name was standardized as Benfica in 1911, following a spelling reform. The quadrupling of the Sintra Line tracks between Benfica and Amadora was completed in September 1999.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Pina Manique Stadium (the home stadium of Casa Pia A.C.)
  • Silva Porto Park

References

  1. 1 2 Portugal, Comboios de. "Benfica station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  2. 1 2 "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. 1 2 "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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