Entrecampos Station

Estação Ferroviária de Entrecampos
The area between the platforms and station building, December 2017
General information
Location1050-065 Lisbon
Portugal
Coordinates38°44′41″N 9°8′55″W / 38.74472°N 9.14861°W / 38.74472; -9.14861
Elevation90 m
Operated by
Managed byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Cintura Line
Distance5.4 km from Alcântara-Terra
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections Entre Campos
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes[1][2]
History
Opened20 May 1888 (1888-05-20)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Pinhal Novo
towards Faro
 Alfa Pendular
 Lisbon-Oriente
towards Porto-Campanhã
Sete Rios
towards Faro
 Intercidades Lisbon-Oriente
Terminus
Sete Rios
towards Évora
Sete Rios
towards Caldas da Rainha
 InterRegional Lisboa-Santa Apolónia
towards Lisbon-Santa Apolónia
Regional
Other services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Sete Rios
towards Sintra
 Sintra Line Roma-Areeiro
towards Oriente
Roma-Areeiro
towards Alverca
Sete Rios
towards Alcântara-Terra
 Azambuja Line Roma-Areeiro
towards Castanheira do Ribatejo
Roma-Areeiro
towards Azambuja
Preceding station Fertagus Following station
Sete Rios
towards Coina or Setúbal
 Linha do Sul (Fertagus)
 Roma-Areeiro
Terminus

Entrecampos Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Entrecampos) is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines, as well as the private operator Fertagus.[2][3] It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.[1]

Service

Alfa Pendular trains stop at Entrecampos Station twice daily in both directions—one in the morning and one in the evening. All services run between Campanhã in Porto and Faro.[4]

Intercidades trains between Gare do Oriente and Faro stop at Entrecampos Station thrice daily in both directions.[4]

Urban Lisbon CP trains stop at Entrecampos Station at approximately 30-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Entrecampos Station at approximately 10-minute intervals.[5]

Fertagus trains stop at Entrecampos Station at 20-minute intervals on the weekday off-peak and 10-minute intervals on the weekday peak. On weekends, trains stop at 30-minute intervals.[2]

Station layout

The station is elevated. Bike racks are available outside of the station.[2] Bus services stop at the east end of the station, on street level.

Platforms

Entrecampos Station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

History

Entrecampos Station opened on 20 May 1888 on the Cintura Line between Benfica and Santa Apolónia.[6] Fertagus trains began servicing Entrecampos Station in July 1999.[2]

On 29 November 2023, the inauguration of a permanent piano at the train station took place. The initiative was started by Critical Software as a way of giving back to the community.[7]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estação de Entrecampos | Fertagus". 2017-03-31. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ↑ Portugal, Comboios de. "Entrecampos station | CP – Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. 1 2 "Lisbon < > North – South Train times | CP" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. ↑ Torres, Carlos Manitto (16 January 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 60 (1682): 61–64. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Silva, Raquel Dias da (2023-11-29). "Pianistas a Entrecampos: estação ferroviária agora tem piano público". Time Out Lisboa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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