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Overview | |
Locale | Metropolitan Lisbon and Metropolitan Porto |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 4 with 7 services (Lisbon) and 5 (Porto) [1] |
Annual ridership | 103 million (Lisbon, 2019) 24 million (Porto, 2019) [2] [3] |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Comboios de Portugal |
The CP Urban Services network is the commuter train network of Metropolitan Lisbon and Metropolitan Porto, Portugal. It is a Comboios de Portugal company[ citation needed ]. It connects the city centers with the suburbs.
The system is complemented in Lisbon by the Lisbon Metro and an extensive bus network.
It comprises four lines [4] which served 103 million passengers in 2019.
Although the Cintura line connects the Azambuja line (at Braço de Prata) to the Cascais line (at Alcântara-Mar), the stretch between Alcântara-Terra and Alcântara-Mar is only used for freight services, and passengers transferring between both stations have to do so on foot.
Nowadays, the services from the Azambuja and Sintra lines are joined in a single timetable, as "Azambuja/Lisboa/Sintra". [5]
Since 2011, the Azambuja line has offered a direct connection between Azambuja and Alcântara-Terra, with an additional Castanheira–Santa Apolónia service during weekdays, a change that will be reversed with the Summer 2015 timetables, that reintroduce the older Azambuja–Santa Apolónia and Castanheira–Alcântara-Terra services. [6]
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Source: Official site, January 2019 |
The CP Urban Services in the greater Porto area consists of 4 main lines, linking Porto Terminus São Bento Station (Estação de São Bento) in Porto Downtown with the cities of Braga, Guimarães, Aveiro and Penafiel. The lines are completely electrified and the service is efficient, serving over 24 million passengers in 2019.
The Commuter rail service in Porto is well connected with bus and metro service in the city, linking with lines A (Blue line), B (Red line), C (Green line), E (Violet Line) and F (Orange Line) of metro service in Campanhã Station and with line D (Yellow line) in São Bento Station.
A fifth line was inaugurated in September 2009, Leixões line, connecting Porto to Leixões. [7] This line closed again in 2011.
In 2018, a study was launched into a new 36.5 km rail line branching from Valongo on the Linha de Caide to Felgueiras, with an expectedly cost of €300 million. [8]
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Source: Official diagram (2001) |
Since the closure by Comboios de Portugal of the lines from Coimbra to Lousã – Miranda do Corvo (Ramal da Lousã), in 2004, and Coimbra to Figueira da Foz via Cantanhede (Ramal da Figueira da Foz) in 2011, the Urbanos Coimbra service now only consists of the Baixo Mondego corridor, from Coimbra to Figueira da Foz [9] via Montemor-o-Velho (Ramal de Alfarelos of the Linha do Norte, Linha do Oeste and Ramal da Lousã).
Soure is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,245, in an area of 265.06 km². It includes a castle listed as a national monument.
CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE is a state-owned company which operates passenger trains in Portugal. Prior to June 2009, CP stood for Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses although the company has been using its current designation as a brand name since 2004.
Areeiro is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro serving the Areeiro neighbourhood. The station is located in the Praça Francisco Sá Carneiro, just south of the Roma-Areeiro railway station.
Ramal de Alfarelos is a railway branch in Portugal, which connects the Western Line to the Northern Line, offering a connection between Figueira da Foz and Coimbra.
Oriente is a station on the Red Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located in Lisbon, between the Cabo Ruivo and Moscavide stations. The station is a part of the Gare do Oriente, one of the main transport hubs of the city, serving the North, Sintra, and Azambuja Lines and also several bus lines.
Jardim Zoológico station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.
Santa Apolónia station is the southern terminus on the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.
Restauradores station is on the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.
Entre Campos station is part of the Yellow Line of the Lisbon Metro.
Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. (IP) is a state-owned company which resulted from the merger of Rede Ferroviária Nacional (REFER) and Estradas de Portugal (EP). It manages the Portuguese rail and road infrastructure.
Entrecampos Station is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon, on the Cintura Line. It is served by Comboios de Portugal's Sintra, Azambuja and Western Lines, along with long-distance services to the Southern Line, as well as the private operator Fertagus. It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Benfica Station is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines. It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Sete Rios Station 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. It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Roma-Areeiro Station 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. It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Campolide Station 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. It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Alcântara-Terra railway station, is a railway station on the Cintura Line in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. The station is connected by foot to Alcântara-Mar railway station on the Cascais Line.
Agualva-Cacém Station 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. It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Mira Sintra-Meleças Station is a railway station located in the city of Sintra, Portugal. Located in the Western line, it is served by all Western line services as well as a CP Lisboa Sintra Line commuter service connecting to Rossio. It is operated by CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
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