Sintra Line

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Sintra Line
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Overview
Native nameLinha de Sintra
StatusOperational
Locale Lisbon, Amadora and Sintra, Portugal
Termini
Connecting lines Cintura Line, Oeste Line
Stations15
Service
Type Heavy rail
Technical
Line length27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Number of tracks Double-track (From Rossio to Campolide, from Agualva-Cacém to Sintra) and Quadruple-track (From Campolide to Agualva-Cacém)
Track gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification 25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line
Route map

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+ Rossio × Sintra (🔎)

Linha de Sintra is a railway line that connects the stations of Rossio and Sintra, Portugal. and is operated by Comboios de Portugal.

History

Sintra from Castle of the Moors, with station visible at lower left Sintra from Castle of the Moors.jpg
Sintra from Castle of the Moors, with station visible at lower left

The railway, one of the first to be planned in Portugal, was opened on 2 April 1887. [2] [3] The southern terminus was changed from Alcântara-Terra to Rossio, after the station was inaugurated in June 1891. [2] The duplication works were completed on 20 January 1949, and during the 1950s, the line was electrified. [2] [4] New rolling stock was introduced in the 1990s. [5] Quadruple-tracking between Benfica and Amadora had been completed by September 1999. [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepúlveda, Jacinto: Túnel do Rossio – Parte II. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  2. 1 2 3 Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. Martins et al., p. 257
  4. Reis, et al. p. 102
  5. Brazão, Carlos (1993). "Nuevas unidades eléctricas". Maquetren (in Spanish). Madrid: Resistor.
  6. "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

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