Sintra Line

Sintra Line
Sintra Line
	Rossio railway station
Overview
Native name	Linha de Sintra
Status	Operational
Locale	Lisbon, Amadora and Sintra, Portugal
Termini	Rossio ; Sintra ;
Connecting lines	Cintura Line, Oeste Line
Stations	15
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Technical
Line length	27.2 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+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line
Route map
Route map
	Legend
Location on the network
	+ Rossio × Sintra (🔎)

Last updated July 07, 2025

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

History

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]

References

1 2 Sepúlveda, Jacinto: Túnel do Rossio – Parte II. Retrieved 4 February 2019
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.
↑ Martins et al., p. 257
↑ Reis, et al. p. 102
↑ Brazão, Carlos (1993). "Nuevas unidades eléctricas". Maquetren (in Spanish). Madrid: Resistor.
↑ "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

Sources

"2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.

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[jacinto-1] 1 2 Sepúlveda, Jacinto: Túnel do Rossio – Parte II. Retrieved 4 February 2019

[torres-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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Sintra Line

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