Amadora railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Amadora, Portugal}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Amadora Station
| name_lang = English
| native_name = Estação Ferroviária da Amadora
| native_name_lang = Portuguese
| symbol =
| symbol_location =
| type =
| image = Estacao-CP-amadora.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The platforms of Amadora Station, September 2021
| other_name =
| address = 2700-159 Amadora
| country = {{flag|Portugal}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38|45|35.53|N|9|14|9.79|W|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 140 m
| manager = Infraestruturas de Portugal
| operator = File:Logo CP 2.svg Lisbon CP
| line = Sintra Line
| distance = 10.0 km from {{Stnlnk|Rossio}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| tracks = 4
| accessible = Yes
| opened = {{Start date|1888|04|16|df=y}}
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| services =
{{Adjstn|system=Lisbon CP
|line1=RossioSintra|left1=Queluz-Belas|right1=Reboleira
|line2=OrienteSintra|left2=Queluz-Belas|right2=Reboleira
|line3=AlvercaSintra|left3=Queluz-Belas|right3=Reboleira
|line4=Melecas|left4=Queluz-Belas|right4=Reboleira
}}
}}
{{CPLisbon}}
Amadora Station ({{langx|pt|Estação Ferroviária da Amadora}}) is a railway station located in the city of Amadora. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines.{{Cite web |last=Portugal |first=Comboios de |title=Amadora station {{!}} CP - Comboios de Portugal |url=https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/pt/consultar-horarios/estacoes/amadora |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=CP.PT {{!}} Comboios de Portugal |language=en}} It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Service
Trains stop at Amadora Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Amadora Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title=Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra {{!}} Urban train times (complete timetable) |url=https://www.cp.pt/StaticFiles/timetables/lisbon-urban-trains.pdf |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Comboios de Portugal}}
Station layout
Amadora Station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.
File:Amadora_-_Portugal_(74535160).jpg|The tracks in the direction of {{Stnlnk|Sintra}}, December 2005
File:AmadoraCP-2020(P416).jpg|View from a train of the end of a platform at Amadora Station, August 2020
History
Amadora Station opened on 16 April 1888, originally under the name of Porcalhota. It was renamed Amadora on 1 February 1908.{{Cite web |title=A Amadora Rural |url=http://www.arqa.pt/periodos/textos/a%20cidade/caminhos%20ferro.htm |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=www.arqa.pt}} The station building was rebuilt as a part of a modernization project of the Sintra Line and put into service on 15 May 1993. The quadrupling of the Sintra Line tracks between {{Stnlnk|Benfica}} and Amadora was completed in September 1999.{{Cite web |title=Cronologia {{!}} IP Patrimonio {{!}} Infraestruturas de Portugal |url=https://www.ippatrimonio.pt/pt-pt/a-descobrir/patrimonio-ferroviario/cronologia |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=www.ippatrimonio.pt}}
Surrounding area
- Centro Comercial Babilónia, a double-story shopping mall with 60 stores{{Cite web |last=Portugal |first=All About |title=Centro Comercial Babilónia |url=https://www.allaboutportugal.pt/es/amadora/centros-comerciales/centro-comercial-babilonia |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=All About Portugal |language=es}}
References
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Category:Railway stations in Portugal opened in 1888
Category:1888 establishments in Portugal
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