Sintra railway station
Sintra Station Estação Ferroviária de Sintra | |||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 2710-590 Sintra Portugal | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°47′57″N 9°23′08″W / 38.7993°N 9.3855°W | ||||||||||||
Elevation | 210 metres (690 ft) | ||||||||||||
Operated by | Lisbon CP | ||||||||||||
Managed by | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sintra Line[1] | ||||||||||||
Distance | 27.2 kilometres (16.9 mi) from Rossio | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 2 April 1887 | ||||||||||||
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Sintra Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Sintra) is a railway station in the town Sintra and the terminus of the Sintra Line from Rossio, one of the main stations in Lisbon.[1] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Lines
[edit]Station layout
[edit]Sintra Station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks.
- The interior of Sintra Station, March 2014
History
[edit]Sintra Station opened on 2 April 1887, originally as the terminus of the Sintra Line to Alcântara-Terra. The terminus was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1890.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]The 434 tourist bus route stops in front of the station, and provides access to various tourist attractions and heritage sites in the Sintra area.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Portugal, Comboios de. "Sintra station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ a b "Sintra Station". Portugal Visitor - Travel Guide To Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Sintra Tourist Bus 434 – The Circuito da Pena". www.sintra-portugal.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.