Agualva-Cacém railway station

Agualva-Cacém Station Estação Ferroviária de Agualva-Cacém
View of Agualva-Cacém Station from above, January 2020
General information
Location	Largo da Estação, 2735-101, Agualva-Cacém[1]  Portugal
Coordinates	38°45′59.59″N 9°17′54.97″W
Operated by	Lisbon CP
Managed by	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)	Sintra Line Linha do Oeste
Distance	17.3 km from Rossio
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground-level
Accessible	Yes[2]
History
Opened	2 April 1887 (1887-04-02)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station Mira Sintra-Meleças towards Caldas da Rainha InterRegional Sete Rios towards Lisbon-Santa Apolónia Regional
Other services Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station Rio de Mouro towards Sintra Sintra Line Massamá-Barcarena towards Rossio Massamá-Barcarena towards Oriente Massamá-Barcarena towards Alverca Mira Sintra-Meleças Terminus Massamá-Barcarena towards Rossio

v t e Commuter rail and ferry services in the Lisbon metropolitan area
CP Urban Services, Transtejo & Soflusa, Fertagus
Azambuja (CP) Linha do Norte Lisboa-Santa Apolónia–Porto-Campanhã Cintura Line Doca de Alcântara–Braço de Prata Cascais (CP) Cais do Sodré–Cascais Fertagus Linha do Sul Campolide–Setúbal Sado (CP & Soflusa) Linha do Alentejo Barreiro–Praias do Sado Sintra Line (CP) Sintra Line Lisboa-Rossio-Sintra Linha do Oeste Agualva-Cacém–Figueira da Foz
Azambuja Praias do Sado-A Espadanal da Azambuja Praça do Quebedo Vila Nova da Rainha Setúbal Carregado Palmela-A Castanheira do Ribatejo Venda do Alcaide Vila Franca de Xira Pinhal Novo Alhandra Penteado Alverca Moita Póvoa Alhos Vedros Santa Iria Baixa da Banheira Bobadela Lavradio Sacavém Barreiro-A Moscavide Barreiro Oriente Soflusa Braço de Prata Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia Penalva Marvila Coina Fogueteiro Roma-Areeiro Foros de Amora Entrecampos Corroios Sete Rios Pragal Campolide Benfica Rossio Santa Cruz-Damaia Cais do Sodré Reboleira Santos Amadora Alcântara- Terra │ Alcântara- Mar Queluz-Belas Belém Monte Abraão Algés Massamá-Barcarena Cruz Quebrada Agualva-Cacém Caxias Paço de Arcos Mira Sintra-Meleças Santo Amaro Rio de Mouro Oeiras Mercês Carcavelos Algueirão-Mem Martins Parede Portela de Sintra São Pedro do Estoril Sintra São João do Estoril Estoril Cascais Monte Estoril Source: CP: Official website; Fertagus: Official website station names according to source

Agualva-Cacém Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Agualva-Cacém) 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.[1] It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.

Service

Regional and InterRegional services stop at Agualva-Cacém Station roughly eight times daily in each direction.[3]

Urban trains stop at Agualva-Cacém Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Agualva-Cacém Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.[4]

Station layout

Agualva-Cacém Station serves as the junction between the Sintra Line and the Linha do Oeste. It is on ground level. Buses operate from the east side of the station.[2]

Platforms

Agualva-Cacém Station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks.

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  Panorama of the station platforms, January 2020

History

Agualva-Cacém Station opened on 2 April 1887 as the junction point between the Linha do Oeste and the Sintra Line between Alcântara-Terra and Sintra. The southern terminus of the Sintra Line was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1890.[5] The station received an extensive modernization starting in 2007 as part of a Sintra Line renovation project.[6] The new station building was inaugurated on 6 May 2013, with the addition of quadruple tracks and another set of platforms.

Surrounding area

• Quantum Park
• Casal do Cotão

References

1. Portugal, Comboios de. "Agualva-Cacém station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
2. "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
3. "Lisbon < > Caldas da Rainha/Coimbra | Train times" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
5. "Cronologia | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
6. "Modernização da Linha de Sintra pronta até 2011". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-15.