Roma-Areeiro railway station

Roma-Areeiro Station

Estação Ferroviária de Roma-Areeiro
View of the Avenida de Roma south of Roma-Areeiro Station, April 2020
General information
Location1000-278 Lisbon
 Portugal
Coordinates38°44′45″N 9°8′8″W / 38.74583°N 9.13556°W / 38.74583; -9.13556
Elevation80 m
Operated by
Managed byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Cintura Line
Distance7.0 km from Alcântara-Terra
Platforms2 side platforms + 1 island platform
Tracks4
Connections Roma, Areeiro
History
Opened20 May 1888 (1888-05-20)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Entrecampos
towards Sintra
Sintra Line Braço de Prata
towards Oriente
Braço de Prata
towards Alverca
Entrecampos Azambuja Line Marvila
Azambuja Line
Limited service
Marvila
towards Azambuja
Preceding station Fertagus Following station
Entrecampos
towards Coina or Setúbal
Linha do Sul (Fertagus)
Terminus

Roma-Areeiro Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Roma-Areeiro) is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines, as well as the private operator Fertagus.[1][2] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.

Service

Trains stop at Roma-Areeiro Station at approximately 30-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Roma-Areeiro Station at approximately 10-minute intervals.[3]

Station layout

Roma-Areeiro Station consists of two side platforms and one island platform serving four tracks.

History

Roma-Areeiro Station opened on 20 May 1888 on the Cintura Line between Benfica and Santa Apolónia.[4] Roma-Areeiro Station became the terminus of all Fertagus trains from 2003.[5]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ Portugal, Comboios de. "Roma–Areeiro station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ^ "Estação de Roma-Areeiro | Fertagus". 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (16 January 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 60 (1682): 61–64. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Comboio da ponte chega hoje à Av. de Roma". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2023-08-16.