Amadora railway station

Amadora Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária da Amadora) is a railway station located in the city of Amadora. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines. It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.

Amadora Station Estação Ferroviária da Amadora
The platforms of Amadora Station, September 2021
General information
Location	2700-159 Amadora Portugal
Coordinates	38°45′35.53″N 9°14′9.79″W
Elevation	140 m
Operated by	Lisbon CP
Managed by	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)	Sintra Line
Distance	10.0 km from Rossio
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	16 April 1888 (1888-04-16)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station Queluz-Belas towards Sintra Sintra Line Reboleira towards Rossio Reboleira towards Oriente Reboleira towards Alverca Queluz-Belas towards Mira Sintra-Meleças Reboleira towards Rossio

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

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.

Station layout

Amadora Station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

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  The tracks in the direction of Sintra, December 2005
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  View from a train of the end of a platform at Amadora Station, August 2020

History

Amadora Station in the 1950s.

Amadora Station opened on 16 April 1888, originally under the name of Porcalhota. It was renamed Amadora on 1 February 1908. 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 Benfica and Amadora was completed in September 1999.

Surrounding area

• Centro Comercial Babilónia, a double-story shopping mall with 60 stores