Alcântara-Terra railway station

Alcântara-Terra Railway Station Estação Ferroviária de Alcântara-Terra
View from a platform at Alcântara-Terra Station, May 2008
General information
Location	Lisbon Portugal
Coordinates	38°42′26.74″N 9°10′23.76″W / 38.7074278°N 9.1732667°W / 38.7074278; -9.1732667
Owned by	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)	Cintura Line
Platforms	2 island platforms + 1 side platform
Tracks	8
Train operators	Comboios de Portugal
Connections	Cascais Line: Alcântara-Mar Carris Carris Metropolitana
History
Opened	2 April 1887 (1887-04-02)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station Terminus Azambuja Line Campolide-A towards Castanheira do Ribatejo Azambuja Line Limited service Campolide-A towards Azambuja

v t e Commuter rail and ferry services in the Lisbon metropolitan area
Legend
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

Alcântara-Terra railway station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Alcântara-Terra), is a railway station on the Cintura Line in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.^[1] The station is connected by foot to Alcântara-Mar railway station on the Cascais Line.

The station is used by suburban trains of the Azambuja line during weekdays, operated by Comboios de Portugal.^[2] Trains have a headway of roughly 30 minutes when serving this station on weekdays, except during the early morning and late night.^[2] As of the most recent schedule, no trains serve this station on weekends.^[2] As a terminus station, all trains either begin or end at this station.

The station is composed of two island platforms and a side platform serving three tracks. An additional five tracks are located adjacent to the station for stabling.

Alcântara-Terra railway station opened on 2 April 1887, originally as the southern terminus of the Sintra Line to Sintra. The terminus of the line was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1891.^[3] Between 1991 and 2008, an elevated pedestrian overpass existed between this station and Alcântara-Mar.^[4]

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