Braço de Prata railway station

Braço de Prata Railway Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Braço de Prata) is a railway station on the Cintura Line in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.[1] The station serves as the junction between the Norte Line and the Cintura Line.

Braço de Prata Railway Station

Estação Ferroviária de Braço de Prata
View of the station from above, May 2011
General information
LocationLisbon
Portugal
Coordinates38°44′47.95″N 9°6′10.95″W / 38.7466528°N 9.1030417°W / 38.7466528; -9.1030417
Elevation30 m
Owned byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms 1 island platform
Tracks4
Train operatorsComboios de Portugal
History
Opened16 August 1902 (1902-08-16)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Lisbon-Santa Apolónia
Terminus
Regional
Limited service
Lisbon-Oriente
Lisbon-Oriente
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Roma-Areeiro
towards Sintra
Sintra Line Oriente
Terminus
Oriente
towards Alverca
Marvila Azambuja Line Oriente
Azambuja Line
Limited service
Oriente
towards Azambuja
Santa Apolónia
Terminus
Azambuja Line

Services

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The station is used by suburban trains of the Sintra and Azambuja lines, as well as limited night regional services, operated by Comboios de Portugal.[2][3][4] Suburban trains stop at Braço de Prata at roughly 10-minute intervals during the weekday peak, 15-minute intervals during the weekday off-peak, and 20-minute intervals on weekends.[2]

Station layout

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The station is composed of two side platforms and an island platform serving a total of four tracks.

History

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Braço de Prata Station opened on 16 August 1902.

Surrounding area

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  • Fábrica do Braço de Prata

References

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  1. ^ Portugal, Comboios de. "Braço de Prata station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "Urbanos Sintra-Lisboa-Azambuja timetable" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Regionais Lisboa-Porto timetable" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Ramal de Tomar timetable" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.