Sete Rios Station ( pt, Estação Ferroviária de Sete Rios) is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
located in the city of
Lisbon. It is served by the
Sintra
Sintra (, ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populat ...
and Azambuja Lines, as well as the private operator
Fertagus.
It is managed by
Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Service
Intercidades trains between
Gare do Oriente
Gare do Oriente (), or alternately, the ''Lisbon Oriente Station'' is one of the main Portuguese intermodal transport hubs, and is situated in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, municipality of Lisbon.
History
In 1994, the station was ...
and stop at Sete Rios Station thrice daily in both directions.
Urban service trains stop at Sete Rios Station at approximately 30-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Sete Rios Station at approximately 10-minute intervals.
Station layout
Sete Rios Station consists of two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. ...
s and one
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular ...
serving four tracks.
File:Estação_de_Sete_Rios,_2008.07.09.jpg, The platforms of Sete Rios Station, July 2008
File:Automotora_em_sete_rios.jpg, A regional train pulling into Track 4 of Sete Rios Station, June 2008
File:Flickr_-_nmorao_-_Urbano,_Estação_de_Sete_Rios,_2008.07.09.jpg, An urban service train leaving Track 2 of Sete Rios Station, July 2008
History
Sete Rios Station opened on 20 May 1888 on the
Cintura Line
The Cintura line ( Portuguese: Linha de Cintura, formerly called Linha de Circumvalação de Lisboa) is a railway line in Lisbon, Portugal. The half circle route was opened in 1888REIS ''et al'', 2006:12 and serves as a connection between all ...
between and .
Fertagus trains began servicing Sete Rios Station in July 1999.
Surrounding area
*
Lisbon Zoo
* U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Portugal
References
Railway stations in Portugal opened in 1888
1888 establishments in Portugal
Railway stations in Lisbon
Railway stations in Portugal opened in the 19th century
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