Mira Sintra-Meleças Railway Station
station names according to source
Mira Sintra-Meleças Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Mira Sintra-Meleças) is a railway station located in the city of Sintra, Portugal. Located in the Western line, it is served by all Western line services as well as a CP Lisboa Sintra Line commuter service connecting to Rossio. It is operated by CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Service
The station is located between various towns and municipalities, and serves much of the surrounding area. Mira Sintra-Meleças operates as a terminus of Lisbon CP urban service, with trains reversing at this station to travel back towards Lisbon.
Regional and InterRegional services stop at Mira Sintra-Meleças Station roughly eight times daily in each direction.
Urban trains stop at Mira Sintra-Meleças Station at approximately 1-hour intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Mira Sintra-Meleças Station at approximately 30-minute intervals.
Station layout
A pharmacy is located inside the station, and bus service is provided by a loop on the east side of the station.
Platforms
Mira Sintra-Meleças Station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks.
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The main station atrium, January 2020 -
Platforms 3 and 4, December 2006
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History
The section of the Linha do Oeste that the station lies on entered service on 21 May 1887. A halt under the name of Meleças provided service to the area. Plans to create a proper station in the area formed in the 1990s. Mira Sintra-Meleças Station opened for revenue service on 29 November 2004. The station cost over €10 billion to build.
Surrounding area
- Park Rinchoa-Fitares
References
- ^ "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Portugal, Comboios de. "Mira Sintra-Meleças station | CP - Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Archived from the original on 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Lisbon < > Caldas da Rainha/Coimbra | Train times" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2023-12-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Lisbon < > Azambuja/Sintra | Urban train times (complete timetable)" (PDF). Comboios de Portugal. 2022-12-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (1958-01-16). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Ano 70 (1682): 61–64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Estação de Meleças é inaugurada hoje". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2004-11-29. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2024-01-01.