Mira Sintra-Meleças railway station

Railway station in Sintra, Portugal
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Sabugo
towards Caldas da Rainha
 InterRegional Agualva-Cacém
Regional
Terminus
Preceding station Lisbon CP Following station
Terminus Sintra Line Agualva-Cacém
towards Rossio
  • 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
Cintura Line

Doca de Alcântara–Braço de Prata
Cascais (CP)
Cais do Sodré–Cascais
Fertagus
Linha do Sul
Sado (CP & Soflusa)
Linha do Alentejo

Barreiro–Praias do Sado
Sintra Line (CP)
Sintra Line
Linha do Oeste
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
Lisbon Metro Oriente
Soflusa
Braço de Prata
Terreiro do Paço Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro Santa Apolónia
Penalva
Marvila
Coina
Fogueteiro
Lisbon Metro Roma-Areeiro
Foros de Amora
Lisbon Metro Entrecampos
Corroios
Lisbon Metro Sete Rios
Pragal
Campolide
Benfica
Rossio Lisbon Metro
Santa Cruz-Damaia
Cais do Sodré Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro 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

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Station layout

A pharmacy is located inside the station, and bus service is provided by a loop on the east side of the station.[1]

Platforms

Mira Sintra-Meleças Station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks.

  • The main station atrium, January 2020
    The main station atrium, January 2020
  • Platforms 3 and 4, December 2006
    Platforms 3 and 4, December 2006

History

The section of the Linha do Oeste that the station lies on entered service on 21 May 1887.[5] 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.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Park Rinchoa-Fitares

References

  1. ^ a b "Estações | Infraestruturas de Portugal". servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.