Benfica railway station
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Lisbon CPBenfica | |||||||||||||||
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 The platforms of Benfica Station, May 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Rua da Venezuela, 1500-144 Lisbon[1] Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′40″N 9°11′59″W / 38.74444°N 9.19972°W | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Lisbon CP | ||||||||||||||
| Managed by | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sintra Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) from Rossio | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground-level | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 April 1887 | ||||||||||||||
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Benfica Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Benfica) is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines.[1] It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Trains stop at Benfica Station at approximately 15-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Benfica Station at approximately 5-minute intervals, with some trains arriving within a minute of each other.[3]
Station layout
Benfica Station is built on ground-level. The station has road access from both the north and the south. Bus and taxi service is provided at the north side of the station.[2]
Platforms
Benfica Station consists of two side platforms and one island platform serving four tracks.
A CP Series 2300 train approaching Benfica Station, March 2016
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