Mira Sintra-Meleças railway station

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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.

LocationBelas, Sintra
Portugal
Coordinates38°47′22.524″N 9°18′45.54″W
Operated by Lisbon CP
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Mira Sintra-Meleças
The station entrance, December 2006
General information
LocationBelas, Sintra
Portugal
Coordinates38°47′22.524″N 9°18′45.54″W
Operated by Lisbon CP
Managed byInfraestruturas de Portugal
LineLinha do Oeste
Distance20.3 km from Rossio
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround-level
AccessibleYes[1]
History
Opened29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
Services
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
Location
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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.

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

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