Cintura Line

This article is about the line in Lisbon. For the line in Porto sometimes called Linha de Cintura, see Linha de Leixões.

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 1888 and serves as a connection between all railway lines in Lisbon: The Cascais, Sul, Sintra, and Norte Lines. There are two railway triangles, one in Sete Rios, and another in Xabregas. It crosses all four Lisbon Metro lines, and connects to three of those at four stations.

Cintura line
Entrecampos railway station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Locale	Lisbon, Portugal
Termini	Port of Lisbon Braço de Prata
Connecting lines	Norte line, Cascais line, Sintra line, Sul line
Stations	7 (1 planned)
Service
Depot(s)	Campolide Depot
Technical
Line length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single-track (From Port of Lisbon to Campolide), Double-track (From Campolide to Sete-Rios, from Roma-Areeiro to Braço de Prata), and Quadruple-track (From Sete-Rios to Roma-Areeiro
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line (from Alcântara-Terra to Braço de Prata)
Route map

Commuter rail and ferry services in the Lisbon metropolitan area
CP Urban Services, Transtejo & Soflusa, Fertagus
Azambuja (CP) Linha do Norte Lisboa-Santa Apolónia–Porto-Campanhã Cintura Line Doca de Alcântara–Braço de Prata Cascais (CP) Cais do Sodré–Cascais Fertagus Linha do Sul Campolide–Setúbal Sado (CP & Soflusa) Linha do Alentejo Barreiro–Praias do Sado Sintra Line (CP) Sintra Line Lisboa-Rossio-Sintra Linha do Oeste Agualva-Cacém–Figueira da Foz
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 Oriente Soflusa Braço de Prata Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia Penalva Marvila Coina Fogueteiro Roma-Areeiro Foros de Amora Entrecampos Corroios Sete Rios Pragal Campolide Benfica Rossio Santa Cruz-Damaia Cais do Sodré 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

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• History of rail transport in Portugal

Sources

• Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856–2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP – Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.
• "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)