Sintra Station
Estação Ferroviária de Sintra | |||||||||||||
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View of Sintra Station from the northeast, June 2014
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 2710-590 Sintra Portugal | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°47′57″N 9°23′08″W / 38.7993°N 9.3855°W / 38.7993; -9.3855 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 210 m | ||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Lisbon CP | ||||||||||||
| Managed by | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sintra Line[1] | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 27.2 km from Rossio | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 April 1887 (1887-04-02) | ||||||||||||
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Sintra Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Sintra) is a railway station in the town Sintra and the terminus of the Sintra Line from Rossio, one of the main stations in Lisbon.[1] It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Sintra Station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks.
Sintra Station opened on 2 April 1887, originally as the terminus of the Sintra LinetoAlcântara-Terra. The terminus was shifted to Rossio following that station's completion on 11 June 1890.[3]
The 434 tourist bus route stops in front of the station, and provides access to various tourist attractions and heritage sites in the Sintra area.[4]
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