Roma-Areeiro Station ( pt, Estação Ferroviária de Roma-Areeiro) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the city of

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

. It is served by the

Sintra Sintra (, ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populated ...

and Azambuja Lines, as well as the private operator

Fertagus Fertagus is a commuter rail operator connecting Lisbon, Portugal's capital, to suburbs on the Setúbal Peninsula, located to the south across the Tagus River. Fertagus crosses the river over the Ponte 25 de Abril. Fertagus is owned by the Port ...

. It is managed by

Infraestruturas de Portugal Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. (IP) is a state-owned company which resulted from the merger of Rede Ferroviária Nacional (REFER) and Estradas de Portugal (EP). It manages the Portuguese rail and road infrastructure. Network Road Total leng ...

Service

Trains stop at Roma-Areeiro Station at approximately 30-minute intervals on weekends and off-peak periods on weekdays. During peak periods, trains stop at Roma-Areeiro Station at approximately 10-minute intervals.

Station layout

Roma-Areeiro Station consists of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s and one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving four tracks. File:Lisbon_Lisboa_Roma-Arreeiro_station_REFER.jpg, The

terminal, January 2008 File:Lisboa_-_Estação_Roma-Areeiro_(51411099994).jpg, The northern platforms of Roma-Areeiro Station, August 2021

History

Roma-Areeiro Station opened on 20 May 1888 on the

Cintura Line 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 1888REIS ''et al'', 2006:12 and serves as a connection between all ...

between and . Roma-Areeiro Station became the terminus of all

trains from 2003.

Surrounding area

* The

Alvalade Alvalade may refer to the following places in Portugal: *Alvalade (Lisbon), a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lisbon *Alvalade (Santiago do Cacém), a freguesia (civil parish) in the Santiago do Cacém Municipality, Alentejo *Estád ...

and Areeiro districts * Avenida de Roma

References

Railway stations in Portugal opened in 1888 1888 establishments in Portugal Railway stations in Lisbon Railway stations in Portugal opened in the 19th century {{Portugal-transport-stub