CP Urban Services

The CP Urban Services network is the commuter train network of Metropolitan Lisbon and Metropolitan Porto, Portugal. It connects the city centers with the suburbs.

CP Urban Services

Overview
Locale	Metropolitan Lisbon and Metropolitan Porto
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	4 with 7 services (Lisbon) and 5 (Porto)[1]
Annual ridership	103 million (Lisbon, 2019) 24 million (Porto, 2019)[2][3]
Operation
Operator(s)	Comboios de Portugal

Metropolitan Lisbon Network

CP-Urb. L. + Soflusa + Fertagus
Commuter rail and ferry services in the Lisbon metropolitan area
Services:   Sado (CP+Soflusa) •   Sintra (CP)   Fertagus •   Azambuja (CP) •   Cascais (CP) (n) Azambuja Praias do Sado-A (u) (n) Espadanal da Azambuja Praça do Quebedo (u) (n) Vila Nova da Rainha Setúbal (u) (n) Carregado Palmela-A (u) (n) Castanheira do Ribatejo Venda do Alcaide (u) (n) Vila Franca de Xira Pinhal Novo (u) (a) (n) Alhandra Penteado (a) (n) Alverca Moita (a) (n) Póvoa Alhos Vedros (a) (n) Santa Iria Baixa da Banheira (a) (n) Bobadela Lavradio (a) (n) Sacavém Barreiro-A (a) (n) Moscavide Barreiro (a) (n) Oriente (Soflusa) (n) (z) Braço de Prata Terreiro do Paço (a) (n) Santa Apolónia Penalva (u) (z) Marvila Coina (u) Fogueteiro (u) (z) Roma-Areeiro Foros de Amora (u) (z) Entrecampos Corroios (u) (z) (7) Sete Rios Pragal (u) Campolide (z) (s) (u)* (s) Benfica Rossio (s) (s) Santa Cruz-Damaia Cais do Sodré (c) (s) Reboleira Santos (c) ‡(z) Alcântara-Terra Alcântara-Mar (c)‡ (s) Amadora Belém (c) (s) Queluz-Belas Algés (c) (s) Monte Abraão Cruz Quebrada (c) (s) Massamá-Barcarena Caxias (c) (s) (o) Agualva-Cacém Paço de Arcos (c) (o) Mira Sintra-Meleças Santo Amaro (c) (s) Rio de Mouro Oeiras (c) (s) Mercês Carcavelos (c) (s) Algueirão-Mem Martins Parede (c) (s) Portela de Sintra São Pedro do Estoril (c) (s) Sintra São João do Estoril (c) Estoril (c) (c) Cascais Monte Estoril (c)
Lines:a Alentejo • c Cascais • z Cintura n Norte • o Oeste • s Sintra • u Sul • 7 C. Sete Rios (*) Campolide (‡) Alcântara overpass indicates a station with metro transfers Source: Official website (station names according to source)

Commuter rail lines in Lisbon

The system is complemented in Lisbon by the Lisbon Metro and an extensive bus network.

Lisbon rail lines overview, with CP, Fertagus and Lisbon Metro (filled light gray) lines

It comprises four lines[4] which served 103 million passengers in 2019.

• Azambuja line: connects Azambuja and Castanheira do Ribatejo to Alcântara-Terra and Santa Apolónia
• Cascais line: connects Cascais to Cais do Sodré
• Sado line: connects Barreiro to Praias do Sado
• Sintra line: connects Sintra and Mira-Sintra-Meleças to Rossio, Alverca and Oriente

Although the Cintura line connects the Azambuja line (at Braço de Prata) to the Cascais line (at Alcântara-Mar), the stretch between Alcântara-Terra and Alcântara-Mar is only used for freight services, and passengers transferring between both stations have to do so on foot.

Nowadays, the services from the Azambuja and Sintra lines are joined in a single timetable, as "Azambuja/Lisboa/Sintra".[5]

Since 2011, the Azambuja line has offered a direct connection between Azambuja and Alcântara-Terra, with an additional Castanheira–Santa Apolónia service during weekdays, a change that will be reversed with the Summer 2015 timetables, that reintroduce the older Azambuja–Santa Apolónia and Castanheira–Alcântara-Terra services.[6]

The Lisbon Cintura rail line, and its connections to the other North Lisbon urban lines.

Metropolitan Porto network

Porto Commuter rail
Porto metropolitan area commuter rail services
Guimarães Covas Nespereira Caíde Pereirinhas Cuca Vizela Lordelo Braga Giesteira Ferreiros Vila das Aves Mazagão Caniços Aveleda Santo Tirso Tadim Ruilhe Caíde Arentim Meinedo Couto de Cambeses Bustelo Nine Penafiel Louro Paredes Mouquim Oleiros Famalicão Irivo Barrimau Cête Esmeriz Parada Lousado Recarei-Sobreira Trofa Trancoso Portela Terronhas São Romão São Martinho do Campo São Frutuoso Valongo Leandro Suzão Travagem Cabeda Ermesinde Águas Santas/ Palmiheira Rio Tinto Contumil Porto-Campanhã General Torres Porto-São Bento Vila Nova de Gaia Coimbrões Aveiro Madalena Cacia Valadares Canelas Francelos Salreu Miramar Estarreja Aguda Avanca Granja Válega Espinho Ovar Silvalde Carvalheira- Maceda Paramos Cortegaça Esmoriz
Legend
Ramal de Braga/Linha do Minho Linha do Douro Linha de Guimarães Linha do Norte
Source: Official site, January 2019

Map of the Porto network with the map of the Porto Metro.

The CP Urban Services in the great Porto area consists of 4 main lines, linking Porto Terminus São Bento Station (Estação de São Bento) in Porto Downtown with the cities of Braga, Guimarães, Aveiro and Penafiel. The lines are completely electrified and the service is efficient, serving over 24 million passengers in 2019.

The Commuter rail service in Porto is well connected with bus and metro service in the city, linking with lines A (Blue line), B (Red line), C (Green line), E (Violet Line) and F (Orange Line) of metro service in Campanhã Station and with line D (Yellow line) in São Bento Station.

A fifth line was inaugurated on September 2009, Leixões line, connecting Porto to Leixões.[7] This line closed again in 2011.

In 2018, a study was launched into a new 36.5 km rail line branching from Valongo on the Linha de Caide to Felgueiras, with an expectedly cost of €300 million.[8]

Metropolitan Coimbra network

Coimbra suburban rail
Lobazes Moinhos Miranda do Corvo Trémoa Padrão Vale de Açor Meiral Ceira Lousã-A Conraria Lousã Carvalhosas Prilhão-Casais São José (Calhabé) Serpins Coimbra-Parque Coimbra Coimbra-B Souselas Pampilhosa Bencanta Mala Espadaneira Silvã-Feiteira Casais Enxofães Taveiro Murtede Vila Pouca do Campo Cordinhã Amial Cantanhede Pereira Limede-Cadima Formoselha- Santo Varão Casal Alfarelos Arazede Montemor Bebedouro Marujal Liceia Verride Santana-Ferreira Reveles Costeira Lares Junction Alhadas Lares Carvalhal Fontela Maiorca Fontela-A Figueira da Foz
Legend
Ramal de Alfarelos Ramal da Figueira da Foz Ramal da Lousã Linha do Norte Linha do Oeste
Source: Official diagram (2001)

Since the closure by Comboios de Portugal of the lines from Coimbra to Lousã – Miranda do Corvo (Ramal da Lousã), in 2004, and Coimbra to Figueira da Foz via Cantanhede (Ramal da Figueira da Foz) in 2011, the Urbanos Coimbra service now only consists of the Baixo Mondego corridor, from Coimbra to Figueira da Foz[9] via Montemor-o-Velho (Ramal de Alfarelos of the Linha do Norte, Linha do Oeste and Ramal da Lousã).

See also

• List of rapid transit systems
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems
• Lisbon Metro
• Porto Metro

References

1. CP, "Mapa das Linhas dos Comboios Urbanos do Porto" (Porto Urban Trains Lines Map) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Portuguese) Retrieved 31 August 2010.
2. https://www.cp.pt/institucional/pt/empresa
3. "Passageiros e receitas da CP aumentam em 2019". Sol. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
4. CP, Lisbon Urban Service network map . Retrieved 31 August 2010.
5. CP, "Azambuja / Lisboa / Sintra – summary [timetable]" "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2010.
6. CP, "Azambuja / Lisboa / Sintra – summary [timetable]" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
7. Expresso, "Transportes: Linha ferroviária de Leixões recebe comboios de passageiros a partir de Setembro" (Portuguese) Retrieved on 31 August 2010.
8. "Municípios estudam ferrovia que liga a linha do Douro a Paços de Ferreira e Felgueiras". Publico.pt. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
9. "Coimbra Urban Trains". CP.pt. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

External links

• Official Web Site (in English)