Those who work in Lisbon’s main neighborhoods sometimes face this type of constraint in their daily lives, in this case on weekends: the Alcântara-Terra train station is closed on weekends and holidays, isolating the entire western part of Lisbon.
This clearly affects thousands of residents, workers, and visitors to the parishes of Estrela, Alcântara, and Ajuda, who depend on the train as their daily means of transportation. This rail “blackout” forces users to make unnecessary trips to Campolide or Entrecampos to access the Sintra and Cintura lines.
What is at stake?
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In an area that does not yet have a metro line (some images of the future station), and at a time when Lisbon is committed to greater sustainable mobility and less car traffic, residents cannot understand the reasons for this closure.
The train is therefore an essential means of transport for those who live in this area of the city, ignoring the strong residential growth on Avenida de Ceuta and Rua Maria Pia, as confirmed by the Associação Vizinhos em Lisboa (Lisbon Neighbors Association), which has already appealed to CP and Infraestruturas de Portugal for the urgent reactivation of the service.
With the increase in tourism and local commerce, keeping an urban station closed for 104 days a year is a luxury that the capital’s mobility cannot afford, and this reopening is not just a matter of convenience; it will be the missing piece to connect the western area to the national rail network every day of the week.
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