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Revision as of 10:53, 13 December 2011
Introduction
This list is based on the service valid at 12 December 2010. CP no longer publish a national railway timetable, so the table numbers used (prefixed TCE) are those in the "European Rail Timetable" published by Thomas Cook.
CP's timetable periods nominally coincide with those in the rest of Europe, but in practice timetables are changed on an ad hoc basis, often with little notice.
Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
Obscure services
Lisboa Santa Apolónia (Bif. Xabregas) — Chelas
[TCE 693] (25B2-3 not shown) PT11/1
This south to west curve links Santa Apolónia station with Entrecampos and beyond.
SuX | R 6401 | 05:07 Lisboa Santa Apolónia - Caldas da Rainha | |
SSuO | R 6403 | 05:55 Lisboa Santa Apolónia - Caldas da Rainha | |
SO | R 6420 | Caldas da Rainha - 21:17 Entrecampos - Lisboa Santa Apolónia | |
SX | R 6422 | Caldas da Rainha - 23:52 Entrecampos - Lisboa Santa Apolónia |
Amieira — Reveles (Bif. Verride)
[TCE 693] (17A2) PT11/2
This south to east curve provides a direct route between the Leiria and Coimbra directions, avoiding reversal in the Figueira da Foz area.
IR 807 | Caldas da Rainha - 17:34 Louriçal - Coimbra | ||
SX | IR 802 | Coimbra - 19:38 Verride - Caldas da Rainha |
Valdera (Poceirão west junction) — Pinheiro (Bif. Aguas de Moura Sul)
[TCE 697] (26A2) PT11/3
This direct line avoids the more circuitous route via Setúbal. It is used only by Porto - Lisboa - Algarve express services.
AP 180 | Porto Campanhã - 09:30 Pinhal Novo - Faro | ||
AP 186 | Porto Campanhã - 19:30 Pinhal Novo - Faro | ||
AP 182 | Faro - 07:35 Tunes - Porto Campanhã | ||
AP 184 | Faro - 15:35 Tunes - Porto Campanhã |
Alcácer do Sal avoiding line: Monte Novo-Palma (km 59.0) - Grândola (km 94.5)
[TCE 697] (26A1, not shown) PT11/4
This new cut-off avoids the more circuitous route via Alcácer do Sal. It is used only by Porto - Lisboa - Algarve express services.
AP 180 | Porto Campanhã - 09:30 Pinhal Novo - Faro | ||
AP 186 | Porto Campanhã - 19:30 Pinhal Novo - Faro | ||
AP 182 | Faro - 07:35 Tunes - Porto Campanhã | ||
AP 184 | Faro - 15:35 Tunes - Porto Campanhã |
Railway Map showing Alcácer do Sal avoiding line:
Deletions since last edition
None
Other sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than four trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run every day of the week:
TCE 691 | Abrantes - Torre das Vargens - Valéncia de Alcántara (Spain) / Badajoz (Spain) |
TCE 692 | Vilar Formoso - Fuentes de Oñoro (Spain) |
Sernada do Vouga - Oliveira de Azeméis | |
TCE 696 | Valença - Tui (Spain) |
TCE 697 | Beja - Funcheira |
On the following lines, the train service has been replaced by buses due to planned or emergency engineering work, with uncertain or unknown dates for resumption of rail operation:
TCE 691 | Guarda - Covilhã |
TCE 693a | Pampilhosa - Cantanhede - Figueira da Foz |
TCE 694 | Livração - Amarante |
TCE 694 | Régua - Vila Real |
TCE 694 | Tua - Cachão |
TCE 698 | Pinhal Novo - Alcáçovas / Évora - Casa Branca |