Fertagus

Fertagus
Overview
Owner	Grupo Barraqueiro
Locale	Lisbon, Almada
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	14
Daily ridership	70,000
Website	http://www.fertagus.pt
Technical
System length	54 km (34 mi)

Commuter rail and ferry services in the Lisbon metropolitan area
CP Urban Services, Transtejo & Soflusa, Fertagus
Azambuja (CP) Linha do Norte Lisboa-Santa Apolónia–Porto-Campanhã Cintura Line Doca de Alcântara–Braço de Prata Cascais (CP) Cais do Sodré–Cascais Fertagus Linha do Sul Campolide–Setúbal Sado (CP & Soflusa) Linha do Alentejo Barreiro–Praias do Sado Sintra Line (CP) Sintra Line Lisboa-Rossio-Sintra Linha do Oeste Agualva-Cacém–Figueira da Foz
Azambuja Praias do Sado-A Espadanal da Azambuja Praça do Quebedo Vila Nova da Rainha Setúbal Carregado Palmela-A Castanheira do Ribatejo Venda do Alcaide Vila Franca de Xira Pinhal Novo Alhandra Penteado Alverca Moita Póvoa Alhos Vedros Santa Iria Baixa da Banheira Bobadela Lavradio Sacavém Barreiro-A Moscavide Barreiro Oriente Soflusa Braço de Prata Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia Penalva Marvila Coina Fogueteiro Roma-Areeiro Foros de Amora Entrecampos Corroios Sete Rios Pragal Campolide Benfica Rossio Santa Cruz-Damaia Cais do Sodré Reboleira Santos Amadora Alcântara- Terra │ Alcântara- Mar Queluz-Belas Belém Monte Abraão Algés Massamá-Barcarena Cruz Quebrada Agualva-Cacém Caxias Paço de Arcos Mira Sintra-Meleças Santo Amaro Rio de Mouro Oeiras Mercês Carcavelos Algueirão-Mem Martins Parede Portela de Sintra São Pedro do Estoril Sintra São João do Estoril Estoril Cascais Monte Estoril Source: CP: Official website; Fertagus: Official website station names according to source

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 Portuguese transportation company, Grupo Barraqueiro. The company's name derives from caminhos-de-ferro, meaning railway, and the Latin form of the river Tagus (which coincides with the English name).

Fertagus is the first private rail operator in Portugal. The company pays Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) a fee for use of its infrastructure.

Fertagus transports 70,000 passengers daily.

Stations

Fertagus at the Fogueteiro Station

Fertagus has a single line extending 54 kilometers, serving 14 stations. An end-to-end trip takes 57 minutes. The bridge crossing takes 7 minutes, while the time from between the stations closest to each end of the bridge is 9 minutes.

North of the Tagus (Lisbon)

• Roma-Areeiro
• Entrecampos
• Sete Rios
• Campolide

Commuter rail system of Lisbon

South of the Tagus (Setúbal district)

• Pragal
• Corroios
• Foros de Amora
• Fogueteiro
• Coina
• Penalva
• Pinhal Novo
• Venda do Alcaide
• Palmela
• Setúbal

Fleet

A Fertagus train at Corroios station

Fertagus operates 18 bilevel trains manufactured by Alstom between 1998 and 1999. Each train, comprising 4 cars, can carry 1,210 passengers, 476 of whom are seated.

See also

• Comboios de Portugal
• REFER
• CP Urban Services

External links

• FERTAGUS | O Comboio da Ponte Official website (in Portuguese)