Amoreiras-Odemira station “wins” two stops on the Intercidades train

The Amoreiras-Odemira railway station, which was closed for passenger service, will reopen on the next day […]

The Amoreiras-Odemira railway station, which was closed to passenger services, will reopen on the 8th of July, becoming a stop for two Intercidades trains, announced the Parish Council of S. Martinho das Amoreiras.

With this new feature, the municipality of Odemira now has two stations where Intercidades stops: Santa Clara-Saboia and now Amoreiras-Odemira, which improves the connections of the largest Portuguese municipality to Lisbon and the rest of the country.

«This is the result of years of joint work between the Parish of S. Martinho das Amoreiras, the Municipality of Odemira and the Amoreiras-Gare Development Association. Our insistence on the competent authorities culminated in the meeting held on December 5th», explains Nuno Duarte, president of that Parish Council.

The meeting, which took place at the CP Comboios de Portugal Operating Department, in Lisbon, was attended by representatives of CP Comboios de Portugal, the presidents of the Parish Council of S. Martinho das Amoreiras, Nuno Duarte, from the Chamber Municipality of Odemira, José Alberto Guerreiro, and the Director of the Association for the Development of Amoreiras-Gare, João Vilhena, «the commitment was made to study the possibility of stopping in Amoreiras- Odemira to the current Intercidades trains 2018 and 670».

This week, CP Comboios de Portugal announced that «after analysis, it was verified the feasibility of granting a stop at the Amoreiras-Odemira station to the first Intercidades train coming from Faro over Lisbon (IC 670) and to the last train Intercidades de Lisboa over Faro (IC 574), as of the next 8th of July».

CP adds that the timetables will be for train IC 670 (Faro-Lisbon), departing from Faro at 8:22 and transfer/stop in Amoreiras at 9:49 and arrival in Sete Rios at 11:42, Entrecampos at 11:46 and Lisboa Oriente at 11:56.

As for IC 574 (Lisbon-Faro), which departs Lisbon Oriente at 18:22 pm, Entrecampos 18:30 pm, Sete Rios 18:34 pm, will have a stopover in Amoreiras at 20:18 pm and arrive at Faro to 21h50.

The mayor of S. Martinho das Amoreiras thanks “all those who, in some way, contributed to the continuous reopening of the Amoreiras-Odemira station to passenger service. This is, without a doubt, a battle won. It is now up to all of us to ensure that the passenger service at the Amoreiras-Odemira station continues and grows».

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