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The new bypass will cut 10 min from the journey times of trains traveling south from Lisbon towards the Algarve. [9] Trains run hourly between Lisbon and Porto, most being Alfa Pendular (3 stops at Coimbra, Aveiro and Vila Nova de Gaia); other Alfa Pendular and some InterCity (which loco hauled 200 km/h trains with 5/14 cars) call at 6 to 9 ...
As of August 2024, there are five trains to and from Lisbon every day; two Alfa Pendular and three Intercidades services. [2] Extra trains occasionally run on summer weekends. Local trains on the Algarve line between Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António also stop at Albufeira - Ferreiras.
O comboio no Algarve: festejos e inaugurações. Lisboa e Portimão: Casa do Algarve e Centro de Arte e Cultura Teixeira Gomes. ISBN 978-989-96133-3-1. Marques, Maria da Graça Maia (1999). O Algarve Da Antiguidade aos Nossos Dias. Lisboa: Edições Colibri. ISBN 972-772-064-1. Santos, Luís Filipe Rosa (1995).
Rail transport in Portugal is provided mainly by Comboios de Portugal (CP), Portugal's national carrier, but also other operators. It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Porto. Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94.
The Sud-Express (Lisbon-Hendaye) and Lusitânia (Lisbon-Madrid) ran to both Spain and France under Renfe's Trenhotel (Hotel Train) brand until it was discontinued in 2020 [17] Alfa Pendular (AP) is the fastest service, whose speeds can reach 220 km/h.
The Alfa Pendular high speed train is a six car electric multiple unit (EMU), which is derived from and closely resembles the Giugiaro designed Italian Fiat-Ferroviaria ETR 480 Pendolino train. The bogies had to be redesigned to operate on Portugal's 1,668 mm ( 5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in ) Iberian gauge track.