CP Urban Services

CP Urban Services

Infobox Public transit
name = CP Urban Services


imagesize = 73px
locale = Metropolitan Lisbon and Metropolitan Oporto
transit_type = Commuter rail
began_operation =
lines = 4 with 9 services (Lisbon)
stations =
ridership =
track_gauge =
operator = Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses

Introduction

The "CP Urban Services" network is the commuter train network of Metropolitan Lisbon and Metropolitan Oporto, Portugal. It connects the city centers with the suburbs.

Metropolitan Lisbon Network

The system is complemented in Lisbon by the Lisbon Metro and an extensive bus network.

Metropolitan OPorto Network

The CP Urban Services in the great OPorto area consists of 4 main lines, linking Oporto Terminus São Bento Station (Estação de São Bento) in Oporto Downtown with the cities of Braga, Guimarães, Aveiro and Penafiel. The lines are completely electrified and the service is efficient. The Commuter rail service in Oporto is well connected with bus and metro service in the city, linking with lines A (Blue line), B (Red line), C (Green line) and E (Violet Line) of metro service in Campanhã Station and with line D (Yellow line) in São Bento Station.

ee also

*List of rapid transit systems
*Lisbon Metro

External links

* [http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=65bdd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD Official Web Site] (in English)


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