Benfica railway station
Benfica Station is a railway station located in the city of Lisbon. It is served by the Sintra and Azambuja Lines. It is operated by Lisbon CP and managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Manuel Correia, Public domain.
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Portugal
- Also known as: “Bemfica” and “Benfica train station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estádio da Luz and Junta de Freguesia de Benfica.
Estádio da Luz
Stadium
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0.
The Estádio da Luz, officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club Benfica, its owner. Estádio da Luz is situated 1½ km northeast of Benfica railway station.
Junta de Freguesia de Benfica
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Junta de Freguesia de Benfica is a town hall, which is situated 510 metres north of Benfica railway station.
Chafariz de Benfica
Fountain
Photo: Menosketiago, CC BY 3.0.
Chafariz de Benfica is a fountain, which is situated 690 metres north of Benfica railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buraca and Carnide.
Buraca
Suburb
Buraca is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Amadora, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish of Águas Livres. As of the 2011 Census, it had a population of 15 892.
Carnide
Suburb
Carnide is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Carnide is north of São Domingos de Benfica and Benfica, east of Lumiar, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Odivelas.
Alfragide
Suburb
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alfragide is a parish in Amadora Municipality. The population in 2011 was 17,044, in an area of 2.51 km². Its patron saint is Our Lady of Fatima. In the extreme south of the parish is located the first IKEA store in Portugal as part of a major shopping areas of Lisbon.
Benfica railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Benfica, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.74438° or 38° 44′ 40″ northLongitude
-9.19958° or 9° 11′ 59″ westElevation
92 metres (302 feet)Inception
April 2nd, 1887Operator
Infraestruturas de PortugalOpen location code
8CCGPRV2+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 438042226OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Benfica railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Benfica”
- Esperanto: “Benfica”
- French: “Benfica”
- French: “gare de Benfica”
- German: “Bahnhof Benfica”
- German: “Bahnhof Lissabon Benfica”
- Japanese: “ベンフィカ駅”
- Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Benfica”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Benfica”
- Spanish: “Estación de Benfica”
- Venetian: “Stasion de Benfica”
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