The Alcântara-Terra railway station, which is part of the Lisbon Belt Line and handles more than a million passengers a year, has recently undergone rehabilitation work by Infraestruturas de Portugal. The station, one of the most forgotten and poorest in the city of Lisbon, now has a larger and more comfortable resting area and better access, especially for users with limited mobility.
The works started in the summer and were recently completed. According to Infraestruturas de Portugal and a visit to the site, new urban furniture was installed such as benches, ashtrays and bicycle stands, the lighting and signage throughout the station was renewed, access to Lines 2 and 3 was improved and the resting area next to Line 3 was enlarged with a "Lowering and regularizing the platform of Line III to a level of 1.10m above the rail running surface, thus taking advantage of the greater width of this platform for train access"..
The future of the Alcântara-Terra station will involve its connection to the Alcântara-Mar station on the Cascais Line, today the only railway line in the country isolated from the network. A new underground station should be built to allow the connection of the two lines, which is important to take pressure off the Cais do Sodré subway station. With the Cascais and Cintura lines connected, those coming from Cascais, for example, will be able to reach the city center (Entrecampos, Sete Rios, etc) without passing through Cais do Sodré.
