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Over the past 10 days, I have grown to love the #CP #Intercidades train. This Faro–Lisbon train is almost my last Intercidades on this trip. The Corail and Sorefame coaches create a cosy atmosphere. The only annoying thing is buying seat reservations for my Interrail pass at the stations. #BlankSpots

An oncoming CP class 5600 locomotive pulling seven Intercity coaches arriving at Faro, a red signal in front, walls and small industrial buildings along the tracks

Interior of a Corail coach, seats in 2+1 configuration, blue padding, light grey seat shells, green curtains

Close-up of four train seats around a table, blue padding, light grey seat shells, green curtains

In the end, the #Intercidades train from Lisbon to Faro is delayed by around 45 minutes. There are lots of international tourists on the train, all seeking the sun in southern Portugal. The beautiful scenery is passing by, but the journey still feels rather slow. #BlankSpots

A freight port at the shore of a strait, three red port cranes, a lot of stacked containers in different colours, parts of the truss-beam bridge visible

Flat terrain, beige-yellow nowed fields, a wide river, grey clouds

Green trees in slightly hilly terrain, dry grass

A castle on a hillslope, green bushes and trees, brown grass, blue sky

Two days later, at Entrecampos station again. The displays and announcements aren't working and one Urbano train after another serves or passes the station. After about 35 minutes of waiting, my #Intercidades train to Faro finally arrives and the screens start working again. #BlankSpots

Entrecampos station, four tracks with two island platforms, hall roofing of metal and glass, a Alfa Pendular in the background

Platform 3/4, a CP class 2400 passing the station, a couple of passengers facing the train

A CP class 5600 locomotive pulling an Intercidases train arriving at Entrecampos station

For some reason, our #Intercidades Guarda-Lisbon stops at Barca da Amieira - Envendos for about thirty minutes. #BlankSpots

Modernised Sorefame coaches at a narrow platform, plants and bushes on the left side outside of the station, a line of hills in the background, roof of the station building is visible

The second #CP #Intercidades train today is the Guarda–Lisbon service, which runs via the Linha de Beira Baixa. This is the first chance to take a photo of a complete Intercidades train. #BlankSpots

A CP class 5600 Siemens/Sorefame locomotive with three modernised Sorefame coaches

Three #CP #Intercidades trains run daily on the Linha de Beira Alta, from Lisbon to Guarda and back. These comprise three modernised Sorefame carriages, one of which is a café and first-class carriage.
As with all Intercidades trains, it is mandatory to reserve a seat, which costs €5 for an #Interrail pass and can only be purchased at Portuguese ticket desks. #BlankSpots

A CP class 5600 Siemens locomotive at the platform, three coupled coaches, a CP class 2200 EMU passing on the track behind

Lateral view of the ends of two coupled silver coaches with ribbing, green foliation at the doors, grafitti on one of the coaches

Interior of the coach, 2+1 configuration, white plastic seatshells, blue padding, green curtains

The next day is #Intercidades day! Starting in Coimbra-B, the Linha da Beira Alta is the first of two lines on today's programme. The upper section, which begins at Santa Comba Dão, offers particularly picturesque views of the rolling hills. #BlankSpots

View of a train window, blue seats, green curtains, trees with different coloured leafs, a hill in the background

Hilly terrain, dry grassland, a couple of small trees, blue sky

Vineyard, a forest and a mine of hills in the background, blue sky

A dammed lake, forested hillslopes on the lake, two people canoeing, blue sky

From tomorrow, 31 August, the former Renfe #Arco coaches will be used for the first time on #Intercidades services between #Lisboa 🇵🇹 and #Porto.

Until now, the coaches have only been used for interregional trains. The first train pair will be IC 523-528.

https://www.trenvista.net/noticias/nav/cp-coches-arco-intercidades-lisboa-oporto/

#Fahrplan2025 #Intercity

@wrzlbrnft
Die Inneneinrichtung ist kein Zufall - Es handelt sich um Wagen nach #SNCF-#Corail-Vorbild:
"In Portugal wurden sie ab 1985 von #SOREFAME in Lizenz gebaut. Die portugiesischen Wagen erhielten abweichend von den übrigen Bauarten Wagenkästen aus rostfreiem Stahl mit gesickten Seitenwänden nach Patenten der amerikanischen Budd Company. Vorhanden sind die Bauarten B10, A10 und A5R(Bar), die im Intercity-Dienst (#Intercidades) eingesetzt werden." aus #Wikipedia.

🚆🇵🇹 Continuing my trip around Portugal, I took this CP #Intercidades from Faro to Lisboa-Oriente. The journey is 30 min longer than with the high-speed train as the IC stops at more stations, however there’re less people. It’s delightful to travel on this conventional stock!