Source: CP: Official website ; Fertagus: Official website station names according to source
4-667: Barraqueiro Group is a Portuguese conglomerate responsible for more than 30 transportation companies in Portugal. It operates with a fleet of more than 3,000 vehicles, in addition to the concession of the Tejo railroad service ( Fertagus ) and the concession of the Metro Transportes do Sul (MTS). It provides various types of services in the transport of passengers, merchandise, dangerous goods, vehicles and preparation and logistics of vehicles. Grupo Barraqueiro first started out as
8-686: Is a commuter rail operator connecting Lisbon , Portugal 's capital, to suburbs on the Setúbal Peninsula , located to the south across the Tagus River. Fertagus crosses the river over the Ponte 25 de Abril . Fertagus is owned by the Portuguese transportation company, Grupo Barraqueiro . The company's name derives from caminhos-de- fer ro, meaning railway , and the Latin form of
12-616: The Joaquim Jerónimo, Lda, company, commonly known as the Barraqueiro Company. The name "Barraqueiro" came from the parents of Joaquim and Miguel Jerónimo, the two dynamic brothers who founded the company in 1914 . João Jerónimo, a respected businessman from Malveira, and Isabel Jerónimo his wife, were once market stallholders carrying their stall (barraca) "on their backs". They became well known for this, and were nicknamed "Barraqueiro". Fertagus Fertagus
16-467: The river Tagus (which coincides with the English name). Fertagus is the first private rail operator in Portugal. The company pays Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) a fee for use of its infrastructure. Fertagus transports 70,000 passengers daily. Fertagus has a single line extending 54 kilometers, serving 14 stations. An end-to-end trip takes 57 minutes. The bridge crossing takes 7 minutes, while
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