The CP Document Centre and Historical Archive

The document archive contains documents that can be made available to the public after the period of time they have to kept private. The archive is composed of documents produced and received by the company as part of its activities – studies, minutes, contracts, timetables, annual reports, technical drawings, posters and so on.

The photo archive is composed of photos that document the various the different railway activities that reflect Portuguese society at the time and they are organised by main themes.

The bibliographic archive contains specialised scientific and technical information about the railways and it is composed of reports, periodicals, national legislation and UIC forms that are sent to the general secretary.

• Reading service: reading room with six places;
• Document copies: photocopies/scans/black and white as well as colour photographs;
• Reference service: research in person or by email and phone;
• Other services: educational and cultural services about the railways; and
• Internships for post-graduate/Master's degrees in Documentation Science – specialising in archives in real work environment, under agreed conditions.

Opening hours:
From 09:00 to 13:00 / 14:00 to 17:30 - Tuesday to Thursday, advance booking required.

Contacts:
Telephones: 211 023 599/221 052 403
Email: cultura@cp.pt

Address:
CP – Comboios de Portugal, E. P. E.
Planeamento Estratégico-Gestão da Informação
Calçada do Duque, n.º 20, 1249-109 Lisboa

Acesses:
Train- Rossio station
Underground- Restauradores and Baixa-Chiado
Buses via Praça do Rossio e via Largo Trindade Coelho.