Transtejo & Soflusa
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Transtejo & Soflusa is a ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 company operating between Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

, on the north side of the Tagus River, to the south side of the river at Trafaria
Trafaria
Trafaria is a Portuguese town and a parish, located in the municipality of Almada. It has a population of 5,946 inhabitants and a total area of 5.83 km²....

, Porto Brandão
Porto Brandão
Porto Brandão is a locality in the freguesia of Caparica, the municipality of Almada and the district of Setúbal, Portugal. With an excellent strategic location, it is situated by the Tejo river and serves several industrial routes with a part of Trafaria....

, Cacilhas (Almada)
Cacilhas
Cacilhas is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality and city of Almada. It has a population of 6,970. all cacilhas inhabitants and a total area of 0.97 km²....

, Seixal, Barreiro and Montijo
Montijo
Montijo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348.0 km² and a population of 40,199 inhabitants. The town of Montijo has a population of 25,719....

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The company operate various types of ships such as catamarans and conventional vessels constructed in Portugal
Portugal
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, Singapore
Singapore
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, Australia
Australia
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, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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 and Germany
Germany
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Routes

Transtejo & Soflusa operates 5 routes across the Tagus
Tagus
The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is long, in Spain, along the border between Portugal and Spain and in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. It drains an area of . The Tagus is highly utilized for most of its course...

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  • Cais do Sodré
    Cais do Sodré
    Cais do Sodré is the railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, serving westbound suburban route to Cascais resort. It is adjacent to the Lisbon Metro station of the same name which is the terminus for subway's Green Line...

     - Cacilhas
    Cacilhas
    Cacilhas is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality and city of Almada. It has a population of 6,970. all cacilhas inhabitants and a total area of 0.97 km²....

  • Cais do Sodré
    Cais do Sodré
    Cais do Sodré is the railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, serving westbound suburban route to Cascais resort. It is adjacent to the Lisbon Metro station of the same name which is the terminus for subway's Green Line...

     - Seixal
  • Cais do Sodré
    Cais do Sodré
    Cais do Sodré is the railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, serving westbound suburban route to Cascais resort. It is adjacent to the Lisbon Metro station of the same name which is the terminus for subway's Green Line...

     - Montijo
    Montijo, Portugal
    Montijo is a town in Montijo Municipality in Portugal.The town has a population of 25,719.-References:...

  • Belém
    Santa Maria de Belém
    Santa Maria de Belém, or just Belém , whose name is derived from the Portuguese word for Bethlehem, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, in central Portugal...

     - Porto Brandão
    Porto Brandão
    Porto Brandão is a locality in the freguesia of Caparica, the municipality of Almada and the district of Setúbal, Portugal. With an excellent strategic location, it is situated by the Tejo river and serves several industrial routes with a part of Trafaria....

     - Trafaria
    Trafaria
    Trafaria is a Portuguese town and a parish, located in the municipality of Almada. It has a population of 5,946 inhabitants and a total area of 5.83 km²....

  • Terreiro do Paço
    Praça do Comércio
    The Praça do Comércio is located in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Situated near the Tagus river, the square is still commonly known as Terreiro do Paço , because it was the location of the Paços da Ribeira until it was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon Earthquake...

     - Barreiro

Fleet

Transtejo & Soflusa operates a large fleet of 35 vessels. consisting of 20 catamarans, 2 car ferries and 13 conventional ferries.

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