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Estômbar-Lagoa railway station

Coordinates: 37°8′36.51″N 8°29′7.96″W / 37.1434750°N 8.4855444°W / 37.1434750; -8.4855444
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Estômbar-Lagoa railway station

Estação Ferroviária de Estômbar-Lagoa
Estômbar-Lagoa station in 2008
General information
LocationLagoa
Portugal
Coordinates37°8′36.51″N 8°29′7.96″W / 37.1434750°N 8.4855444°W / 37.1434750; -8.4855444
Owned byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Linha do Algarve
Platforms2[1]
Tracks2
Train operatorsComboios de Portugal
History
Opened15 February 1903; 121 years ago (1903-02-15)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Silves
towards Faro
Regional Ferragudo
towards Lagos

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Estômbar-Lagoa) is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in Estômbar, Portugal. It opened on 15 February 1903.[2]

History

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On 8 November 1997, two trains crashed close to Estômbar, killing four people and injuring 14.[3]


References

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  1. ^ Directório da Rede 2010 (Technical report) (in Portuguese). REFER, E.P. 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Silves a Portimão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). 16 February 1903. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Acidente ferroviário em Estômbar". Barlavento (in Portuguese). Portimão. 13 November 1997.