Silves railway station
Appearance
Silves railway station Estação Ferroviária de Silves | ||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||
Location | Silves Portugal | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°10′32.34″N 8°26′26.14″W / 37.1756500°N 8.4405944°W | |||||||||||
Owned by | Infraestruturas de Portugal | |||||||||||
Line(s) | Linha do Algarve | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2[1] | |||||||||||
Tracks | Two | |||||||||||
Train operators | Comboios de Portugal | |||||||||||
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Parking | free | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | free | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
Opened | 1 February 1902 | |||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||
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Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902.[2] The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024. The station has been modernised in readiness, with high platforms and new lighting.
References
[edit]- ^ Directório da Rede 2010 (Technical report) (in Portuguese). REFER, E.P. 22 January 2009.
- ^ "O Ramal de Portimão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). 1 February 1902. Retrieved 22 December 2018.