Estômbar-Lagoa railway station
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 the 15th of February 1903.[2]
Estômbar-Lagoa railway station Estação Ferroviária de Estômbar-Lagoa | |||||||||||
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 Estômbar-Lagoa station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Lagoa Portugal | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°8′36.51″N 8°29′7.96″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Linha do Algarve | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2[1] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Comboios de Portugal | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 February 1903 | ||||||||||
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History
On the 8th of November 1997, two trains crashed close to Estômbar, killing four people and injuring 14.[3]
References
- Directório da Rede 2010 (Technical report) (in Portuguese). REFER, E.P. 22 January 2009.
- "Silves a Portimão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). 16 February 1903. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Acidente ferroviário em Estômbar". Barlavento (in Portuguese). Portimão. 13 November 1997.
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