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Silves railway station

Coordinates: 37°10′32.34″N 8°26′26.14″W / 37.1756500°N 8.4405944°W / 37.1756500; -8.4405944
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Silves railway station

Estação Ferroviária de Silves
Silves station in May 2024
General information
LocationSilves
Portugal
Coordinates37°10′32.34″N 8°26′26.14″W / 37.1756500°N 8.4405944°W / 37.1756500; -8.4405944
Owned byInfraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)Linha do Algarve
Platforms2[1]
TracksTwo
Train operatorsComboios de Portugal
Construction
Parkingfree
Bicycle facilitiesfree
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1 February 1902 (1902-02-01)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Poço Barreto
towards Faro
Regional Estômbar-Lagoa
towards Lagos
Alcantarilha
towards Faro

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

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  1. ^ Directório da Rede 2010 (Technical report) (in Portuguese). REFER, E.P. 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ "O Ramal de Portimão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). 1 February 1902. Retrieved 22 December 2018.