Ferrão halt
The Ferrão halt is a halt on the Douro line that serves the town of Ferrão, in the municipality of Sabrosa, Portugal.
Ferrão halt Apeadeiro de Ferrão | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Front of the Ferrão halt, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sabrosa Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°09′43″N 7°36′39″W / 41.161956°N 7.610863°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Douro line (1880-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 April 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Ferrão halt Location within Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History[edit]
This halt was inaugurated on 4 April 1880 as the provisional terminus of the Douro line, with the next section, to Pinhão, entering service on 1 June of the same year.[1]
On 1 May 1903, the project for the extension of the passenger building at Ferrão station was completed, budgeted at 1:400$000 Réis, approved by an opinion of the Superior Council of Public Works of 14 May, and by a decree of the Ministry of Public Works, Commerce and Industry of 16 May.[2]
In 1913, there was a stagecoach service from the Ferrão station to the town of Tabuaço.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Troços de linhas férreas portuguesas abertas à exploração desde 1856, e a sua extensão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 69, no. 1652. 16 October 1956. pp. 528–530. Retrieved 10 May 2013 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
- ^ "Parte Official" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 16, no. 371. 1 June 1903. p. 185. Retrieved 28 February 2017 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
- ^ "Serviço de Diligencias". Guia official dos caminhos de ferro de Portugal. Vol. Ano 39, no. 168. October 1913. pp. 152–155. Retrieved 6 May 2018 – via Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal.
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