Abrantes railway station
Abrantes Station is a railway station in Abrantes, Santarém, Portugal.
Abrantes Station Estação Ferroviária de Abrantes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 A Talgo train at Abrantes Station in 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo, Abrantes Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°26′25″N 8°11′40″W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Linha da Beira Baixa, Linha do Leste | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 November 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station opened on 7 November 1862 and was inaugurated on 5 May 1863, connecting Abrantes and Crato.[1] It was opened by (now defunct) Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, later called Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.[2]
On 18 March 1873, in order to connect Abrantes Station to Linha da Beira Baixa, plans were made by Joaquim J. de Almeida to connect Abrantes to Monfortinho, right next to the Spanish border. Similar plans were later made on 1 February 1879 by Lourenço de Carvalho (who was the Minister and Secretary of State for Business of Public Works, Commerce and Industry). It was later connected by Covilhã on 6 September 1891.[3]
It was mentioned by Hans Christian Andersen in his book A Visit to Portugal in 1866.[4]
The Linha da Beira Baixa became a line to the Abrantes station at a later time than the Linha do Leste.
Layout
According to Infraestruturas de Portugal, although it has two platforms with 207 m in length and 70 cm in height, there are three railway tracks with 508, 311, and 271 m in length. Despite its name, it's farther away from the center of Abrantes than the Alferrarede Railway Station.
References
- "Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro" [Railways Gazette] (PDF). 1 May 1950. p. 113.
- "Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro" [Railways Gazette] (PDF). 1 September 1956. p. 394.
- "Timeline of Portuguese railways".
- Andersen, Hans (1972). A Visit to Portugal in 1866. Owen. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780672517389.
External links
https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/train-times - train times and tickets