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Ferrão halt

Apeadeiro de Ferrão
Ferrão halt; Apeadeiro de Ferrão
	Front of the Ferrão halt, 2019
General information
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
Connections	Covelinhas railway station; Pinhão railway station;
History
Opened	4 April 1880
Services
	Covelinhas towards Porto-São Bento
Location
Location
	Ferrão halt Location within Portugal

The Ferrão halt is a halt on the Douro line that serves the town of Ferrão, in the municipality of Sabrosa, Portugal.

History

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

^ "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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[1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "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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