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
Front of the Ferrão halt, 2019
General information
LocationSabrosa
Portugal
Coordinates41°09′43″N 7°36′39″W / 41.161956°N 7.610863°W / 41.161956; -7.610863
Line(s)Douro line (1880-present)
Tracks1
Connections
History
Opened4 April 1880 (1880-04-04)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station
Covelinhas InterRegional Pinhão
towards Pocinho
Covelinhas
Covelinhas
towards Régua
Regional
Covelinhas InterRegional Pinhão
Terminus
Covelinhas Regional
Location
Ferrão halt is located in Portugal
Ferrão halt
Ferrão halt
Location within Portugal

History

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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

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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.