Faro railway station
Faro station is the main railway station in the city of Faro, Portugal, operated by Comboios de Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889. The line to the north-west is electrified, using overhead catenary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palácio da Familia Guerreirinho and Chapel of São Sebastião.
Palácio da Familia Guerreirinho
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Palácio da Familia Guerreirinho is a castle, which is situated 220 metres east of Faro railway station.
Chapel of São Sebastião
Church
Photo: PauloMoreira, Public domain.
Chapel of São Sebastião is a church, which is situated 300 metres northeast of Faro railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.
Pechão
Village
Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 7 km northeast of Faro railway station.
Olhão
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.
Santa Bárbara de Nexe
Village
Santa Bárbara de Nexe is a village and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Faro on the southern Algarve region. The population in 2011 was 4,116, in an area of 38.22 km². It is located a few kilometers from both the cities of Loulé and Faro. Santa Bárbara de Nexe is situated 10 km north of Faro railway station.
Faro railway station
- Type: Railway stop
- Also known as: “Faro”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.01921° or 37° 1′ 9″ northLongitude
-7.94052° or 7° 56′ 26″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8C9J2395+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4142469503OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
11836697
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Faro railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Gare ferroviaire de Faro”
- German: “Bahnhof Faro”
- Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Faro”
- Spanish: “Estación de Faro”
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