Mexilhoeira halt
Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It is part of the section from Silves to Ferragudo, which opened on 15 February 1903.Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: former railway halt in Portugal
- Also known as: “Antiga Paragem de Mexilhoeira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint James the Great and Estômbar-Lagoa railway station.
Church of Saint James the Great
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint James the Great is the principal church, in the civil parish of Estômbar in the municipality of Lagoa in the Algarve. Situated in the heart of the town, the church was consecrated to the invocation of Saint James, son of Zebedee. Church of Saint James the Great is situated 1 km northeast of Mexilhoeira halt.
Estômbar-Lagoa railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Estômbar-Lagoa railway station is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in Estômbar, Portugal. It opened on 15 February 1903. Estômbar-Lagoa railway station is situated 1 km east of Mexilhoeira halt.
Ferragudo halt
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Ferragudo is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 15 February 1903, under the name Portimão. After the construction and opening of the Portimão Railway Bridge and station, in 1922, the name was changed to Ferragudo. Ferragudo halt is situated 2 km west of Mexilhoeira halt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Parchal.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2.
Ferragudo
Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 3 km southwest of Mexilhoeira halt.
Mexilhoeira halt
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.14126° or 37° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.49678° or 8° 29′ 48″ westOpen location code
8C9H4GR3+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1363087268OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q25420983
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Mexilhoeira halt” goes by many names.
- French: “Mexilhoeira”
- German: “Haltepunkt Mexilhoeira”
- Portuguese: “Paragem de Mexilhoeira”
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Highlights include Private Park and Cemitério do Parchal.
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