Barca d’Alva railway station
Barca d'Alva railway station was the terminal station of the Douro Line, until its closure in 1988. The station used to serve the village of Barca d'Alva and acted as a border station between Portugal and Spain, via the Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Portugal
- Also known as: “Antiga estação de Barca d’Alva”, “Barca d’Alva train station”, “Barca de Alva railway station”, “Estação Ferroviária de Barca de Alva”, and “gare de Barca d’Alva”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vega Terrón Pier.
Vega Terrón Pier
Station
Photo: Tres1416, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barca d’Alva and Poiares.
Barca d’Alva
Hamlet
Barca d'Alva is a Portuguese village located in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, north of the Guarda District. Barca d'Alva is also located inside the Douro International Natural Park and less than 1 km away from the Portugal-Spain border, defined by the Douro and the Águeda rivers.
Poiares
Village
Poiares is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of Barca d’Alva railway station.
La Fregeneda
Village
La Fregeneda is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 337 inhabitants. La Fregeneda is situated 7 km southeast of Barca d’Alva railway station.
Barca d’Alva railway station
- Categories: border train station, building, and transportation
- Location: Escalhão, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.02691° or 41° 1′ 37″ north
Longitude
-6.9371° or 6° 56′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CHM23G7+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Venetian—“Barca d’Alva railway station” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Estação Ferroviária de Barca d’Alva”
- Dutch: “station Barca d’Alva”
- French: “Barca d’Alva”
- German: “Bahnhof Barca d’Alva”
- Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Barca d’Alva”
- Spanish: “estación de Barca de Alba”
- Spanish: “Estación de Barca de Alba”
- Venetian: “Stasion de Barca de Alba”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fluvina de Barca de Alva and Cais Turístico-Fluvial de Barca de Alva.
Nearby Places
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