Silves railway station
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024.Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Pelourinho de Silves.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 1½ km north of Silves railway station.
Pelourinho de Silves
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelourinho de Silves is situated 1½ km north of Silves railway station.
Câmara Municipal de Silves
Town hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Silves is a town hall, which is situated 1½ km north of Silves railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
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. Estômbar is situated 5 km southwest of Silves railway station.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 7 km southeast of Silves railway station.
Lagoa
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lagoa is a municipality in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Lagoa is one of the most important tourist areas of the Algarve. There are various factors which have contributed to its popularity, namely the variety of offerings to visitors, and the friendliness of its citizens.
Silves railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Portugal
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17578° or 37° 10′ 33″ northLongitude
-8.44047° or 8° 26′ 26″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HG5+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 151552522OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q552217
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Silves railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Silves”
- Esperanto: “Silves”
- French: “Silves”
- Polish: “Silves”
- Portuguese: “Estação de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Silves”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Silves”
- Spanish: “Estación de Silves”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silves and Piscinas municipais.
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