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.

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Opening hours: 6:20 AM—10:20 PM
Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Portugal
Also known as: “Faro train station”
Address: Largo da Estação dos Caminhos de Ferro, Faro, 8000-133

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palácio da Familia Guerreirinho and Chapel of São Sebastião.

Palácio da Familia Guerreirinho

Castle

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Palácio da Familia Guerreirinho is a castle, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Faro railway station.

Chapel of São Sebastião

Church

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Chapel of São Sebastião is a church, which is situated 290 metres northeast of Faro railway station.

Faro Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Faro, Portugal. The cathedral was consecrated in the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the late 13th century by the Archbishop of Braga. Faro Cathedral is situated 730 metres southeast of Faro railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.

Pechão

Village

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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

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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

Categories: building and transportation
Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.01851° or 37° 1′ 7″ north

Longitude

-7.93968° or 7° 56′ 23″ west

Open location code

8C9J2396+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 178471103

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

Wikidata ID

Q8779773

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Faro railway station” goes by many names.

Chinese: “法魯站”
Chinese: “法魯車站”
Chinese: “法鲁站”
Dutch: “station Faro”
Esperanto: “Faro”
French: “Faro”
French: “gare ferroviaire de Faro”
German: “Bahnhof Faro”
Italian: “stazione di Faro”
Italian: “Stazione di Faro”
Polish: “Faro (stacja kolejowa)”
Polish: “Faro”
Portuguese: “Estação de Faro”
Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Faro”
Spanish: “Estacion de Faro”
Spanish: “Estación de Faro”
Venetian: “Stasion de Faro”

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