Estômbar-Lagoa railway station

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Estômbar-Lagoa) is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in Estômbar, Portugal. It opened on 15 February 1903.^[2]

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station Estação Ferroviária de Estômbar-Lagoa
Estômbar-Lagoa station in 2008
General information
Location	Lagoa Portugal
Coordinates	37°8′36.51″N 8°29′7.96″W
Owned by	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Line(s)	Linha do Algarve
Platforms	2[1]
Tracks	2
Train operators	Comboios de Portugal
History
Opened	15 February 1903; 121 years ago (1903-02-15)
Services
Preceding station Comboios de Portugal Following station Silves towards Faro Regional Ferragudo towards Lagos

History

On 8 November 1997, two trains crashed close to Estômbar, killing four people and injuring 14.^[3]

References

1. Directório da Rede 2010 (Technical report) (in Portuguese). REFER, E.P. 22 January 2009.
2. "Silves a Portimão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). 16 February 1903. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
3. "Acidente ferroviário em Estômbar". Barlavento (in Portuguese). Portimão. 13 November 1997.