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Abrantes Railway Station
Abrantes Station is a railway station in Abrantes, Santarém, Portugal. History The station opened on 7 November 1862 and was inaugurated on 5 May 1863, connecting Abrantes and Crato. It was opened by (now defunct) Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, later called Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. On 18 March 1873, in order to connect Abrantes Station to Linha da Beira Baixa, plans were made by Joaquim J. de Almeida to connect Abrantes to Monfortinho, right next to the Spanish border. Similar plans were later made on 1 February 1879 by Lourenço de Carvalho (who was the Minister and Secretary of State for Business of Public Works, Commerce and Industry). It was later connected by Covilhã on 6 September 1891. It was mentioned by Hans Christian Andersen in his book ''A Visit to Portugal in 1866''. The Linha da Beira Baixa became a line to the Abrantes station at a later time than the Linha do Leste. Lines * Linha da Beira Baixa * Linha do Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talgo
Talgo (officially Patentes Talgo, SAU) is a Spanish manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high-speed passenger trains. Corporate history TALGO, an abbreviation of Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (English: ''Lightweight articulated train Goicoechea Oriol''), and named after the company founders, Alejandro Goicoechea and José Luis Oriol. The company was first incorporated in 1942. In March 2007 Talgo sold its Finnish rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary Talgo Oy to its local management and other Finnish investors. The company, which Talgo had owned for seven years, reverted to its previous name of Transtech Oy. The company spends 10 to 12 percent of revenues on research and development, but the main revenue source is the Spanish railway operator Renfe. Talgo made an initial public offering on the Bolsa de Madrid in May 2015. The IPO valued the company at €1.27 billion. In July 2015, Talgo stated its intention to ship a Series 9 train to India at its own cost a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monfortinho
Monfortinho is a former civil parish in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova Idanha-a-Nova () is a town and surrounding municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, in east-central Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 9,716, in an area of 1416.34 km2, making it ..., Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo. It covers an area of 53.2 km2 and had a population of 608 as of 2001. It is served by Monfortinho Airport, an unpaved airstrip south of the village. References Spa towns in Portugal Idanha-a-Nova Portugal–Spain border crossings {{CasteloBranco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alferrarede
Alferrarede is a town and a former ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede. The population in 2011 was 3,884, in an area of 24.06 km2. History 
The toponymic name ''Alferrarede'' was derived from the ''gypseptum'' or ''ferratum'' referring to iron mines. As established by ...
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Railway Platform Height
Railway platform height is the built height – ''above top of rail (ATR)'' – of passenger platforms at stations. A connected term is ''train floor height'', which refers to the ATR height of the floor of rail vehicles. Worldwide, there are many, frequently incompatible, standards for platform heights and train floor heights. Where raised platforms are in use, train widths must also be compatible, in order to avoid both large gaps between platform and trains and mechanical interference liable to cause equipment damage. Differences in platform height (and platform gap) can pose a risk for passenger safety. Differences between platform height and train floor height may also make boarding much more difficult, or impossible, for wheelchair-using passengers and people with other mobility impairments, increasing station dwell time as platform or staff are required to deploy ramps to assist boarding. Platform ramps, steps, and platform gap fillers together with hazard warnings such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Platform
A railway platform is an area alongside a railway track providing convenient access to trains. Almost all stations have some form of platform, with larger stations having multiple platforms. The world's longest station platform is at Hubbali Junction in India at .Gorakhpur gets world's largest railway platform ''The Times of India'' The in the United States, at the other extreme, has a platform which is only long enough for a single bench. Among some United States train conductors the word "platform" has entered [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infraestruturas De Portugal
Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. (IP) is a state-owned company which resulted from the merger of Rede Ferroviária Nacional (REFER) and Estradas de Portugal (EP). It manages the Portuguese rail and road infrastructure. Network Road Total length, as of January 2019: 15.253 km Main roads and motorways: * Valença International Bridge, ( IP1 variante de Valença) * IC28 (Ponte de Lima-Ponte da Barca) * VCI/IC23 (Via de Cintura Interna do Porto) with the Arrábida and Freixo bridges and ( A20) access * EN1/IC2 (Porto-Lisboa) * Variante de Vilar Formoso (IP5) * IP3 (Coimbra-Viseu) * IC6 (IP3-Tábua) * IC12 (Santa Comba Dão-Canas de Senhorim) * A23 (section Torres Novas-Abrantes) * IP6 no Alto Alentejo (Fratel-Estremoz) * IP6 (Peniche-Óbidos) * IC13 (Portalegre-Alter do Chão) * Salgueiro Maia Cridge e acessos ( IC10) * Eixo Norte-Sul * IC16 (Radial da Pontinha) * CRIL/IC17 (Circular Regional Interna de Lisboa) * IC19 (Radial de Sintra) * IC22 (Radial de Od ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", " The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", " The Red Shoes", " The Princess and the Pea", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", " The Little Match Girl", and " Thumbelina". His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films. Early life Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark on 2 April 1805. He had a stepsister named Karen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covilhã
Covilhã () is a city and a municipality in the Centro region, Portugal. The city proper had 34,772 inhabitants in 2001. The municipality population in 2011 was 51,797, in an area of . It is located in the Beiras e Serra da Estrela subregion and Beiras and Serra da Estrela Intermunicipal Community. The municipal holiday is October 20. Sometimes referred to as ''town of wool and snow'', Covilhã is one of the main urban centres of the historical Beira Interior region. The proximity of the mountains offers dramatic scenery and a great environment for those fond of hiking, camping, mountain climbing and skiing. With an industrial tradition historically focused on textile industry supplied by an abundance of wool produced in the area since antiquity, but with a more diversified industry in contemporaneity, Covilhã, which was once known as the " Portuguese Manchester", is also a university city nowadays awarding degrees from aeronautical engineering to medicine to philosophy. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal–Spain Border
The Portugal–Spain border, also referred to as "The Stripe" ( es, La Raya, pt, A Raia, gl, A Raia, mwl, La Raia), is one of the oldest borders in the world. The current demarcation is almost identical to that defined in 1297 by the Treaty of Alcañices. The Portugal–Spain border is long, and is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union, being free of border control since March 26, 1995 (the effective date of the Schengen Agreement), with the exception of a brief period during the COVID-19 pandemic. The border is not defined for between the Caia river and Ribeira de Cuncos, because of the disputed status of Olivenza/Olivença, which has been disputed between the two countries for two hundred years. A microstate existed previously on the border called Couto Misto. Bordering districts and provinces Districts on the Portuguese side of the border from North to South: * Viana do Castelo District (Northern Portugal) * Braga District (Northern Portugal) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crato, Portugal
Crato () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708, in an area of 398.07 km2. The present Mayor is José Correia Luz, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Aldeia da Mata * Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso * Gáfete * Monte da Pedra History Crato has been the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal since 1340. The head of the order was known as the Prior of Crato The Prior of Crato (''Prior do Crato''), was the traditional title given to the head of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (Hospitaller) in Portugal. It is a reference to the domains of the order around Crato, Portugal. The Port .... References External linksTown Hall official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Miguel Do Rio Torto E Rossio Ao Sul Do Tejo
União das Freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Abrantes, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former ''freguesias'' of São Miguel do Rio Torto and Rossio ao Sul do Tejo. The population in 2011 was 4,881,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 58.94 km².Á ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare De Abrantes Na Segunda Metade Do Século XIX - O Caminho De Ferro Revisitado
Gare is the word for "station" in French and related languages, commonly meaning railway station Gare can refer to: People * Gare (surname), surname * The Gare Family, fictional characters in the novel '' Wild Geese'' by Martha Ostenso Places * Gare, Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gare (Gadžin Han), a village situated in Gadžin Han municipality in Serbia * Garé, Hungary * Gare, Luxembourg, neighborhood around the railway station in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg * Gare Loch, an open see loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland * Pompoï-gare, Pompoï-gare is a village in the Pompoï Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso * South Gare, an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England ** South Gare & Coatham Sands SSSI, Site of Special Scientific Interest ** South Gare Lighthouse, at the end of the South Gare breakwater Transportation ''Gare'' refers to many stations in Francophone and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
