Barca d'Alva railway station
Barca d'Alva railway station Estação Ferroviária de Barca d'Alva | |||||
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Barca d'Alva station in 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Barca de Alva railway station | ||||
| Location | Barca d'Alva, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Portugal | ||||
| Coordinates | 41°01′37.98″N 6°56′10.83″W / 41.0272167°N 6.9363417°W | ||||
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| Status | Abandoned | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 9 December 1887 | ||||
| Closed | 2 October 1988 | ||||
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Barca d'Alva railway station was the terminal station of the Douro Line, until its closure in 1988. The station used to serve Barca d'Alva and acted as a border station between Portugal and Spain, via the Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway. It is located in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, in Portugal.