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Circular Regional Interior do Porto: Carvalhos – Ponte do Freixo – Francos: IP 1 (Carvalhos – Antas-Porto/A 3) IC 23 (Freixo-Porto – Francos-Porto/A 28) 17: 1989–1995: AE do Douro Litoral A 21 Malveira – Ericeira: 21: 2005–2008: Mafratlântico A 22 Via do Infante de Sagres: Lagos – Portimão – Albufeira – Faro – Castro Marim
In 1858, the expansion of the Linha do Sul, today Linha do Alentejo, from Beja to Algarve was planned; [3] in 1864, the contract between Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro de Sul e Sueste and the Portuguese state was signed. [4] The connection to Faro was completed on 21 February 1889, [5] but only opened on 1 July of the same year. [6]
An Alfa Pendular in Santa Apolónia Station, Lisbon.. Since the late 1990s Comboios de Portugal (CP) has run the Alfa Pendular service, connecting Portugal's mainland from the north border to the Algarve at a speed of up to 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) (in specific sections), which reduced the travel time between Porto and Lisbon by approximately 30 minutes.
Faro station (Portuguese: Estação de Faro) is the main railway station in the city of Faro, Portugal, operated by Comboios de Portugal. [1] It opened on 1 July 1889. The line to the north-west is electrified, using overhead catenary. The line east, to the terminus at Vila Real de Santo António, is not.
Along with the airports in Lisbon, Faro, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Horta, Flores, Madeira, and Porto Santo, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation were conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98. With this concession, ANA became responsible for the planning ...
Faro has the highest minimum temperature ever recorded in Portugal, which was 32 °C (90 °F) on 26 July 2004. [18] With over 3000 hours of sunshine a year, Faro is often regarded as one of the sunniest cities in Europe, alongside nearby Tavira. [19] [20] [21] July and August have the most sunshine, while December has the least.
The rail network will be able to connect Lisbon to Porto with speeds as high as 300km/h, and in a total travel time of 75 minutes without stops, and 105 minutes with stops. The new high-speed line will have stops in Leiria, Coimbra, Aveiro, Vila Nova de Gaia, apart from the already mentioned in Lisbon-Santa Apolónia and Porto-Campanhã.
Angola largely shares similar road signage designs used in Portugal alongside SADC-issued road signs which made them transitional in nature. [3]Yemen largely shares similar road signage designs used in Portugal — except those languages used are bilingual (Arabic and English) and have different symbols (e.g. camels, mosques, sand dunes, date palms, crescents).