Covas
This is the first station after Guimarães. The Covas-station is located by the road N105 connecting Guimarães with Porto. This road is also attached to the A11 highway. Location of Covas suggests that is closely linket to Guimarães.
The station is located at the edge of the Covas village. Covas is a small and compact place. Surprisingly the centre is created with block-houses and one side of the station adjoins to this centre. The other part of the station goes over to the countryside with farms, fields and gardens.
The station (and road which goes along) is border between buit-area and countryside. The station has only one railway track and two roofed platforms on both sides of the track. But the equipment was unfortunately damaged - signs of the station name, walls are decorated with graffiti. I guess this is because of missing system of cameras that is possible to see in other stations of the line.
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COVAS |
EQUIPMENT OF THE STATION |
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Waiting room |
no |
Ticket office |
No |
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Benches |
yes; marble |
Bin |
No |
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Roofed platforms |
Yes |
ATM |
No |
| Way to cross the track |
Underpass |
Left-luggages |
No |
| Access for disabled |
Yes; both platforms (underpass, access from/to both sides of the station) |
Shop/restaurant |
No |
| Ticket machine |
No |
Newspaper-agent |
Yes; including basic fast-food and coffee service with possibility for sitting (outside) |
| Security/cameras | No | ||
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COVAS |
SURROUNDINGS OF THE STATION |
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| Parking |
3 parkings by the station; total cca. 80 places/2 for disabled, bike stand (7 racks) - roofed |
Bus stop |
Yes; by the station |
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Access to the nearest highway |
Cca 2,2 km (Polvoreira - A7-E805) |
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Photos
Covas station; Google Map
click the picture
Train to Guimarães in the station
The Covas station
There are no signs with a name of the station...
Graffiti
Bus stop by the station
Track to/from Porto
