Tua (Aldeia)
Tua is a village (pt: Aldeia ) in the municipality of Castanheiro in the Carrazeda de Ansiães district in Portugal with 110 inhabitants (as of 2001) and belongs to the Bragança district . The place Tua is located at the confluence of the river Tua in the river Douro .
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Tua Train Station was built in 1883 and is located on the Linha do Douro . It was also the starting point of the Linha do Tua , the last railway line in Portugal, which was operated with steam locomotives. On August 22, 2008, a serious railway accident occurred on Linha do Tua. Since then, rail traffic on this route has been suspended for safety reasons until the causes have been finally clarified.
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- ↑ HAROLD HECKLE: 1 dead, 47 hurt: Train derails in Portugal. In: welt.de . August 22, 2008, accessed October 7, 2018 .
Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ′ N , 7 ° 25 ′ W