Freixo de Espada à Cinta railway station

The Freixo de Espada à Cinta railway station was a station on the Sabor line, which nominally served the town of Freixo de Espada à Cinta, located 19km away,[1] in the Bragança District of Portugal.

Freixo de Espada à Cinta Station

Estação Ferroviária de Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Facade of the main building of the Freixo de Espada à Cinta station, in 2023
General information
LocationFreixo de Espada à Cinta
Portugal
Coordinates41°10′47.5″N 6°47′57.1″W / 41.179861°N 6.799194°W / 41.179861; -6.799194
Elevation620m
Line(s)Sabor line (1927-1988)
Connections
Other information
ClassificationStation
Website
History
Opened6 July 1927 (1927-07-06)
Closed1 August 1988
Location
Freixo de Espada à Cinta Station is located in Portugal
Freixo de Espada à Cinta Station
Freixo de Espada à Cinta Station
Location within Portugal

History edit

Construction and opening

In July 1926, it was reported that work was to resume on the Sabor line on the section beyond Carviçais, after a long period of interruption. By this time, several stations had already been completed for several years, including the one at Freixo de Espada à Cinta.[2] The passenger building was located on the southeast side of the track. The section between Carviçais and Lagoaça opened for service on July 6, 1927.[3]

Road connections

Between 1931 and 1935, the Junta Autónoma das Estradas connected this station to the town of Freixo de Espada à Cinta[4] (today's EN220), shortening the distance by road to 19 km.[5]

Closure edit

 
Interior of the station

The line and the station were closed on the 1 August 1988.[6]

The roof collapsed between 2014 and 2018 and the station is currently completely abandoned and on a high level of decay.

Further reading edit

  • TABORDA, Joaquim Augusto Ramos (2004). Freixo de Espada à Cinta: monografia. Lisboa: Negócios. p. 74. ISBN 972-99392-0-9.

References edit

  1. ^ "OpenStreetMap".
  2. ^ "Linhas Portuguesas" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 39, no. 925. 1 July 1926. p. 208. Retrieved 10 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  3. ^ TORRES, Carlos Manitto (16 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 70, no. 1684. p. 91-95. Retrieved 10 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  4. ^ "Publicações recebidas" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Via 49, no. 1177. 1 January 1937. p. 21. Retrieved 10 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  5. ^ "OpenStreetMap".
  6. ^ "Saudades do comboio na Linha do Sabor". 5 December 2009.