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
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
See also: Sabor line

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

References
  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_car&route=41.1835%2C-6.8413%3B41.0905%2C-6.8084#map=11/41.1376/-6.8163&layers=Y
  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. https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_car&route=41.1835%2C-6.8413%3B41.0905%2C-6.8084#map=13/41.1377/-6.8161&layers=Y
  6. https://www.publico.pt/2009/12/05/jornal/saudades-do-comboio-na-linha-do-sabor-18346200
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