Bruçó railway station explained

Country:Portugal
Coordinates:41.2515°N -6.6972°W
Connections:
Distance:
Line:Sabor line (1930-1988)
Borough:Bruçó, Mogadouro
Bruçó railway station
Name Lang:en
Native Name:Estação Ferroviária de Bruçó
Native Name Lang:pt
Closed:1 August 1988
Map Type:Portugal

The Bruçó railway station, originally called Bruçô, was an interface of the Sabor line, which served the town of, in the Bragança District of Portugal.

Description

The remains of the station are located to the northwest of the town of Bruçó, accessed by road via a dedicated branch of the EM596 road and from there via the EM596-1 road over a distance of 2.3 km (accumulated gradient of +10-70 m).[1] The passenger building was on the right-hand side of the uphill track (towards Duas Igrejas).

History

See also: Sabor line.

Construction and inauguration

On February 16, 1908, the reported that the plan for the section between Carviçais and Bruçó on the Sabor Line would be presented to the Superior Council of Public Works.[2]

On 1 July 1926, the Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro reported that work on the Carviçais section of the Sabor Line was about to resume, after a long period of suspension; at that time, several stations had already been completed for some years, including Bruçó (named Bruçô at the time).[3] On 1 June 1930, the section between Lagoaça and Mogadouro, where Bruçó station was located, opened.[4]

In January 1933, houses started being built to house the porters,[5] being concluded the next year.[6]

Closure and abandonment

The Sabor line was closed on the 1st of August 1988, leaving the Bruçó railway station abandoned to this day.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 October 2021 . Cálculo de distância rodoviária .
  2. News: 4 February 2024 . 1 March 1939 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1229 . 158 . Efemérides . Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa . Ano 51.
  3. News: 14 August 2014 . 1 July 1926 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 925 . 208 . Linhas Portuguesas . Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa . Ano 39.
  4. News: 14 August 2014 . 16 October 1956 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1652 . 528-530 . Troços de linhas férreas portuguesas abertas à exploração desde 1856, e a sua extensão . Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa . Ano 69.
  5. News: 14 August 2014 . 16 January 1933 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1082 . 61-63 . Ainda o que se fez nos Caminhos de Ferro em Portugal no ano de 1932 . Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa . Ano 46.
  6. News: 4 February 2024 . 1 January 1935 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1129 . 29 . O que se fez nos Caminhos de Ferro em Portugal, em 1934 . Ano 47.
  7. Web site: 25 October 2010 . Jornal Público . Saudades do comboio na Linha do Sabor .
  8. REIS et al, 2006:150