Carviçais railway station explained

Country:Portugal
Coordinates:41.1829°N -6.8856°W
Connections:
  • Macieirinha
  • Fonte do Prado
Distance:
Line:Sabor line (1911–1988)
Borough:Carviçais, Torre de Moncorvo
Carviçais railway station
Name Lang:en
Native Name:Estação Ferroviária de Carviçais
Native Name Lang:pt
Closed:1 August 1988
Map Type:Portugal

The Carviçais railway station, originally called Carviçaes,[1] was a station on the Sabor Line that used to serve the town of Carviçais, in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal.

Description

The Carviçais railway station complex had, in addition to the main building for passenger use (which was located on the south-east side of the track),[2] a warehouse for goods. It also had a wye for reversing locomotives.[3] Traces of the wye can still be seen in an aerial photograph, to the north of the track, about 100 metres east of the main building. Next to the station, on the side of the track, was a barn belonging to the .

History

Inauguration and active years

The section between Pocinho and Carviçais was inaugurated on 17 September 1911,[4] and was the first part of the Sabor line to be opened.[5] [6] The station was inaugurated with the name Carviçaes, later changed to Carviçais due to Orthographic reforms.

In July 1926, it was already planned that the Sabor line would soon be continued from Carviçais.[7] In fact, the next section, to Lagoaça, was opened one year later on 6 July 1927. In 1933, the Ministry of Planning opened the line to the public.

In 1933, the Minister of Public Works and Communications approved an opinion from the General Directorate of Railways, which referred to the choice of land next to the station for the installation of workshops to repair rolling stock.[8] Between 1931 and 1932, 600,000 escudos were earmarked for this project.[9]

Closure

The Sabor line and the Carviçais railway station were closed on 1 August 1988.[10]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1916-09-16 . Ficheiro:Horarios Setembro 1916 - GazetaCF 690 1916.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre . 2024-03-14 . commons.wikimedia.org . pt.
  2. (anónimo): Mapa 20 : Diagrama das Linhas Férreas Portuguesas com as estações (Edição de 1985), CP: Departamento de Transportes: Serviço de Estudos: Sala de Desenho / Fergráfica — Artes Gráficas L.da: Lisboa, 1985
  3. https://archive.today/20211015045142/https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnqx8B7Y388/W7IFMf40cMI/AAAAAAAAGWU/eskgaslDFxAGjs4kbKgzsLOgGdxb-9HtgCKgBGAs/s1600/12%2B-%2BCarvi%25C3%25A7ais.jpg Diagram of the station of Carviçais
  4. Web site: Estação Ferroviária de Carviçais . 2024-11-18 . www.monumentos.gov.pt . en.
  5. News: 8 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 Municipal de Lisboa . Ano 69.
  6. News: 8 August 2014 . TORRES, Carlos Manitto . Carlos Manitto Torres . 16 February 1958 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1684 . 91–95 . A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário . Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa . Ano 70.
  7. News: 8 August 2014 . 1 July 1926 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 925 . 208 . Linhas Portuguesas . Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa . Ano 39.
  8. News: 14 June 2017 . 1 April 1933 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1087 . 201 . Direcção Geral de Caminhos de Ferro . Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa . Ano 46.
  9. News: 14 June 2017 . SOUSA, José Fernando de . José Fernando de Sousa . 1 March 1934 . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . 1109 . 127–130 . Direcção Geral de Caminhos de Ferro: Relatório de 1931-1932 . Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa . Ano 47.
  10. REIS et al, 2006:150

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