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
Location	Freixo de Espada à Cinta Portugal
Coordinates	41°10′47.5″N 6°47′57.1″W / 41.179861°N 6.799194°W / 41.179861; -6.799194
Elevation	620m
Line(s)	Sabor line (1927-1988)
Connections	Fornos - Sabor Macieirinha
Other information
Classification	Station
Website	https://arqueologia.patrimoniocultural.pt/index.php?sid=sitios&subsid=2149799
History
Opened	6 July 1927 (1927-07-06)
Closed	1 August 1988
Location
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. "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.