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Variz railway station

Coordinates: 41°21′51″N 6°36′27″W / 41.36405°N 6.60746°W / 41.36405; -6.60746
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Variz railway station

Estação Ferroviária de Variz
The Variz railway station in April 2023
General information
LocationVariz, Penas Roias
Portugal
Coordinates41°21′51″N 6°36′27″W / 41.36405°N 6.60746°W / 41.36405; -6.60746
Line(s)Sabor line (1938-1988)
Distance
Connections
History
Opened22 May 1938 (1938-05-22)
Closed1 August 1988
Location
Variz railway station is located in Portugal
Variz railway station
Variz railway station
Location within Portugal

The Variz railway station was a station of the Sabor line, located in the town of Variz, in the parish of Penas Roias, in the municipality of Mogadouro, Portugal.

History

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Construction and inauguration

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In Series II of Diário do Governo no. 33, of 10 February 1938, a decree was published approving the final acceptance of contract no. 2 for the Sabor Line, executed by the Companhia Geral de Construção. This project included, among other works, the construction of the Variz railway station (at the time a halt), which consisted of a passenger building (located on the north side of the track),[1] a toilet, a platform, fences, a depot, a quay for goods with the corresponding top track, and a second carriageway.[2][3] This contract also included the installation of the telephone network between Mogadouro and Urrós, serving Variz.[3] The section between Mogadouro and Duas Igrejas - Miranda was opened for operation on 22 May 1938.[4]

A decree published in Diário do Governo no. 203, Series II, of 1 September 1938, ordered the signing of a contract with José Teixeira de Magalhães to carry out contract no. 4 on the Sabor line, which consisted of paving the area around the Variz station, already promoted from the status of halt.[5]

Closure

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The Variz railway station ceased operations as a direct consequence of the closure of the Sabor line on August 1, 1988.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20211015140931/http://trainz.comboios.info/hi/mapa2%20200.gif. Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2023-12-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://archive.today/20211015172106/https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IbpYkSVvjNg/W7IFMdgOuFI/AAAAAAAAGWU/jNL7mVP947I2rx1KSvH0JzJClEQB8QYPQCKgBGAs/s1600/19%2B-%2BVariz.jpg
  3. ^ a b https://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1938/N1204/N1204_master/GazetaCFN1204.pdf
  4. ^ https://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1956/N1652/N1652_master/GazetaCFN1652.pdf
  5. ^ https://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1938/N1218/N1218_master/GazetaCFN1218.pdf
  6. ^ "Saudades do comboio na Linha do Sabor". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. ^ REIS et al, 2006:150

Bibliography

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  • REIS, Francisco; GOMES, Rosa; GOMES, Gilberto; et al. (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006. Lisboa: CP-Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. p. 238. ISBN 989-619-078-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)