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, in the Bragança District of Portugal. History 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. The passenger building was located on the southeast side of the track. The section between Carviçais and Lagoaça e Fornos, Lagoaça opened for service on July 6, 1927. Road connections Between 1931 and 1935, the :pt:Junta Aut%C3%B3noma de Estradas, Junta Autónoma das Estradas connected this station to the town of Freixo de Espada à Cinta (today's :pt:EN220, EN220), shortening the distance by road to 19 km. Closure The line and the station were closed on the 1 August 1988. The ro ...
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Sabor Line
The Sabor line ''(Linha do Sabor)'' was a railway in north-east Portugal. It ran for nearly 106 km between Pocinho and Duas Igrejas, near Miranda do Douro. It closed in 1988. History The Sabor line served a very rural part of the country, following the Sabor river for part of its route. Construction of the line was partly intended to promote economic development in one of the most economically disadvantaged parts of Portugal, as well as to serve the iron ore mines at Rebordelo. The line was built by CF de Estado (State Railways), but became part of Comboios de Portugal, CP in 1947. In common with the other narrow gauge railways leading from the Douro Valley, the Sabor line was built with metre gauge tracks. Freight trains were operated by steam for almost the entire history of the line (until the early 1980s), whilst passenger trains were mostly operated by small petrol or diesel railcars. 2-4-6-0T Mallet locomotive, Mallet steam locomotives were used on the line, especia ...
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