Variz railway station

Variz railway station Estação Ferroviária de Variz
The Variz railway station in April 2023
General information
Location	Variz, Penas Roias Portugal
Coordinates	41°21′51″N6°36′27″W / 41.36405°N 6.60746°W / 41.36405; -6.60746
Line(s)	Sabor line (1938-1988)
Distance	Pocinho - 78km Mogadouro - 5.5km Duas Igrejas - Miranda - 27.3km
Connections	Sanhoane Mogadouro
History
Opened	22 May 1938 (1938-05-22)
Closed	1 August 1988
Location 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

Construction and inauguration

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

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

• Sabor line
• Rail transport in Portugal
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

1. "Diagrama das linhas ferreas Portuguesas" [Diagram of Portuguese railway lines] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
2. "Railway station map". Archived from the original on 2021-10-15.
3. "Gazeta dos caminhos de ferro, fundada em 1888" [Railway Gazette, founded in 1888](PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-01.
4. "1856 - 1956 Gazeta dos caminhos de ferro" [1856 - 1956 Railway Gazette](PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29.
5. "Gazeta dos caminhos de ferro, fundada em 1888" [Railway Gazette, founded in 1888](PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-10.
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

• 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.