Английская Википедия:Guimarães railway station

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The Guimarães railway station is part of the Linha de Guimarães, that serves the municipality of Guimarães, on the Braga District, in Portugal. It was officially inaugurated on 14 April 1884. Шаблон:Infobox station

Description

Location and access

Шаблон:Stack The station has car access by the Avenida D. João IV, in the city of Guimarães.

In 2012, the Rede Ferroviária Nacional published that by January 6, 2011, the Guimarães railway station appeared with a total of four lanes, which were from 205 to 292 m long, while all platforms were 220 m long and 90 cm tall.

Both the old and the new station are located in the freguesia of Urgezes.

History

Background

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The first ever train at the Guimarães train station, 14 April 1884.

In the middle of the 19th century, the Minho region suffered by the lack of communication with the rest of Portugal, due to its poor railway infrastructure; things only changed after the Portuguese Regeneration thanks to Fontes Pereira de Melo, when many railway stations were created, including from Porto to Braga and Guimarães.

One of the first projects aimed to bring the rails to Guimarães was made by the Minho District Railway Company Limited, that wished to build tracks from Santo Tirso to Guimarães; but the company filled for bankruptcy in January 1879. That year, a new concession was opened for a line to Guimarães.

Construction and Inauguration

The Guimarães Railway Company started construction on the Trofa to Vizela line, with the first section being inaugurated on 31 December 1883. The next section, which included the Guimarães station, entered service on 14 April 1884.

On 16 September 1895, the Railway Gazette reported that orders had been given to start construction on an avenue between the Toural square and the Guimarães Station.

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Old Guimarães station, 1990

20th century

On 21 July 21 1907, entered in service the portion to Fafe. In 1913, there were diligences from Guimarães station to Caldas das Taipas and Braga.

In 1927, the companies of Guimarães and Póvoa, that managed the Porto-Póvoa-Famalicão line, merged into a single company called Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro do Norte de Portugal. In 14 March 1932, was inaugurated the section between Guimarães, Senhora da Hora and Trofa, with part of the ceremony taking part in the Guimarães Station, that was decked out for that event. By around 7 pm,the inaugural train arrived at Guimarães station, where a reception was held for president of the Portuguese republic, Óscar Carmona. In 1937, a special train was held to Guimarães, to transport the railway sapper veterans. The ceremony was held in the square in front of the station.

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Train in the old Guimarães station, 1996

In 1947, the North railway company was given to the Company of Portuguese Railway, that had interests on the old railways of that company, including the Guimarães line.

Connections to Fafe were closed in 1986.

21st century

In the 1990s, the Cabinet of the Nó Ferroviário of Porto started a requalification program of the rails located around the city of Porto, that were, at that time, outdated and didn't keep up with demand, including the Guimarães line. This program had the objective of improving de working conditions, by improving infrastructure and getting new trains. The Guimarães line,was improved by improving the electrification and altering the track gauge, remodeling many stations, and installing electronic signals, the line resumed operations in 2004.

In August 2007, a passenger was electrocuted, as well as two fireman that tried to rescue him; they were transported to the Senhora da Oliveira Hospital where they all made a full recovery.

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Station of Guimarães, 1996

Expansions to other lines

On 16 August 1895, the railway gazette started planning a line between Guimarães and Famalicão, and on 1 September 1899, it was reported that construction had started. In 16 February 1901, the line was requested to be built to accommodate Horsecar trams, with steam traction.

On the railway gazette of 1 December 1899, it was announced that Italian engineer Cachapuz had requested a license to build many railway lines in the north region of Portugal, including a line from Guimarães to Braga. A decrete on 27 April 1903, ordered the opening of a public tender for this line, along with those in Vale do Lima and Alto Minho.

See also

• Comboios de Portugal
• Infraestruturas de Portugal
• Rail transport in Portugal
• History of rail transport in Portugal