São Carlos railroad station
Former railway station in Jundiaí, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Estação Ferroviária de São Carlos ("São Carlos Railroad Station"), better known as Estação de São Carlos ("São Carlos Station"), Estação da Fepasa ("Fepasa Station"), or Estação Cultura ("Culture Station"), is the old train station located in São Carlos, Brazil. It is on the list of assets of historical interest published in 2021 by the Pró-Memória Foundation of São Carlos (FPMSC).[1]
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São Carlos station Estação Ferroviária de São Carlos | |||||
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Other names | Estação Cultura | ||||
Location | Praça Antonio Prado, s/nº, São Carlos, SP | ||||
Coordinates | 22°1′23″S 47°53′44″W | ||||
Managed by | City of São Carlos | ||||
Line(s) | Trunk line (Jundiaí-Colômbia), line 1 of Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro | ||||
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Status | Currently houses the Museum of São Carlos (Fundação Pro-Memória de São Carlos) | ||||
Station code | SP-1208 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1884 and 1912 | ||||
Closed | 15 March 2001 (2001-03-15) | ||||
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The first São Carlos railroad station was built in 1884 by Rio Clarense (Rio Claro), which Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro demolished to build the current one, inaugurated in 1912.[2]