Recife Central Station, also known as Estação Central Capiba/Museu do Trem, was a railway station built in Pernambuco.[1] Opened in 1888, the station was the starting point for trips to the suburbs of Recife, cities in the interior of Pernambuco and neighboring states in the Northeast Region.[2]
Recife Central Station Estação Central do Recife | |
|---|---|
 Train Museum | |
| General information | |
| Location | Recife, suburbs of Recife and cities in the interior of the state |
| Coordinates | 8°04′03″S 34°53′01″W / 8.067469°S 34.883589°W |
| Owned by | FUNDARPE |
| Key dates | |
| 1885 | Inauguration on March 25, 1885 |
| (1890-1901) | EFCP administration |
| (1901-1951) | GWBR administration |
| (1951-1957) | RFN administration |
| (1957-1984) | RFFSA administration |
| (1984-2011) | CBTU administration |
| (2011-current) | Train Museum under FUNDARPE administration |
Built in 1885, the station was provisionally designed in the neighborhood of São José.[3] The current building was inaugurated in March 1888 and is located on Floriano Peixoto street, the building was designed by the Minas Gerais architect Herculano Ramos for the Recife Railway Caruaru.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Estacao Central e Museu do Trem do Recife in Recife, Brazil". GPSmyCity. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Central Station Capiba - Recife Train Museum (Recife) - Visitor Information & Reviews - WhichMuseum". whichmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Diario de Pernambuco (PE) - 1980 a 1989 - DocReader Web". memoria.bn.br. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Menezes, Larissa Rodrigues de (November 2020). "Plano de Preservação do Patrimônio Cultural do Recife" (PDF). Conselho da cidade de Recife.
- ^ Prata, Jaime; Weber, Mike; Oliveira, José; Santos, Assunção (2017-09-30). "A Estação Litoral da Aguda". Revista de Ciência Elementar. 5 (3). doi:10.24927/rce2017.039. ISSN 2183-1270.