Urrós halt

The Urrós halt was a station on the Sabor line that served the town of Urrós, in the municipality of Mogadouro, Portugal.

Urrós halt

Apeadeiro de Urrós
Urrós halt, 2021
General information
LocationUrrós, Mogadouro
Portugal
Coordinates41°22′02.93″N 6°29′44.69″W / 41.3674806°N 6.4957472°W / 41.3674806; -6.4957472
Line(s)Sabor line (1938-1988)
Distance
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Website
History
Opened22 May 1938 (1938-05-22)
Closed1 August 1988
Location
Urrós halt is located in Portugal
Urrós halt
Urrós halt
Location within Portugal

Description

The complex consists of a passenger building (EP), a covered pier (CC), a sanitary facilities building (WC), staff accommodation buildings and a water tank. The passenger building has a polygonal floor plan and single-story façades, plastered and painted white, covered in stonework and ashlars of polychrome tiles. The main façade faces south and there are two panels of toponymic azulejos on the sides. The interior is divided into two zones with similar areas, the one to the east corresponding to the stationmaster's quarters, and the one to the west corresponding to the public area, with a waiting room and porch facing the line, and the service area, with telegraph office, ticket office and dispatch. The walls are covered in tiles with a polychrome pattern.

History

See also: Sabor line

Construction and inauguration

In 1932, the section of the Sabor line between Mogadouro and Urrós was under construction.[1] In 1937, this section was still under construction, along with the continuation to Duas Igrejas - Miranda.[2]

In Series II of Diário do Governo no. 33, of 10 February 1938, a decree was published ratifying the final acceptance certificate for contract no. 2 of the Sabor line. This included the installation of the railway and the telephone line to Urrós, and the construction of this apeadeiro, which consisted of a passenger building, a toilet, a platform, a goods pier and the corresponding top track, fencing, a locomotive reversing apron, a water tank and a second line.[3]

The Urrós halt was inaugurated on 22 May 1938.[4][5]

Closure

View from the tracks, 2021

Both the Sabor line and the Urrós halt were closed on 1 August 1988.[6][7]

See also

Bibliography

  • REIS, Francisco; GOMES, Rosa; GOMES, Gilberto; et al. (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006. CP-Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. p. 238. ISBN 989-619-078-X.

References

  1. ^ "A Direcção Geral dos Caminhos de Ferro e o ano findo" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 46, no. 1081. 1 January 1933. p. 15-16. Retrieved 19 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  2. ^ SOUSA, José Fernando de (1 February 1937). "Abertura do novo troço da Linha de Portalegre" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 49, no. 1179. p. 75-77. Retrieved 19 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  3. ^ "Parte Oficial" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 50, no. 1204. 16 February 1938. p. 103-106. Retrieved 19 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  4. ^ "Troços de linhas férreas portuguesas abertas à exploração desde 1856, e a sua extensão" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. Ano 69, no. 1652. 16 October 1956. p. 528-530. Retrieved 19 August 2014 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
  5. ^ "Monumentos".
  6. ^ GARCIAS, Pedro (5 December 2009). "Saudades do comboio na Linha do Sabor". Jornal Público. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. ^ REIS et al, p. 150