Engenho Novo Station

Engenho Novo is a railway station in Engenho Novo, Rio de Janeiro which is serviced by the Supervia.[1]

Engenho Novo

Estação Engenho Novo
Engenho Novo station in 2011
LocationRio de Janeiro
Brazil
Coordinates22.9033333°S 43.270525°W / -22.9033333; -43.270525
Owned byRio de Janeiro State Government
Operated bySuperVia
Line(s)Deodoro Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeENO
History
Opened1858
Electrified1937
Services
Preceding station   SuperVia   Following station
toward Central
Deodoro
toward Deodoro
Location
Engenho Novo
Location within Rio de Janeiro

History

Engenho Novo Station was opened in 1858, being part of the first section of the Central do Brasil Railroad, between Rio de Janeiro and Nova Iguaçu. With the growth of the city of Rio de Janeiro - In large part caused by the existence of the train line - passenger trains started to run with ever increasing frequency, and the line would be electrified in 1937. The station was rebuilt in the 1900s, and had streetcars running from there to Vila Isabel, though these streetcars have since been abandoned. The subterranean passage between one side of the tracks and the other would be built in 1920. Though the station was originally used for both cargo and passenger transport, the inauguration of Silva Freire station caused it to be used exclusively for passenger transport, and the Deodoro Line as a whole is now used exclusively for passenger transport.

Notable places nearby

Platforms

Platform 1A: Towards Deodoro (Stopper)
Platform 1B: Towards Central do Brasil (Stopper)

References
  1. Ralph Mennucci Giesbrecht (2018). "Engenho Novo". Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
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