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Ururahy (train Station/Bahnhof), Rio de Janeiro (URJ-1623)

E. F. Central do Brasil, 1890

Another name: Cupim

Ururahy station was inaugurated around 1875 by the Estrada de Ferro de Macahe a Campos railway company and was located on the east bank of the river of the same name in the Município of Campos, 260 km northeast of the capital Rio de Janeiro. The railway line became part of the Estrada de Ferro Leopoldina in 1887 and from 1975 until its closure in 1996 it belonged to Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (estacoesferroviarias.com.br). Around 1945, the station and town name changed to Cupim, which is now a rural suburb southwest of Campos dos Goytacazes.

According to the Rio press, there was a post office at the station from September 1889:

Diario do Commercio, 20.09.1889

So far, no imperial-era postmark has been seen from this station.

Almanak Laemmert, 1892

Anderer Name: Cupim

Der Bahnhof Ururahy wurde um 1875 durch die Estrada de Ferro de Macahe a Campos Bahngesellschaft eingeweiht und lag am Ostufer des gleichnamigen Flusses im Município von Campos, 260 km nordöstlich der Hauptstadt Rio de Janeiro entfernt. Die Bahnlinie ging 1887 zur Estrada de Ferro Leopoldina über und von 1975 bis zur Stilllegung 1996 gehörte sie der Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (estacoesferroviarias.com.br). Gegen 1945 wechselten der Bahnhofs- und Ortsname zu Cupim, der heute ein ländlicher Vorort südwestlich von Campos dos Goytacazes ist.

Wie aus der Rio-Presse zu entnehmen ist, gab es ein Postamt am Bahnhof seit September 1889:

Diario do Commercio, 20.09.1889

Bisher war kein Poststempel aus der Kaiserzeit aus diesem Bahnhof zu sehen.

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Brazilian-German philatelist who lives in Germany since 1981.

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