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Carmo (train station/Bahnhof), Minas Gerais (CMG-0620)

Estado de Minas Geraes, 1910

Text update of November 24, 2023

Other names: Americo Lobo

Carmo station was opened in June 1884 by the railway company E.F. Minas e Rio (Cruzeiro-Jureia line) and was in the Freguesia de Carmo do Rio Verde near Vila de Christina, 350 km south-west of the provincial capital Ouro Preto.  The line changed hands several times: to Rede Sul-Mineira in 1910, Rede Mineira de Viação in 1931, V.F. Centro-Oeste in 1965 and Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (estacoesferroviarias.com.br) from 1975 until its closure in 1996. In 2014, the tracks were still in place and the station building served as a residential building.

In 2014 (Photo Bruno C. Sanches, on estacoesferroviarias.com.br)

The area around the railway station became part of the Município Silvestre Ferraz in September 1901 and has belonged to the Município Carmo de Minas since December 1953.

Paula Sobrinho in História Postal de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, 1997) and R. Koester (Carimbologia IX) write that there was a post office in the railway station from May 1885. This is confirmed by the press in Rio:

Gazeta da Tarde/RJ, 26/05/1885

Koester also describes the imperial postmark CMG-0620a as a double circle, dated 1888 in the centre. Here its illustration, provided by Luiz C. Fritzen:

CMG-0620a (LCF) 1888
Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil, 1890

Textaktualisierung vom 24. November 2023

Andere Namen: Americo Lobo

Der Bahnhof Carmo wurde im Juni 1884 von der Eisenbahngesellschaft E.F. Minas e Rio (Linie Cruzeiro-Jureia) eröffnet und lag in der Freguesia de Carmo do Rio Verde bei Vila de Christina, 350 km südwestlich der Provinzhauptstadt Ouro Preto.  Die Strecke wechselte mehrmals den Besitzer: 1910 an Rede Sul-Mineira, 1931 an Rede Mineira de Viação, 1965 an V.F. Centro-Oeste und von 1975 bis zur Stilllegung 1996 gehörte die Strecke der Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (estacoesferroviarias.com.br). 2014 waren die Gleise noch vorhanden, das Bahnhofsgebäude diente als Wohnhaus.

2014 (Foto Bruno C. Sanches, auf estacoesferroviarias.com.br)

Das Gebiet um den Bahnhof kam im September 1901 zum Município Silvestre Ferraz und gehört seit Dezember 1953 zum Município Carmo de Minas.

Paula Sobrinho in História Postal de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, 1997) und R. Koester (Carimbologia IX) schreiben, dass es ab Mai 1885 ein Postamt im Bahnhof gab. Dies wird von der Presse in Rio bestätigt:

Gazeta da Tarde/RJ, 26.05.1885

Koester beschreibt auch den kaiserlichen Poststempel CMG-0620a als Doppelkreis, datiert 1888 in der Mitte. Hier die Abbildung, durch Luiz C. Fritzen vermittelt:

CMG-0620a (LCF) 1888
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