Railway museum
Staff houses.
Araçatuba's central railway complex preserves the memory of the Noroeste do Brasil railway, around which the city grew up in western São Paulo state as the line pushed inland in the early twentieth century. Araçatuba station opened on 2 December 1908, at first in a wooden railway carriage; a masonry station was built in 1916 after the old carriage had deteriorated. Around it rose the buildings that formed the nucleus of the city, including houses for railway workers and staff. On Rua Joaquim Nabuco, old houses that once lodged Noroeste railway staff now hold the Railway Museum, and the city listed their façades as heritage in 2014. The site makes a short tour of the city's history and its bond with the railway; check the museum's opening times before going.
Staff houses.
Since 1916.
Around the train.
Rua Joaquim Nabuco, central Araçatuba, São Paulo state
On 2 December 1908; the masonry station followed in 1916.