Long façade
1930s design.
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Botucatu station opened on 20 April 1889 as a temporary terminus of the Sorocabana railway's main line, and on that day the first train left the town for São Paulo. It was built outside the town limits, and a new district, Vila dos Lavradores, grew up beside it. As passenger numbers rose the first building grew too small despite two extensions, so the firm of Azevedo e Travassos was hired to design a new station, opened on 16 May 1934. It ran without a break for more than sixty years until passenger services ended in the late 1990s, and the building was listed as state heritage in 2012. The station stands out for its long façade, clock and old platforms, and now hosts cultural uses. It fits naturally into a walk around central Botucatu; check what is on inside before you go.
1930s design.
Railway memories.
District it created.
Vila dos Lavradores, Botucatu
Passenger services ended in the late 1990s; it is now a heritage building.