Station building
Bauru's symbol.
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Bauru's «Noroeste do Brasil» station was the starting point of the Brazil Northwest Railway, whose company was founded in 1904 with Belgian, French and Brazilian money to link Bauru with Cuiabá in the heart of the continent. The first station, a simple wooden building, opened on 27 September 1906 and was extended temporarily as traffic grew, until the present permanent station opened in 1939, its massive building now a symbol of Bauru. The last long-distance passenger trains left in 2001, the city has run it since 2006, and it is part of the heritage of a city made by the railways, where three major lines met. Next to the station, the Regional Railway Museum was founded on 26 August 1989 in a 1903 building that housed the Noroeste's offices. It shows paintings, photographs, documents, equipment, tools and models telling the railway story of the city, the state and Brazil, and is one of Bauru's leading sights. Entry is usually free; check times.
Bauru's symbol.
Models and tools.
Three lines met.
Central Bauru, São Paulo state
Towards Cuiabá in the heart of the continent; its company was founded in 1904.