Ramal de Diamantina

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Corinto-Diamantina
Legend
   
 EFCB - Linha do Centro
Station, station
 0.0 Corinto
   
 EFCB - Linha do Centro
   
 Roça do Brejo
   
 Santo Hipolito
   
 Monjolos
   
 Rodeador
   
 Conselheiro Mata
   
 Barão de Guaicuí
   
 Guinda
   
 Diamantina (closed in 1970)

The Ramal de Diamantina is a historic railway line in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It was built as a siding to the EFCB - Linha do Centro railway line of the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil company coming from Corinto station.

history

Overview of the Linha Central railway line and branch lines of the EFCB

The Diamantina siding was built between 1910 and 1913 from the Corinto railway station to Diamantina by the EF Vitória a Minas (EFVM) railway company. Only later, in 1923, did it go to the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil company . In the early 1970s, the line was gradually closed.

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