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Railway Station
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Railway Station
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Railway Station
Railway Station
Railway Station
Railway Station
Railway Station
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Rua Itambe, 40 | Centro, Paranapiacaba, State of Sao Paulo 09150-230, Brazil

The São Paulo Railway Company was a privately owned British railway company in Brazil, which operated the 1,600 mm gauge railway from the seaport at Santos via São Paulo to Jundiaí. The company was nationalised in 1946 and became the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí. The São Paulo Railway consists of three parts: The 20 km long adhesion railway at the coast from Santos to Piassaguera near Cubatão The 8 km long steep grade from Piassaguera to Paranapiacaba The adhesion railway on the plateau from Paranapiacaba via São Paulo to JundiaíThree different systems have been used to climbs the steep grade between Piassaguera and Paranapiacaba: A four section cable railway with stationary steam engines, in use from 1867 till 1970, called Serra Velha, transl.: Old Mountain A five section cable railway with stationary steam engines, in use from 1901 till 1982, called Serra Nova, |transl.: New Mountain An electrified rack-and-adhesion railway built on the right of way of the abandoned Serra Velha opened in 1974, called Sistema Cremalheira-Aderência, transl.: System Rack-and-adhesion
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