Bahia-Minas Railway

Bahia-Minas Railway
Overview
Native nameEstrada de Ferro Bahia e Minas
StatusDeactivated
History
OpenedJanuary 25, 1881
Closed1966
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge

Bahia-Minas Railway (in portuguese: Estrada de Ferro Bahia e Minas, EFBM; popularly known as Bahiminas or Baiminas) was a Brazilian railway that connected the Jequitinhonha Valley, in northeastern Minas Gerais, to the southern coast of Bahia. Inaugurated on January 25, 1881, and deactivated in 1966, it spanned 578 kilometers and linked the Minas Gerais municipality of Araçuaí to the district of Ponta de Areia, in Caravelas, on the extreme southern coast of Bahia, where the tracks reached a port. The railway played a crucial role in the region's economy.

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