Colonia Station

Here we are in front of Colonia Station! A place that you keep in your retina as soon as you set foot in Colonia del Sacramento because of that particular classic charm. History. To understand the importance of this building, we have to travel to the beginning of the 20th century. The Colonia Station was inaugurated on February 4, 1901 by the British-owned company Central Uruguay Railway. The inaugural trip took place weeks later, on March 1, connecting the Montevideo Central Station with this coastal terminal. For decades, this point was a vital engine for the transportation of passengers and cargo in the west of the country. Towards the 1940s, the management of the railway network passed into the hands of the State through the State Railway Administration (AFE). However, with the decline in train use in the region, the Montevideo–Colonia line permanently stopped operating in 1985, the year in which the station closed its doors to rail service. Present. Although the trains no longer reach its platforms, the building managed to revalue itself without losing its architectural mark. In 2004, the structure was transferred to the Institute of Hospitality and Gastronomy of the Municipality of Colonia, an entity that was in charge of its heritage recovery. Today, this historic space houses classrooms and workshops dedicated to professional training in tourism and local gastronomy…

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