The railway station is the oldest in Cuba and played an important role in the transportation of people, goods and products that were exported from the central area
Havana, Cuba, June 28 (RHC) The restoration work of the Zaza del Medio railway station, in the Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, began today to return it to its former splendor.
The program developed by the Sancti Spíritus Architecture and Engineering Projects Company, and approved by the Provincial Heritage Office, is aimed at the recovery and remodeling of architectural values.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the station played an important role in the transportation of people, goods and products that were exported from the central area, communicating with the Port of Tunas de Zaza and its branches in this part of the country.
According to specialists from the Conservator's Office, the railway complex is the oldest in Cuba, and its inauguration on July 19, 1909 expanded all transportation activities.
Given the level of deterioration, the replacement work will take about a year and will save a group of heritage pieces such as the troughs that fed the steam engines, the water tank, the bridge, and the French roof.
Sancti Spíritus was one of the first towns in Cuba to have a train after the development of the sugar industry in the 1850s. It required better communication routes based on the foreign market when the port of Tunas de Zaza was enabled. (Source: PL)
