From the heyday of the railroads to neglect: historical context and state of deterioration of the New Railway Station in Campina Grande-PB

The history of railway stations in Brazil played a structuring role many cities the country, reflecting exponential growth various spheres society. deactivation and/or their disuse several municipalities and lack appropriation by users this urban transport equipment are risk to resistance/existence, weakening important historical-cultural-social which they belong. New Railway Station (Estação Ferroviária Nova) Campina Grande city, Paraíba state, representing one its facilities greatly influencing development is an example detrimental process due public private sectors´ neglect, with buildings (listed IPHAEP) ruin without any pretensions policies soften reverse process. This work aims discuss importance Grande, as well historical formal aspects that characterize signs abandonment how can impact uses appropriations users. To accomplish this, steps were needed collect information, such field surveys; bibliographic documentary research; literary reviews; databases city hall, among other forms data composition. present study resulted dynamic overview chronological understanding apex Station, from inauguration decadence; through historical, formal, social, heritage expressions, it was possible understand context station placed processes followed until current state deterioration.