Vila Real railway station
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In 1913, there was a stagecoach route between [Sabrosa](/wiki/Sabrosa "Sabrosa") and **Vila Real station**.

On 21 April 1917, the Battalion [of Infantry Regiment No. 13](/wiki/Regimento_de_Infantaria_N.%C2%BA_13 "Regimento de Infantaria N.º 13"), based in [Vila Real](/wiki/Vila_Real "Vila Real"), left for [Lisbon](/wiki/Lisbon "Lisbon") in two special trains, and then embarked for [France](/wiki/France "France").AIRES, 2010:32 On 6 January 1919, Major Alberto Margaride's column from the [Northern Military Junta](/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_North "Monarchy of the North") arrived in [Peso da Régua](/wiki/Peso_da_R%C3%A9gua "Peso da Régua") with the aim of conquering Vila Real. The Republican resistance was led by Colonel Ribeiro de Carvalho, who ordered the suspension of train traffic on the stretch between [Régua railway station](/wiki/R%C3%A9gua_railway_station "Régua railway station") and Vila Real.AIRES, 2010:37 On 25 January, the monarchists caused several disturbances in the town, so inspector Francisco d'Almeira Guimarães withdrew the rolling stock to [Vidago](/wiki/Vidago "Vidago") to hinder the royalist advance on [Chaves](/wiki/Paragem_de_Fonte_Nova "Paragem de Fonte Nova").AIRES, 2010:39

[thumb\|left\|[CP Class 9700](/wiki/CP_Class_9700 "CP Class 9700") railcars at **Vila Real station** in 1996\.](/wiki/File:Bf_Vila_Real%2C_VT_ex_Bosnabahn.jpg "Bf Vila Real, VT ex Bosnabahn.jpg")
In October 1921, the body of [António Granjo](/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Granjo "António Granjo"), who had been murdered during [the 19 October uprising](/wiki/Bloody_Night_%28Lisbon%2C_1921%29 "Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)"), was transported by rail to [Chaves](/wiki/Chaves%2C_Portugal "Chaves, Portugal"). When the funeral train passed through Vila Real, the town's shops closed their doors in his honour.AIRES, 2010:43\-44 During the [Revolution of 28 May 1926](/wiki/28_May_1926_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat "28 May 1926 coup d'état"), the 13th Infantry Regiment occupied several buildings in Vila Real, including the railway station.AIRES, 2010:46


How did the withdrawal of rolling stock affect the royalist advance on January 25, 1919?