The new Customs Office

The "new" Customs Office is located on the Ribeira zone in Miragaia and was built in 1859. It had become necessary because of rising shipping in the 19 century, and thus solved the "old customs office" from.

In the year of 1888 there was an own railway connection with its own track to Campanhã railroad station . Even today, one discovers hidden tracks and Tunels which were then used for the transport of goods, a distance of about 3 Km.

Today, the "new" customs office is used exclusively as a museum and for exposure , and it has underground passages which are shown once in the year to the audience.

This customs office was closed in the 30 years in the 20th Jahrhudert because the whole port operations was replaced in Porto from the new port in Matosinhos.