▁Pl ans ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁current ▁railway ▁station ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁one ▁date ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁The ▁Cam in hos ▁de ▁Fer ro ▁de ▁Mo ç amb ique , ▁the ▁par ast atal ▁ag ency ▁over see ing ▁rail ro ads ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁Moz amb ique , ▁included ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 0 7 ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁station . ▁Initial ▁plans ▁were ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁Mario ▁Ve iga , ▁a ▁government ▁architect ▁at ▁the ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Public ▁Works , ▁along ▁with ▁Alfred o ▁August o ▁Lis boa ▁de ▁Lima . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁plans ▁and ▁budget ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁government ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁for ▁appro val . ▁There , ▁significant ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁plans ▁were ▁made . ▁The ▁final ▁plans ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁architect ur ally ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁main ▁termin us ▁in ▁Johannes burg , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁gr ander ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁The ▁long , ▁metal ▁railway ▁platform ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁firm ▁Bu cc ell ato ▁e ▁I rm ão . ▁The ▁station , ▁built ▁of ▁b aked ▁brick ▁and ▁c ement , ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1