Brás (São Paulo Metro)

Coordinates: 23°32′45″S 46°36′59″W / 23.545833°S 46.616389°W / -23.545833; -46.616389
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Brás
Building of the station, part of the CPTM
General information
LocationRua Domingos Paiva
Brás
Brazil
Coordinates23°32′45″S 46°36′59″W / 23.545833°S 46.616389°W / -23.545833; -46.616389
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by
Platforms Island and side platforms
Island and side platforms
ConnectionsAccess to SPTrans Bus Lines
Construction
Structure type Elevated
At-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBAS
History
Opened 10 March 1979
16 February 1867
Previous namesBraz
Estação do Norte
Roosevelt
Passengers
75,000/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Pedro II Line 3 Bresser-Mooca
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station
Luz
towards Jundiaí
Service 710 Juventus-Mooca
Luz
Terminus
Line 10
Line 11 Tatuapé
towards Estudantes
Terminus Line 12 Tatuapé
towards Calmon Viana
Luz Line 13-Airport Express Guarulhos-CECAP
Track layout
Line 3 track layout
CPTM track layout
to Luz
to Luz

Brás is a station on the Line 3-Red of São Paulo Metro[2] and on the Lines 10-Turquoise, 11-Coral, 12-Sapphire and the Service 710 of CPTM.

History[edit]

The first station at this location was opened on February 16, 1867, under the name 'Braz' by the São Paulo Railway (SPR). On November 6, 1875, the Northern Railway (Estrada de Ferro do Norte, later the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil) opened a terminal station, called the 'Estação do Norte' for their northern rail lines. The name of this station was changed to "Roosevelt" on September 15, 1945, by presidential decree in homage to the American President Franklin Roosevelt, who died that year.

During the 1950s the government took control of the lines operated by the SPR, and creating the National Rail Company RFFSA (liquidated in 2007). During the 1980s, with the construction of the East-West Line (Red line 3 on the São Paulo Metro) the train station was integrated with the newly inaugurated metro station, forming the integrated Brás station. In 1994, the CPTM assumed administration of the suburban rail service and remodeled the station. After the remodeling, the name 'Roosevelt' was officially dropped, and the station began being called Brás, as was called the original SPR station.

SPTrans lines[edit]

The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:

Line Destination
5131/10 Cid. Ademar
5630/10 Grajaú Terminal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entrada de Passageiros por Estação - Média Dias Úteis - 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ^ "Brás". São Paulo Metro (in Portuguese).
Disused railways
Luz
toward Jundiaí
  Trunk line
The São Paulo Railway Company
  Hospedaria dos Immigrantes
Deactivated
toward Santos
Terminus   São Paulo Branch
Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil
  Primeira Parada
Deactivated
toward Rio de Janeiro
Luz
Terminus
  Line D–Beige
CPTM
  Moóca
toward Paranapiacaba
Luz
Terminus
  Line E–Orange
CPTM
  Engenheiro Sebastião Gualberto
Deactivated
toward Estudantes
Terminus   Line F–Violet
CPTM
  Engenheiro Sebastião Gualberto
Deactivated
toward Calmon Viana
Luz
Terminus
  Express Line 10+
CPTM
  Tamanduateí
toward Santo André