Morumbi (São Paulo Metro)

Coordinates: 23°37′18″S 46°42′06″W / 23.621593°S 46.701642°W / -23.621593; -46.701642
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Morumbi
General information
LocationAv. das Nações Unidas, 14171
Santo Amaro
Brazil
Coordinates23°37′18″S 46°42′06″W / 23.621593°S 46.701642°W / -23.621593; -46.701642
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by ViaMobilidade (2026-2046)
PlatformsSide platforms
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpeningJune 2026 (estimated)[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Terminus Line 17
(under construction)
Chucri Zaidan
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station
Berrini
towards Osasco
Line 9
transfer at Morumbi
Granja Julieta
towards Varginha
Track layout
to Panamby

Morumbi is a future monorail station, which will be operated by ViaMobilidade. Placed in the district of Santo Amaro in São Paulo, it will connect with homonymous station of Line 9-Emerald.

History[edit]

In 2010, it was presented the project of Line 17 of São Paulo Metro, with a connection station project beside the CPTM station.[2] In 2011, the construction was started, but it was interrupted many times because of legal problem between the Metro and builder companies. Currently, is in process of bidding, with conclusion scheduled to mid of 2022.[3][4]

Toponymy[edit]

The word "Morumbi" is an indigenous term of tupi origin that can mean "green fly" (moru: fly, and mbi: green). The ethnologist Eduardo Navarro defends that "Morumbi" has other meanings, as from the tupi maromby, which meaning is "river of the big fishes" (maromba: "big fish"; y: "river"), or marumbi, term of Portuguese language that means "lagoon full of taboas".[5]

Station layout[edit]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors open on the right
Eastbound toward Aeroporto de Congonhas/Washington Luis
Eastbound toward Aeroporto de Congonhas/Washington Luis
Side platform, doors open on the left
M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket office, customer service, Bilhete Único/TOP recharge machines, future transfer between and
G Street level Exit/entrance

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meier, Ricardo (1 December 2023). "Linha 17-Ouro aparece com inauguração prevista para junho de 2026". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "SP assina convênio para construção da Linha 17-Ouro do Metrô" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de São Paulo. June 30, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Galfo, Fernando (February 11, 2019). "Monotrilho da Linha 17 Ouro somente em 2021" (in Portuguese). Ferroviando. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Galfo, Fernando (March 22, 2019). "Baldy promete monotrilho da Linha 17 Ouro até final de 2022" (in Portuguese). Ferroviando. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  5. ^ NAVARRO, E. A. (2013). Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo: Global. p. 586. ISBN 978-85-260-1933-1.