Oscar Freire (São Paulo Metro)

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Oscar Freire
Entrance to the station on its opening day
General information
LocationAv. Rebouças × R. Oscar Freire
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by ViaQuatro
PlatformsSide platforms
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectLuiz Carlos Esteves
Other information
Station codeFRE
History
Opened4 April 2018
Passengers
19,590/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Fradique Coutinho Line 4 Paulista-Pernambucanas
towards Luz
Future services
Terminus Line 16
(proposed)
Augusta
Track layout

Oscar Freire is a station on Line 4-Yellow of the São Paulo Metro operated by ViaQuatro. Its opening was scheduled for 2017,[2] same year of the opening of Higienópolis-Mackenzie station. After its opening date was delayed many times, on 31 March 2018, during opening ceremony of CPTM Line 13-Jade, Governor Geraldo Alckmin finally confirmed the opening of Oscar Freire station for 4 April 2018.[3] On 21 April 2018, it started working in full commercial time.[4]

Characteristics[edit]

Station in the underground with side platforms and support rooms above the ground, with apparent concrete structures and distribution catwalk in metallic structure, fixated with braces above the platform. It has access for people with disabilities.

Station layout[edit]

G Street level Exit/entrance
M Concourse Fare control, ticket office, customer service, Bilhete Único/TOP recharge machines
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors open on the right
Southbound toward Vila Sônia–Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro
Northbound toward Luz
Side platform, doors open on the right

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entrada de passageiros por estação - Abril 2022" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). ViaQuatro. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  2. ^ "Metrô assina contrato de R$ 858 milhões para conclusão da Linha 4-Amarela" (in Portuguese). Último Segundo. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ Lobo, Caio (31 March 2018). "Alckmin entrega Linha 13 e confirma datas de entrega das estações do Metrô para a próxima semana" (in Portuguese). ViaTrolebus. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ Meier, Ricardo (19 April 2018). "Estação Oscar Freire da Linha 4 começa operação plena neste sábado, 21" (in Portuguese). Metrô CPTM. Retrieved 10 July 2019.