Brás (São Paulo Metro)

Brás is a station on the Line 3-Red of São Paulo Metro[1] and Lines 10-Turquoise, 11-Coral, and 12-Sapphire of CPTM. The station is also served by specific Line 13-Jade trains during peak hours,[2] and Line 7-Ruby in business days.[3]

Brás
Building of the station, part of the CPTM
LocationRua Domingos Paiva
Brás
Brazil
Coordinates23°32′45″S 46°36′59″W
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by
 10+ 
Platforms Island and side platforms
Island and side platforms
ConnectionsAccess to SPTrans Bus Lines
Construction
Structure type Elevated
At-grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeBAS
History
Opened 10 March 1979
16 February 1867
Previous namesBraz
Estação do Norte
Roosevelt
Passengers
99,000/business day
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station
Line 3
  Out-of-system interchange  
Preceding station   CPTM   Following station
toward Jundiaí
Line 7 Terminus
TerminusLine 10
Terminus
Express Line 10+
Line 11
toward Estudantes
TerminusLine 12
toward Calmon Viana
Terminus
Line 13-Airport Express
Layout track (Line 3)
to Pedro II
to Bresser-Mooca
Track layout (CPTM)
 10+  to Luz
to Luz
to Tatuapé
to Tatuapé
to Juventus-Mooca

History

The first station at this location was opened on February 16, 1867, under the name 'Brás' 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

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
  1. "Brás". São Paulo Metro (in Portuguese).
  2. "Viagem de Bras a Guarulhos leva cerca de 30 minutos no servico Connect/" [Trip from Bras to Guarulhos takes about 30 minutes using Connect service]. CPTM (in Portuguese). October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. Meier, Ricardo (25 October 2019). "CPTM confirma Linha 7-Rubi indo até a estação Brás" (in Portuguese). Metrô CPTM. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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