Brás (São Paulo Metro) Explained

Symbol Location:saopaulo
Symbol:metro
Symbol2:cptm
Brás
Style:São Paulo Metro
Address:Rua Domingos Paiva
Borough:Brás
Country:Brazil
Coordinates:-23.5458°N -46.6164°W
Connections: Brás Bus Terminal
Structure: Elevated
At-grade
Platform: Island and side platforms
Island and side platforms
Opened: 10 March 1979
16 February 1867
Former:Braz
Estação do Norte
Roosevelt
Accessible:y
Code:BAS
Owned: Government of the State of São Paulo
Operator: Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
CPTM
Passengers: 75,000/business day[1]
Other Services Header:Out-of-system interchange
Map Name:Track layout

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

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

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

LineDestination
5131/10Cid. Ademar
5630/10Grajaú Terminal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entrada de Passageiros por Estação - Média Dias Úteis - 2023. pt. 2023-09-15. 2023-09-27.
  2. Web site: Brás. São Paulo Metro. pt.