Symbol Location: | saopaulo |
Symbol: | cptm |
Franco da Rocha | |
Style: | CPTM |
Address: | R. Cavalheiro Ângelo Sestini, 200 |
Borough: | Vila Artur Sestini |
Country: | Brazil |
Structure: | At-grade |
Platform: | Island platform |
Opened: | 1 February 1888 |
Rebuilt: | 10 May 2014 |
Code: | FDR |
Former: | Juquery |
Owned: | Government of the State of São Paulo |
Operator: | CPTM |
Map Name: | Track layout |
Franco da Rocha is a train station on CPTM Line 7-Ruby, located in Franco da Rocha.
The original station was opened by São Paulo Railway on 1 February 1888, named Juquery. Years later, it was renamed after Francisco Franco da Rocha, doctor responsible for the opening of Juqueri hospital complex.[1]
The new building is contemporary and adapted to people with disabilities, with tactile floor, adapted restrooms for wheelchairs, elevators and escalators.[2]