General Osório Station Explained

General Osório / Ipanema
Symbol Location:riodejaneiro
Symbol:metro
Style:Rio de Janeiro Metro
Address:Praça General Osório,
Rio de Janeiro
Country:Brazil
Coordinates:-22.9847°N -43.1972°W
Platform:3
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Connections: Metrô Rio Bus
Gávea (Metrô na Superfície)
Barra Expresso
Map Type:Brazil Rio de Janeiro

General Osório / Ipanema[1] is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Ipanema borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the line's southern terminus. The station opened in December 2009.

Station layout

The station has a layout unusual for Brazil with the two tracks located between three platforms. Internationally this is not uncommon and is referred to as the Spanish solution layout. [2]

Transfers

MetrôRio Bus Service runs the Metrô na Superfície bus to Gávea and the Barra Expresso between General Osório / Ipanema Station and Terminal Alvorada in Barra da Tijuca.[3]

Nearby locations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estações do metrô no Rio receberão complemento com nomes dos bairros onde estão localizadas . 2022-08-22 . G1 . 4 August 2022 . pt-br.
  2. Web site: General Osório . MetrôRio . 16 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Barra Expresso via General Osório - 525 . MetrôRio . 17 September 2014.