Brás is a station on the
Line 3-Red of
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro ( pt, Metrô de São Paulo, ), commonly called the ''Metrô'' () is one of the urban railways that serves the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), forming the largest metropolit ...
and on the Lines
10-Turquoise,
11-Coral,
12-Sapphire and the
Service 710 of
CPTM
, owner = São Paulo State Government
, area served = Greater São Paulo, Brazil
, transit_type = Commuter rail
, lines = 5
, line_number =
, s ...
.
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
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
, 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 São Paulo Metro ( pt, Metrô de São Paulo, ), commonly called the ''Metrô'' () is one of the urban railways that serves the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), forming the largest metropolit ...
) the train station was integrated with the newly inaugurated metro station, forming the integrated Brás station. In 1994, the
CPTM
, owner = São Paulo State Government
, area served = Greater São Paulo, Brazil
, transit_type = Commuter rail
, lines = 5
, line_number =
, s ...
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:
References
São Paulo Metro stations
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos stations
Railway stations opened in 1979
1979 establishments in Brazil
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