Cidade Universitária is a

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Line 9-Emerald, in the district of Alto de Pinheiros in

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History

The station was built by Fepasa to attend

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students, being opened on 4 April 1981. In 1996, CPTM starts operating the Fepasa commuter train lines, including this station. It was reformed and reopened on 28 March 2010. Between 28 August 2000 and 9 September 2011, it was connected with

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station

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through the Orca Shuttle Service.

References

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