Luz is a

metro station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...

located between República and Sé districts, in the central region of São Paulo. This station connects the lines 1-Blue, operated by

Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) is a mixed economy company based in São Paulo, Brazil. The majority of its assets are owned by the São Paulo state government. Established by the City of São Paulo on April 24, 1968, the company ...

, and 4-Yellow, operated by

ViaQuatro ViaQuatro is a company belonging to Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, being responsible for the operation, maintenance and investments of more than US$2 billion in the Line 4 of São Paulo Metro for 30 years, through the first public-privat ...

. It also has connection with the

CPTM The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) () is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transpo ...

station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ...

, which attends lines 7-Ruby and 11-Coral with no additional cost, and Line 13-Jade (Airport-Express).

Line 1-Blue

Characteristics

The station of Line 1-Blue was opened on 26 September 1975. It's an underground station with a flow distribution mezzanine and island and side platforms with structure in apparent concrete. It has a constructed area and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour in peak hours. The free connection with the CPTM station started on 30 November 2004, by an initiative of the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports.

Line 4-Yellow

Characteristics

The station of Line 4-Yellow was originally scheduled to be opened in 2008, but was opened only on 15 September 2011 and started operating from 10a.m. to 3p.m. On 23 September, the time was increased to 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and, since 26 September, from 4:40 a.m. to midnight. It's an underground station with side platforms. It has a of constructed area, with five levels and of depth. A skylight in the roof of the station allows the entrance of solar light.

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São Paulo Metro stations Railway stations in Brazil opened in 1975 Railway stations in Brazil opened in 2011 {{SãoPaulo-metro-stub