Armênia (São Paulo Metro)

Armênia, originally known as Ponte Pequena, is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Bom Retiro, in São Paulo.

Armênia
LocationAv. Cruzeiro do Sul, 1777
Santana
Brazil
Coordinates 23°31′31.4″S 46°37′45.1″W
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
PlatformsSide platforms
Connections Armênia Metropolitan Terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectMarcelo Accioly Fragelli[1]
Architectural styleBrutalism
Other information
Station codePPQ
History
OpenedSeptember 26, 1975
Previous namesPonte Pequena
Passengers
29,000/business day (June 2019)
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station
toward Tucuruvi
Line 1
toward Jabaquara

History
Armênia Memorial, from the São Paulo Metropolitan Company Collection, made by Josely Carvalho.

It was opened on 26 September 1975, named as Ponte Pequena, as a reference to the name of the location (the old bridge of Avenida Tiradentes over Tamanduateí River, which contrasted to the now demolished Ponte Grande, over Tietê River). On 12 November 1985, the station was renamed as a tribute for Armenian immigrants in São Paulo, who financially helped in the construction of the station.

It is the seventh station towards Jabaquara. It is located, officially, in Praça Armênia, in the district of Bom Retiro, center region of the capital, but has two access with elevators for people with disabilities by the crossing of Avenida Tiradentes with Avenida do Estado.

Trains stopped at the station.

It's an elevated station, in a curve, with structure in apparent concrete, prefabricated cover in concrete and two side platforms, which are suspended over Avenida do Estado and Tamanduateí River.[2]

Along the station, an urban bus terminal was implanted, named North Armênia Metropolitan Terminal, operated by EMTU.[3] The lines attend the municipalities of Guarulhos, Mogi das Cruzes, Barueri and Osasco. In the platforms, there is access for people with disabilities. The south terminal attends the municipalities of Guarulhos (Central Region and Suburban), Arujá, Santa Isabel and Itaquaquecetuba.

Track layout
to Portuguesa-Tietê
to Tiradentes

References
  1. Fragelli, Marcelo (2011). Quarenta anos de prancheta [40 Years of Clipboard] (in Portuguese). Romano Guerra. ISBN 978-85-8858-518-8.
  2. "Estação Armênia" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "Linhas metropolitanas de Guarulhos terão itinerário alterado na região do Terminal Armênia, na capital" (in Portuguese). Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2019.


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