Brás (São Paulo Metro)

Brás is a station on the Line 3-Red of São Paulo Metro[1] and Lines 10-Turquoise, 11-Coral, and 12-Sapphire of CPTM. The station is also served by specific Line 13-Jade trains during peak hours,[2] and Line 7-Ruby in business days.[3]

Brás
Building of the station, part of the CPTM
Location	Rua Domingos Paiva Brás Brazil
Coordinates	23°32′45″S 46°36′59″W
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	10+
Platforms	Island and side platforms Island and side platforms
Connections	Access to SPTrans Bus Lines
Construction
Structure type	Elevated At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BAS
History
Opened	10 March 1979 16 February 1867
Previous names	Braz Estação do Norte Roosevelt
Passengers
99,000/business day
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station Pedro II toward Palmeiras-Barra Funda Line 3 Bresser-Mooca toward Corinthians-Itaquera   Out-of-system interchange   Preceding station   CPTM   Following station Luz toward Jundiaí Line 7 Terminus Terminus Line 10 Juventus-Mooca toward Rio Grande da Serra Luz Terminus Express Line 10+ Tamanduateí toward Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André Line 11 Tatuapé toward Estudantes Terminus Line 12 Tatuapé toward Calmon Viana Luz Terminus Line 13-Airport Express Guarulhos-CECAP toward Aeroporto–Guarulhos

Layout track (Line 3)
to Pedro II to Bresser-Mooca

Track layout (CPTM)
10+  to Luz to Luz to Tatuapé to Tatuapé to Juventus-Mooca

History

The first station at this location was opened on February 16, 1867, under the name 'Brás' 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, 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 train station was integrated with the newly inaugurated metro station, forming the integrated Brás station. In 1994, the CPTM 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:

Line	Destination
5131/10	Cid. Ademar
5630/10	Grajaú Terminal

References

1. "Brás". São Paulo Metro (in Portuguese).
2. "Viagem de Bras a Guarulhos leva cerca de 30 minutos no servico Connect/" [Trip from Bras to Guarulhos takes about 30 minutes using Connect service]. CPTM (in Portuguese). October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
3. Meier, Ricardo (25 October 2019). "CPTM confirma Linha 7-Rubi indo até a estação Brás" (in Portuguese). Metrô CPTM. Retrieved 28 October 2019.