Braz Cubas (CPTM)

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Braz Cubas
Cptmsymbol.svg
Estação Braz Cubas (L11 CPTM) • plataformas (2).jpg
View of the platforms of Braz Cubas station.
LocationAv. Anchieta, s/n
Vila Socorro Velho
Brazil
Coordinates23°32′10″S 46°13′31″W / 23.536212°S 46.225142°W / -23.536212; -46.225142Coordinates: 23°32′10″S 46°13′31″W / 23.536212°S 46.225142°W / -23.536212; -46.225142
Owned byBandeira do estado de São Paulo.svg Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated byCptmsymbol.svg CPTM
PlatformsSide platforms
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Other information
Station codeBCB
History
Opened13 September 1929
Previous namesBrás Cubas
Services
Preceding station   CPTM   Following station
toward Luz
Line 11 L11 C.png
toward Estudantes
Track layout
Legend
to Jundiapeba
to Mogi das Cruzes

Braz Cubas is a train station on CPTM Line 11-Coral, located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes. Built next to Avenida Anchieta, the station in close to the commercial center of the district of Brás Cubas, the most populous in Mogi.[1]

History[]

Braz Cubas station was opened by EFCB as a telegraph post on 20 August 1914. Since 1994, it is operated by CPTM.

The station was a scene of a national commotion crime: on 8 December 2003, two youngsters were thrown through the windows of a train that was leaving Braz Cubas station by 3 skinheads. One of the youngsters died and the other one lost his arm.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Braz Cubas" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Skinhead condenado por obrigar jovens a pularem de trem em movimento é preso em Guarulhos" (in Portuguese). G1. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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