Itaim Paulista (CPTM)

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For the district of São Paulo, see Itaim Paulista.
Itaim Paulista
Cptmsymbol.svg
Budds no Itaim sentido C. Viana.jpg
LocationR. Rafael Correia da Silva, 13
Itaim Paulista
Brazil
Coordinates23°29′38″S 46°24′08″W / 23.493988°S 46.402264°W / -23.493988; -46.402264Coordinates: 23°29′38″S 46°24′08″W / 23.493988°S 46.402264°W / -23.493988; -46.402264
Owned byBandeira do estado de São Paulo.svg Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated byCptmsymbol.svg CPTM
PlatformsIsland platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeITI
History
Opened7 February 1926
Rebuilt28 May 2008
Services
Preceding station   CPTM   Following station
toward Brás
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toward Calmon Viana
Track layout
Legend
to Jardim Helena-Vila Mara
to Jardim Romano

Itaim Paulista is a train station on CPTM Line 12-Sapphire, located in the district of Itaim Paulista, a few meters from Jardim Helena, facilitating the access for passengers of both neighbourhoods, located in the city of São Paulo.

History[]

Variante de Poá (or Variante de Calmon Vianna) had its construction initiated in 1921 by EFCB to facilitate the cargo trains route because the lack of bends if compare to the São Paulo branch. The construction of Itaim Paulista was finished and opened on 7 February 1926, but the line was opened only on 1 January 1934, after 8 years of hold in the construction. On 1 March 1962, the station receive the last steam train, which connected Roosevelt station to Itaim Paulista. In 1977, RFFSA hired the Cetenco Engenharia S/A company to rebuilt the station. The new building was opened on 6 March 1979 and began being operated by CPTM on 1 June 1994.[1][2][3]

Project and construction[]

CPTM launched the concurrence no. 8379402011 on January 2005, aiming the making of reform and rebuilt projects of 12 stations, divided in 6 allotments. Itaim Paulista station was allocated on allotment 6, along with Franco da Rocha station. On March 2005, the result of the bidding was presented and ratified, being the allotment 6 won by Sondotécnica/Urbaniza consortium, by the cost of 1,056,808 BRL (631,749.06 USD).[4]

To rebuilt the station (beside USP Leste and Comendador Ermelino stations), CPTM opened the concurrence no. 8568402011 on 8 October 2005. The Variante de Poá consortium (formed by Tejofra, O&M, Heleno Fonseca, and SPA) was hired by the cost of 147,062,545.43 BRL (87,912,492.52 USD). In 2006, the 1979 building was demolished to the construction of a new station, according to the modernization project of CPTM Line 12-Sapphire. A catwalk was temporarily built, while the construction was made. The new station was delivered on 28 May 2008.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vai funcionar a variante Mogi das Cruzes-Norte" (in Portuguese). No. 193. Folha da Manhã. 10 January 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Estação Itaim - (Atual Lina 12 CPTM)" (in Portuguese). CETENCO Engenharia S.A. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Itaim" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Estado de São Paulo. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Homologação Concorrência No. 8379402011" (in Portuguese). Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "CPTM constrói estação provisória no Itaim Paulista" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Concorrência No. 8568402011" (in Portuguese). Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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