Parada Inglesa (São Paulo Metro)

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Parada Inglesa
Metrô-SP icon.svg
Plataforma Parada Inglesa.JPG
Platform of the station
LocationAv. Luís Dumont Villares, 1721
Tucuruvi
Coordinates23°29′14″S 46°36′32″W / 23.4870907°S 46.6088104°W / -23.4870907; -46.6088104Coordinates: 23°29′14″S 46°36′32″W / 23.4870907°S 46.6088104°W / -23.4870907; -46.6088104
Owned byBandeira do estado de São Paulo.svg Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated byMetrô-SP icon.svg São Paulo Metro
PlatformsSide platforms
ConnectionsBus interchange Urban bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codePIG
History
Opened29 April 1998
Previous namesPaulicéia
Passengers
6,000/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station
Terminus
Line 1
toward Jabaquara
Track layout
Legend
to Tucuruvi
to Jardim São Paulo–Ayrton Senna

Parada Inglesa is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Tucuruvi, in São Paulo.

Belongs to the Line 1 north expansion plan, initiated in 1996. It would be named Paulicéia Station, according to the original project.

It was opened on 29 April 1998,[2] along with stations Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna and Tucuruvi. The project of the station was one of the awarded in the 5th Architecture Biennal of Buenos Aires, in the category Prémio Especial Del Jurado (Special Jury Award).[3]

Location[]

It is located in Avenida Luís Dumont Vilares, 1721,[2] an avenue which mixes residential areas and restaurants. It's in the district of Tucuruvi, in North Side São Paulo. It's also connected to a bus terminal, with destination to local lines.

Characteristics[]

It is an elevated station, located 10 metres (33 ft) above the ground, with apparent concrete structure, side platforms and metallic cover, with 6,635 square metres (71,420 sq ft) of total area.[2] It has exits to Rua Professor Marcondes Domingues and to Avenida Luís Dumont Vilares, this last one with access for people with disabilities. It also has a distribution mezzanine under the platforms, besides connection with an urban bus terminal.

References[]

  1. ^ "Entrada de Passageiros por Estação - Média Dias Úteis - Maio/2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Estação Parada Inglesa" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Arquitetura das Estações" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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