Luz (São Paulo Metro)

For the CPTM station, see Luz (CPTM).
Luz
Platform of Line 4
General information
LocationRua Prestes Maia, 925
Sé
Brazil
Coordinates23°32′10″S 46°38′05″W / 23.536111°S 46.634722°W / -23.536111; -46.634722
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
ViaQuatro
Platforms Island and side platform
Side platforms
Connections [a]
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeLUZ
History
Opened 26 September 1975
15 September 2011
Passengers
127,000/business day[1]
113,850/business day[2]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Tiradentes
towards Tucuruvi
 Line 1 São Bento
towards Jabaquara
República
towards Vila Sônia-Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro
 Line 4 Terminus
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station
Palmeiras-Barra Funda
towards Jundiaí
 Line 7 Terminus
Service 710 Brás
towards Rio Grande da Serra
Terminus Line 10
Palmeiras-Barra Funda
Terminus
 Line 11 Brás
towards Estudantes
Terminus Line 13 Guarulhos-CECAP
towards Aeroporto–Guarulhos
Transfer at: Luz (CPTM)
Track layout
Legend
Line 1 track layout
to Tiradentes
to São Bento
Line 4 track layout
to República

Luz is a metro station located between República and Sé districts, in the central region of São Paulo. This station connects the lines 1-Blue, operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, and 4-Yellow, operated by ViaQuatro. It also has connection with the CPTM station, which attends lines 7-Ruby and 11-Coral with no additional cost, and Line 13-Jade (Airport-Express).

Line 1-Blue

Characteristics

The station of Line 1-Blue was opened on 26 September 1975. It's an underground station with a flow distribution mezzanine and island and side platforms with structure in apparent concrete. It has a 18,250 square metres (196,400 sq ft) constructed area and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour in peak hours.[3]

The free connection with the CPTM station started on 30 November 2004, by an initiative of the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports.[4]

Line 4-Yellow

Characteristics

The station of Line 4-Yellow was originally scheduled to be opened in 2008, but was opened only on 15 September 2011[5] and started operating from 10a.m. to 3p.m. On 23 September, the time was increased to 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and, since 26 September, from 4:40 a.m. to midnight.

It's an underground station with side platforms. It has a 20,594.84 square metres (221,681.0 sq ft) of constructed area, with five levels and 36 metres (118 ft) of depth. A skylight in the roof of the station allows the entrance of solar light.

Luz transit
Legend
(arrow for u ) Júlio Prestes
Luz
(arrow for ul ) Luz
Luz
Tiradentes

Notes

  1. ^ Line 13 is attended in the station by the hourly Airport-Express service (5AM - 12AM).

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luz (São Paulo Metro).
  1. ^ "Entrada de Passageiros por Estação - Média Dias Úteis - 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ^ "Entrada de passageiros por estação - Junho 2022" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). ViaQuatro. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  3. ^ "Estação Luz - Linha 1-Azul" (in Portuguese). Metrô de São Paulo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Transferência gratuita: Metrô x CPTM na Estação Luz" (in Portuguese). Amigos Metroviários dos Excepcionais. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Inauguradas novas estações da Linha 4-Amarela do Metrô de SP" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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