Pirituba is a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

on CPTM Line 7-Ruby, located in the district of

Pirituba Pirituba is a district in the subprefecture of Pirituba-Jaraguá in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the northwestern side of the city. A person who lives in Pirituba is often called ''"piritubano"''. Pirituba's name origin is th ...

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

History

The station was opened by São Paulo Railway (SPR) on 1 February 1885. After the federal government absorbed the SPR lines, a new station was built and opened in 1964. After being operated by many federal companies (EFSJ, RFFSA, EBTU and CBTU), the station was transferred to the São Paulo State Government in 1994, through the mixed economy society CPTM.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pirituba (CPTM) Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos stations Railway stations opened in 1885