Parada Inglesa is a
metro station
A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...
on
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro (, ), commonly called the ''Metrô'', is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos, São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), Via Quatro ...
Line 1-Blue, located in the district of
Tucuruvi, in
São Paulo
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.
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,
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'').
Location
It is located in Avenida Luís Dumont Vilares, 1721,
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 above the ground, with apparent concrete structure, side platforms and metallic cover, with of total area.
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
São Paulo Metro stations
Railway stations in Brazil opened in 1998
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