Tatuapé is a station which is part of a metropolitan system composed by
CPTM
The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) () is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transpo ...
and
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 ...
.
It is connected to Shopping Metrô Tatuapé (south of the station) and Shopping Metrô Boulevard Tatuapé (north of the station). It's located in the homonymous district of Tatuapé, divided physically between areas 3 and 4 of the capital.
History
The project of Tatuapé station began in 1973, when the Federal Railway Network (RFFSA) and the
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 ...
agreed for the construction of an east track of the Line East-West (current
Line 3-Red). The first project was published in May 1975 and predicted the connection of the Metro lines and RFFSA suburbs in Tatuapé station. The construction of Line East-West began in March 1976, but the first Executive Order of expropriation for the construction of the future Tatuapé station was published only on June.
Besides the signature of a memorandum of understanding between RFFSA and the Metro in June 1977, the station construction were initiated by construction company Beter S.A. only on 29 April 1978. On 29 April 1979, a new phase of construction was launched, when a new track of Radial Leste was delivered, allowing the start of the construction of the main block of Tatuapé station, with a total area. Promised for mid-1980, the station had its opening delayed because of problems with funds.
Tatuapé station was opened by Governor
Paulo Maluf, using a wheelchair (despite the station not having any elevators - the first was installed only in 1982), on 5 November 1981.
Characteristics
The route between Belém and Tatuapé demanded an excavation of of soil, of stakes of
"Franki" type, of structural concrete, of pre-molded concrete, of backfill, and of metallic stacking.
Tatuapé is a station with distribution mezzanine above island and side platforms on surface, structure in apparent concrete and lattice special metallic cover. It has access for people with disabilities and reduced movements, a area, and capacity for 60,000 passengers per hour in peak hours.
Toponymy
The word "Tatuapé" is an indigenous term of tupi origin that can mean "way of the armadillos" (''tatu'': armadillo, and ''apé'': way).
Connections
Tatuapé station of the São Paulo Metro Line 3-Red has paid connection with stations of CPTM Lines
11-Coral and
12-Sapphire, except in special hours, from Mondays to Fridays between 10am and 5pm and between 8pm and 12am, on Saturdays between 3pm and 1am, and on Sundays and holidays the connection is free during all the operational day.
There is also the possibility to connect with the bus system through the North and South Bus Terminals, both connected to the station, using the
Bilhete Único
Bilhete Único (''Unified Ticket'') is the name of the São Paulo transportation contactless smart card system for fare control.
Using Philips Mifare technology, the ticketing system is managed by SPTrans (São Paulo Transporte S/A), the ci ...
. From the North Terminal there are departure of urban buses of the Airport Bus Service with direct route to
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...
. Another possibility is using the
Line 13-Jade Airport-Connect service.
References
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São Paulo Metro stations
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos stations
Railway stations in Brazil opened in 1981