Cidade Universitária (CPTM)

For the Lisbon Metro station, see Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro).

Cidade Universitária
General information
Location	Av. das Nações Unidas, 6202 Alto de Pinheiros Brazil
Coordinates	23.557639°S 46.711764°W / -23.557639; -46.711764
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	ViaMobilidade (CCR)
Platforms	Island platform
Connections	Vila Madalena (2000–2011)[a]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	USP
History
Opened	4 April 1981; 43 years ago (1981-04-04)
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station Villa Lobos-Jaguaré towards Osasco Line 9 Pinheiros towards Varginha
Track layout to Villa Lobos-Jaguaré to Pinheiros

Cidade Universitária is a train station on ViaMobilidade Line 9-Emerald, in the district of Alto de Pinheiros in São Paulo.

History

The station was built by Fepasa to attend University of São Paulo students, being opened on 4 April 1981.[1] In 1996, CPTM starts operating the Fepasa commuter train lines, including this station. It was reformed and reopened on 28 March 2010.[2] Between 28 August 2000 and 9 September 2011, it was connected with São Paulo Metro station Vila Madalena through the Orca Shuttle Service.[3]

Notes

1. Until 2011, the Orca Shuttle Service connected Cidade Universitária station and São Paulo Metro station Vila Madalena.

References

1. Mnnucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Cidade Universitaria" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
2. "Governo entrega estações modernizadas da Linha 9-Esmeralda da CPTM" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
3. "Ponte ORCA Cidade Universitária/VIla Madalena encerra operação" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2019.