José Bonifácio (CPTM)

José Bonifácio
General information
Location	Av. Nagib Farah Maluf, 1500 José Bonifácio Brazil
Coordinates	23.542316°S 46.415584°W / -23.542316; -46.415584
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	CPTM
Platforms	Side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JBO
History
Opened	27 May 2000
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station Dom Bosco towards Palmeiras-Barra Funda Line 11 Guaianases towards Estudantes
Track layout to Dom Bosco to Guaianases

José Bonifácio is a train station on CPTM Line 11-Coral, located in the district of José Bonifácio, East Side of São Paulo. The station also has an integrated urban bus terminal with lines that attend Areas 3 (yellow) and 4 (red).

History

José Bonifácio station originated in a controverse project for expansion of Metro East-West Line to Guaianazes, initiated in 1987. Although the studies of São Paulo Metropolitan Company didn't recommend the expansion of the line, Governor Quércia's administration started the construction anyway. Initiated in an official ceremony on 14 October 1987, the construction of José Bonifácio station was put on hold right after because of lack of funds, blocked by Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) because of Metro debts with the bank. In May 1988, the construction work was resumed, but in slow motion, as the Metro priority was the Paulista Branch. After a slow progress, the station construction was put on hold again in 1992.[1][2][3]

The construction was only resumed in 1995, when they were transferred to CPTM, which could renegotiate the loan with BNDES. The station was opened on 27 May 2000.[4]

References

1. Transporte Urbano de Passageiros: as contradições do Poder Público [Urban Commuter Transportation: the contradictions of the Public Power] (Doctorate thesis) (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 1998. p. 257.
2. "Sem verba, Metrô diz que vai começar obra" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 19 May 1998. p. A12. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
3. "Governo apressa Metrô na Paulista em prejuíz de linha na periferia" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 27 April 1990. p. C1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
4. Pereura Benvenuto, Pedro (March 2003). "Expresso Leste - um projeto de integração" (PDF). Revista de Transportes Púbicos da ANTP. No. 90. Associação Nacional de Transportes Públicos. pp. 17–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.