Luz (São Paulo Metro)

Luz is a metro station located between República and Sé districts, in the central region of São Paulo. This station connects the lines 1-Blue, operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, and 4-Yellow, operated by ViaQuatro. It also has connection with the CPTM station, which attends lines 7-Ruby and 11-Coral without additional cost, and Line 13-Jade (Airport-Express), with paid fee.

Luz
Construction of Line 4 at Luz
Location	Rua Prestes Maia, 925 Sé Brazil
Coordinates	23°32′10″S 46°38′05″W
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo ViaQuatro
Platforms	Island and side platform Side platforms
Connections	[lower-alpha 1]
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LUZ
History
Opened	26 September 1975 15 September 2011
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station Tiradentes toward Tucuruvi Line 1 São Bento toward Jabaquara Terminus Line 4 República toward Vila Sônia
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station   CPTM   Following station Palmeiras-Barra Funda toward Jundiaí Line 7 Terminus Terminus Line 11 Brás toward Estudantes Line 13 Guarulhos-CECAP toward Aeroporto–Guarulhos Transfer at: Luz (CPTM)

Track layout (Line 1)
to Tiradentes to São Bento

Track layout (Line 4)
to República

Line 1-Blue

Characteristics

The station of Line 1-Blue was opened on 26 September 1975. It's an underground station with a flow distribution mezzanine and island ans side platforms with structure in apparent concrete. It has a 18,250 square metres (196,400 sq ft) constructed area and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour in peak hours.[1]

The free connection with the CPTM station started on 30 November 2004, by an initiative of the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports.[2]

Line 4-Yellow

Characteristics

The station of Line 4-Yellow was originally scheduled to be opened in 2008, but was opened only on 15 September 2011[3] and started operating from 10a.m. to 3p.m. On 23 September, the time was increased to 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and, since 26 September, from 4:40 a.m. to midnight.

It's an underground station with side platforms. It has a 20,594.84 square metres (221,681.0 sq ft) of constructed area, with five levels and 36 metres (118 ft) of depth. A skylight in the roof of the station allows the entrance of solar light.

Notes

1. Line 13 is attended in the station by Airport-Express service in specific times.

References

1. "Estação Luz - Linha 1-Azul" (in Portuguese). Metrô de São Paulo. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
2. "Transferência gratuita: Metrô x CPTM na Estação Luz" (in Portuguese). Amigos Metroviários dos Excepcionais. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
3. "Inauguradas novas estações da Linha 4-Amarela do Metrô de SP" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2019.