Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna (São Paulo Metro)

Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna
Coordinates 23°29′33″S 46°37′02″W / 23.492473°S 46.6171092°W / -23.492473; -46.6171092Coordinates: 23°29′33″S 46°37′02″W / 23.492473°S 46.6171092°W / -23.492473; -46.6171092
Platforms Island platform
Other information
Station code JPA
History
Opened April 29, 1998
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station
toward Tucuruvi
Line 1
toward Jabaquara

Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna (São Paulo Gardens, Ayrton Senna Station) is a station on Line 1 (Blue) of the São Paulo Metro.[1] Known until 2011 as 'Jardim São Paulo, it was inaugurated by governor Mário Covas on April 29, 1998, along with stations Tucuruvi and Parada Inglesa, within the northern expansion project of Line 1, which began in 1996.

Location

It is located in Avenida Leôncio de Magalhães, 1000, in the Jardim São Paulo neighborhood, in the district of Santana, in the north zone, next to Parque Domingos Luís.

Features

It is an underground station with a concrete structure and central platform located below the distribution mezzanine. It also has openings for natural lighting in the platform environment and a distinctive landscape design, with the presence of gardens at the lobby level where the box office and lockouts are located. The project of this station gave the architect Meire Gonçalves Selli the Ibero-American Architecture and Civil Engineering of Madrid award in 2000.

Station entrance

It has 7,355 square meters of constructed area and its capacity is 20,000 passengers per hour in peak hours. .

It features two exits to the Domingos Luís Park, with handicapped access.

Average Station Load

The average passenger arrival for this station in 2013 was 16,000 passengers per working day, being one of the least busy of Line 1.

Name change project

In 2009, PT Campos de Campos proposed a project to change the name of the Jardim São Paulo station to Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna, in honor of the three-time Formula 1 champion who was born and lived in the region of Jardim São Paulo. In 2011, the name change was approved by the state government, and this change was implemented from October of the same year. The project had several manifestations of support from the society of São Paulo, including the collection of thousands of signatures for a petitioner. A sculpture in honor of the pilot should also be installed on the site.

The sculpture should be created by the designer and plastic artist Paulo Soláriz, known for his trophies-sculpture and art aimed at motoring and the founder of the project that led to the change of name.

An entrance to the station

References

  1. ↑ Information about Jardim São Paulo on the São Paulo Metro website (Portuguese)


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