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.

For the CPTM station, see Luz (CPTM).
Luz
Construction of Line 4 at Luz
LocationRua Prestes Maia, 925
Sé
Brazil
Coordinates23°32′10″S 46°38′05″W
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by  1  Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
 4  ViaQuatro
Platforms 1  Island and side platform
 4  Side platforms
Connections Lines  7   11   13 [lower-alpha 1]
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeLUZ
History
Opened 1  26 September 1975
 4  15 September 2011
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station
toward Tucuruvi
Line 1
toward Jabaquara
TerminusLine 4
toward Vila Sônia
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station   CPTM   Following station
toward Jundiaí
Line 7 Terminus
TerminusLine 11
Brás
toward Estudantes
Line 13
Terminus
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]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket office, customer service, Bilhete Único/BOM recharge machines, transfer to Lines  4 ,  7 ,  11  and  13 
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound ←  1  toward Tucuruvi
Island platform, doors open on the left
Southbound  1  toward Jabaquara →
Side platform, doors open on the right

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.

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance
M1 Mezzanine level 1 Fare control, ticket office, customer service, Bilhete Único/BOM recharge machines, transfer to Lines  1 ,  7 ,  11  and  13 
M2 Mezzanine level 2 Distribution mezzanine
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors open on the right
Southbound  4  toward São Paulo-Morumbi →
Southbound  4  toward São Paulo-Morumbi →
Side platform, doors open on the left

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.


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