Parada Inglesa (São Paulo Metro)

Parada Inglesa is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Tucuruvi, in São Paulo.

Parada Inglesa
Platform of the station
General information
Location	Av. Luís Dumont Villares, 1721 Tucuruvi
Coordinates	23°29′14″S 46°36′32″W
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	São Paulo Metro
Platforms	Side platforms
Connections	Parada Inglesa Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	PIG
History
Opened	29 April 1998
Previous names	Paulicéia
Passengers
12,000/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station Tucuruvi Terminus Line 1 Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna towards Jabaquara
Track layout Legend to Tucuruvi to Jardim São Paulo–Ayrton Senna

Belongs to the Line 1 north expansion plan, initiated in 1996. It would be named Paulicéia Station, according to the original project.

It was opened on 29 April 1998,^[2] along with stations Jardim São Paulo-Ayrton Senna and Tucuruvi. The project of the station was one of the awarded in the 5th Architecture Biennal of Buenos Aires, in the category Prémio Especial Del Jurado (Special Jury Award).^[3]

Location

It is located in Avenida Luís Dumont Vilares, 1721,^[2] an avenue which mixes residential areas and restaurants. It's in the district of Tucuruvi, in North Side São Paulo. It's also connected to a bus terminal, with destination to local lines.

Characteristics

It is an elevated station, located 10 metres (33 ft) above the ground, with apparent concrete structure, side platforms and metallic cover, with 6,635 square metres (71,420 sq ft) of total area.^[2] It has exits to Rua Professor Marcondes Domingues and to Avenida Luís Dumont Vilares, this last one with access for people with disabilities. It also has a distribution mezzanine under the platforms, besides connection with an urban bus terminal.

References

1. "Entrada de Passageiros por Estação - Média Dias Úteis - 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
2. "Estação Parada Inglesa" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "Arquitetura das Estações" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2019.