Utinga (CPTM)

Utinga is a train station on CPTM Line 10-Turquoise, located in the district of Utinga, city of Santo André.

Utinga
View from platform of Utinga station in Santo André.
General information
Location	Av da Paz, s/n Utinga Brazil
Coordinates	23.6261442°S 46.544078°W / -23.6261442; -46.544078
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	CPTM
Platforms	Side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	UTG
History
Opened	1 August 1933
Rebuilt	Mid-1960
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station São Caetano do Sul-Pref. Walter Braido towards Luz Line 10 Prefeito Saladino towards Rio Grande da Serra São Caetano do Sul-Pref. Walter Braido towards Jundiaí Service 710
Track layout Legend to São Caetano do Sul-Pref. Walter Braido to Prefeito Saladino to Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André (Line 10 Express)

History

In April 1932, São Paulo Railway announced the construction of Utinga station to attend the homonymous neighbourhood in Santo André. On 1 August 1933, the station was opened. In mid-1960, a new building was built to attend the growing demand.^[1][2]

The station was transferred from the federal administration (CBTU) to the state administration (CPTM) on 1 June 1994. In 2000, a small group, composed mostly by gypsies, invaded an area next to the station, originating Utinga favela. With the time, the number of robberies in the station's surroundings and in its facilities and trains raised, and the perpetrators looked for refuge in the favela's alleys.^[3][4][5]

Projects

On 11 May 2005, the consortium composed by Maubertec and Herjack companies was hired by CPTM by the cost of 845,974 BRL (505,714.64 USD) - with additives, the cost of the contract was of 888,036.85 BRL (530,859.39 USD) to make projects of rebuilt for stations Mooca, Ipiranga, Utinga and Prefeito Saladino.^[6] On 29 March 2008, the projects were delivered. CPTM signed them up in the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), being contemplated in the pre-selection phase. With the 2014 economic crisis, many PAC financings were cancelled, including the reconstruction of the stations.^[7]

Toponymy

The term Utinga comes from the Tupi language, which means "white water", through the junction of the terms y (water) and ting (white).^[8]

References

1. "Nova estação suburbana na S. Paulo Railway: Utinga ficará entre São Caetano e São Bernardo" (in Portuguese). No. 3441. Folha da Noite. 5 April 1932. p. 15. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
2. Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Utinga" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
3. Macchi, Ana (4 September 2000). "Comunidade cigana cresce em terreno em Santo André" (in Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
4. "Cresce número de arrastões na estação de trem de Utinga" (in Portuguese). ABCD Maior. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
5. Azeredo, André (4 July 2018). "Arrastões nos trens da CPTM assustam usuários e funcionários em Santo André" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
6. "Estações Mooca, Ipiranga, Utinga e Prefeito Saladino da Linha D Lote 6 - CPTM" (in Portuguese). Maubertec. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
7. Leite, Fabio (6 March 2017). "CPTM adia para 2020 entrega de acessibilidade em todas as estações" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
8. Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (1 January 1998). Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil nos primeiros séculos [Modern method of old tupi: Brazil's language of the first centuries]. Editora Vozes. p. 601. ISBN 9788532619532.

	Disused railways
São Caetano toward Jundiaí		Trunk line The São Paulo Railway Company		São Bernardo toward Santos
São Caetano toward Luz		Line D-Beige CPTM		Prefeito Saladino toward Paranapiacaba