Rio Grande da Serra (CPTM)

Railway station in São Paulo, Brazil

Preceding station	São Paulo Metropolitan Trains			Following station
Ribeirão Pires-Antônio Bespalec towards Luz		Line 10		Terminus
Ribeirão Pires-Antônio Bespalec towards Jundiaí		Service 710		Terminus

Track layout

Legend

					to Ribeirão Pires-Antônio Bespalec








					to Eletrocloro (deactivated)

Rio Grande da Serra is a train station on CPTM Line 10-Turquoise, located in the city of Rio Grande da Serra. Since 2002, is the terminus station of Line 10.

History

The station was opened as Rio Grande, built with wattle and daub and not tiled platform. Desert location at the time, was an intermediary station of water fueling for steam locomotives and train crossings. It was the second train station built in the state of São Paulo.

Rio Grande da Serra became a city in 1964, with the current name. Its station is still the same since the beginning of the century, well conserved. It works attending CPTM commuter trains, being the end of the line, as the track to Paranapiacaba don't receive trains anymore since 2002.

Railroad Ring

The project of the Railway Outline of São Paulo Metropolitan Region considers Evangelista de Souza station as start point of the South Railroad Ring. The track will connect Ouro Fino Paulista, in Ribeiro Pires, to the Evangelista de Souza station, in Parelheiros, allowing the cargo trains cross the São Paulo Metropolitan Region, without interfering in the commuter transportation of CPTM.^[1]

References

^ Fernandjes, Natália (5 June 2017). "Estudo para obras do Ferroanel deve ficar pronto no fim do ano" (in Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

	Disused railways
Ribeirão Pires toward Jundiaí		Trunk line The São Paulo Railway Company		Eletrocloro Deactivated toward Santos
Ribeirão Pires toward Luz		Line D-Beige CPTM		Campo Grande Deactivated toward Paranapiacaba