Lapa (Line 7) (CPTM)

Lapa is a train station on CPTM Line 7-Ruby, in the district of Lapa in São Paulo.

For the ViaMobilidade Line 8-Diamond station, see Lapa (Line 8) (CPTM).
Lapa
Lapa station; view from Rua Engenheiro Fox.
General information
LocationR. William Speers, 863
Lapa
Brazil
Coordinates23.517473°S 46.705134°W / -23.517473; -46.705134
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by CPTM
PlatformsSide platforms
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Other information
Station codeLPA
History
Opened20 February 1899
Services
Preceding station CPTM Following station
Piqueri
towards Jundiaí
 Line 7 Água Branca
towards Luz
Service 710 Água Branca
towards Rio Grande da Serra
Future out-of-system interchange
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Santa Marina
Terminus
 Line 20
(proposed)
transfer at Lapa
 Vila Romana
towards Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André
Track layout
to Piqueri
to Água Branca

History
Station viewed from the other Lapa station, 500 metres (1,600 ft) away from it.
Lapa station photo, viewed from Rua William Speers.

Lapa station was opened by São Paulo Railway on 20 February 1899. In 1947, SPR lines were transferred to the federal government, which created Santos-Jundiaí Railway (EFSJ). Later, EFSJ started the line electrification and rebuilt many stations, among them Lapa station, in the 1950s. In this decade, Lapa station of Sorocaba Railway was built, 500 metres (1,600 ft) away from the EFSJ station.

After the decay of commuter trains, in the 1970s and 1980s, the station was transferred in 1994 to CPTM, which started a small reform in it years later.

Projects

Due to the existence of two Lapa stations, separated by 500 metres (1,600 ft) and without any connection, CPTM elaborated a unification project. Besides the unification, the station should receive one more train line, 8-Diamond, and two Metro lines, 20-Pink (Lapa-Prefeito Saladino) and 23-Magenta (Lapa-Dutra).[1][2]

References
  1. Lobo, Renato (28 September 2011). "Governo quer construir nova estação Lapa para integração de linhas" (in Portuguese). Via Trólebus. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. Lobo, Renato (14 December 2013). "Futuras linhas do Metrô SP e CPTM: Linha 23 Magenta e o metroanel" (in Portuguese). Via Trólebus. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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