Mangueira station

Mangueira is a railway station in Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro which is serviced by the Supervia.

Mangueira

Estação Mangueira
Mangueira station in 2010
General information
LocationRio de Janeiro
Brazil
Coordinates22.9085389°S 43.2366972°W / -22.9085389; -43.2366972
Owned byRio de Janeiro State Government
Operated bySuperVia
Line(s)Deodoro Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMGA
History
Opened1869
Rebuilt2000
Electrified1937
Services
Preceding station SuperVia Following station
Maracanã
towards Central
 Deodoro São Francisco Xavier
towards Deodoro
Location
Mangueira is located in Rio de Janeiro
Mangueira
Mangueira
Location within Rio de Janeiro

History

Namesake of the Mangueira Samba School, and previously part of the Central do Brasil Railroad, Mangueira station now is the fourth station after Central do Brasil station on the suburban Deodoro Line, after Praça da Bandeira, São Cristóvão and Maracanã. The station was named Mangueira when it was opened in 1869 due to a local hat factory known as the Fábrica das Mangueiras, or Mango Tree Factory, due to the large amount of mangoes that were grown there. In 1937, the line was electrified, with a substation being built next to the station. Due to being too close to the rebuilt Maracanã station, Mangueira station was closed in August 2014. However, following the construction of a 77-metre-long passageway to platform 1 of Maracanã station on 22 February 2016, Mangueira was reopened to passengers. [1]

Platforms

Platform 1A: Towards Deodoro (Stopper)
Platform 1B: Towards Central do Brasil (Stopper)

References
  1. Ralph Mennucci Giesbrecht (2018). "Mangueira". Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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