Lapa (Line 8) (CPTM)

Railway station in São Paulo, Brazil

For the CPTM Line 7-Ruby station, see Lapa (Line 7) (CPTM).

Lapa

Entrance of the station

General information
Location| R. Guaicurus, 1438
Lapa
Brazil
Coordinates| 23°31′12″S 46°41′56″W﻿ / ﻿23.520109°S 46.698917°W﻿ / -23.520109; -46.698917
Owned by|  Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by|  ViaMobilidade (CCR)
Platforms| Side platforms
Connections|  Lapa Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Other information
Station code| LAB
History
Opened| 1 June 1958; 67 years ago (1958-06-01)
Rebuilt| 25 January 1979; 46 years ago (1979-01-25)
Previous names| Km 7
Services
| Preceding station  | São Paulo Metropolitan Trains | Following station

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Domingos de Moraes

towards Amador Bueno

|  | Line 8 |  | Palmeiras-Barra Funda

towards Júlio Prestes

Future out-of-system interchange

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Terminus |  | Line 20

(proposed)

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towards Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André

Track layout

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Location

Lapa, originally named Km 7, is a train station on ViaMobilidade Line 8-Diamond, located in the district of Lapa in São Paulo.

## History

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Footbridge above the station platforms

With the arrival of the railways of São Paulo Railway in 1867 and Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana in 1875 to the region of Lapa, the English railway implanted the first station in the neighbourhood. Because of that, Sorocabana couldn't build their station, due to legal affairs. Therefore, Sorocabana had to wait until the end of the SPR concession to build their station. In 1951, a small post was implemented to help the Lapa Tendal. At the time, the then City Councillor Nicolau Tuma suggested the construction of a new unified Lapa Station, being the first of many suggestion that would be presented in the following decades.[1]

With the demand growth, a new building was built and opened on 1 June 1958, with the name of Km 7.[2] However the construction works were only finished in 1961.[3]

In the end of the 1970s, the old station was demolished, giving place for a new station, built by Christian-Nielsen Engenheiros e Construtores, hired by FEPASA and reopened on 6 July 1985.[4] The station, along with the entire line, was transferred to CPTM, which operated it until 2022, when it was auctioned with Line 9-Diamond to ViaMobilidade.

### Projects

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Due to the existence of two Lapa stations, separated for 500 metres (1,600 ft) and without connection with each other, two project to unify the stations were made:

* In 1978, São Paulo Metropolitan Company projected the west expansion of the East-West Line with Pompeia station and the terminus in Lapa station, which would be rebuilt, with connection from the Metro to the FEPASA and RFFSA commuter train lines, and would count with a bus terminal attached to it. Because of the lack of funds, the project was cancelled, and the line had its terminus in Barra Funda station.[5]
* In 2010, CPTM hired, along with Una Arquitetos, a project to unify Lapa stations. The project was influenced by the project of the burial of Lapa-Brás branch. It hasn't been executed yet.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Diário do Executivo" (in Portuguese). Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo. 26 September 1951. p. 38. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. ^ "Estreita plataforma da Sorocabana, na Lapa, coloca em perigo os passageiros" (in Portuguese). No. 10476\. Folha da Manhã. 21 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
3. ^ Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Lapa - Sorocabana" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
4. ^ "Estação Lapa da Fepasa". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). No. 20533\. 21 June 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
5. ^ "No rastro do Metrô, grandes esperanças". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). No. 18326\. 27 May 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
6. ^ Reina, Eduardo; Burgarelli, Rodrigo (12 November 2010). "Linha de trem subterrânea permitirá criar avenida entre Osasco, SP e ABC". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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ViaMobilidade

Line 5–Lilac|

* Jardim Ângela
* Comendador Sant'Anna
* Capão Redondo
* Campo Limpo
* Vila das Belezas
* Giovanni Gronchi
* Santo Amaro
* Largo Treze
* Adolfo Pinheiro
* Alto da Boa Vista
* Borba Gato
* Brooklin
* Campo Belo
* Eucaliptos
* Moema
* AACD–Servidor
* Hospital São Paulo
* Santa Cruz
* Chácara Klabin
* Ricardo Jafet
* Bom Pastor
* Ipiranga

Line 8–Diamond|

* Amador Bueno
* Ambuitá
* Santa Rita
* Itapevi
* Engenheiro Cardoso
* Sagrado Coração
* Jandira
* Jardim Silveira
* Jardim Belval
* Barueri
* Antônio João
* Santa Terezinha
* Carapicuíba
* General Miguel Costa
* Quitaúna
* Comandante Sampaio
* Osasco
* Presidente Altino
* Imperatriz Leopoldina
* Domingos de Moraes
* Lapa
* Palmeiras–Barra Funda
* Júlio Prestes

Line 9–Emerald|

* Osasco
* Presidente Altino
* Ceasa
* Villa Lobos–Jaguaré
* Cidade Universitária
* Pinheiros
* Hebraica–Rebouças
* Cidade Jardim
* Vila Olímpia
* Berrini
* Morumbi–Claro
* Granja Julieta
* João Dias
* Santo Amaro
* Socorro
* Jurubatuba–Senac
* Autódromo
* Primavera–Interlagos
* Grajaú
* Bruno Covas/Mendes–Vila Natal
* Varginha

Line 17–Gold |

* São Paulo–Morumbi
* Estádio Morumbi
* Américo Maurano
* Paraisópolis
* Panamby
* Morumbi–Claro
* Chucri Zaidan
* Vila Cordeiro
* Campo Belo
* Vereador José Diniz
* Brooklin Paulista
* Aeroporto de Congonhas
* Washington Luiz
* Vila Paulista
* Vila Babilônia
* Cidade Leonor
* Hospital Sabóia
* Jabaquara–Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro

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