São Bento (São Paulo Metro)

São Bento is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of , in São Paulo. The station was opened on 26 September 1975.[2] It will be connected, in the future, according to the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports of São Paulo, with Line 19-Sky Blue (Anhangabaú↔Bosque Maia).[3]

São Bento
Toten in the entrance of the station. Altino Arantes Building in the back.
General information
LocationLargo São Bento, 109

Brazil
Coordinates23°32′38″S 46°38′02″W / 23.543914°S 46.633806°W / -23.543914; -46.633806
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
PlatformsSplit platforms
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBTO
History
Opened26 September 1975
Passengers
51,000/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Luz
towards Tucuruvi
Line 1
towards Jabaquara
Future services
Anhangabaú
Terminus
Line 19
(planned)
Cerealista
towards Bosque Maia

Characteristics edit

Buried station with connection mezzanine, two split platforms and structure in apparent concrete. It has built area of 18,150 square metres (195,400 sq ft) and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour during peak hours.

Station average demand edit

The average entrance of passengers in the station is of 73,000 passengers per day, according to Metro data. It is situated in a very crowded region, in Rua Boa Vista, and close to the region of Rua 25 de Março, besides being located next to SPTrans Correio Bus Terminal.

Track layout
Upper level
 
 
to Luz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lower level
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
to

References edit

  1. ^ "Entrada de Passageiros por Estação - Média Dias Úteis - 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ^ "Estação São Bento" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ de Oliveira, Abrahão (6 August 2019). "Metrô de SP lança editais para a construção da futura Linha 19-Celeste" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 8 August 2019.