Luz (São Paulo Metro)

For the CPTM station, see Luz (CPTM).

Luz is a metro station located between República and Sé districts, in the central region of São Paulo. This station connects the lines 1-Blue, operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, and 4-Yellow, operated by ViaQuatro. It also has connection with the CPTM station, which attends lines 7-Ruby and 11-Coral with no additional cost, and Line 13-Jade (Airport-Express).

Luz
Platform of Line 4
General information
Location	Rua Prestes Maia, 925 Sé Brazil
Coordinates	23°32′10″S 46°38′05″W
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo ViaQuatro
Platforms	Island and side platform Side platforms
Connections
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	LUZ
History
Opened	26 September 1975 15 September 2011
Passengers
127,000/business day 113,850/business day
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station Tiradentes towards Tucuruvi Line 1 São Bento towards Jabaquara República towards Vila Sônia-Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro Line 4 Terminus
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station Palmeiras-Barra Funda towards Jundiaí Line 7 Terminus Service 710 Brás towards Rio Grande da Serra Terminus Line 10 Palmeiras-Barra Funda Terminus Line 11 Brás towards Estudantes Terminus Line 13 Guarulhos-CECAP towards Aeroporto–Guarulhos Transfer at: Luz (CPTM)
Track layout Line 1 track layout to Tiradentes to São Bento Line 4 track layout to República

Line 1-Blue

Characteristics

The station of Line 1-Blue was opened on 26 September 1975. It's an underground station with a flow distribution mezzanine and island and side platforms with structure in apparent concrete. It has a 18,250 square metres (196,400 sq ft) constructed area and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour in peak hours.

The free connection with the CPTM station started on 30 November 2004, by an initiative of the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports.

Line 4-Yellow

Characteristics

The station of Line 4-Yellow was originally scheduled to be opened in 2008, but was opened only on 15 September 2011 and started operating from 10a.m. to 3p.m. On 23 September, the time was increased to 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and, since 26 September, from 4:40 a.m. to midnight.

It's an underground station with side platforms. It has a 20,863.84 square metres (221,681.0 sq ft) of constructed area, with five levels and 36 metres (118 ft) of depth. A skylight in the roof of the station allows the entrance of solar light.

Luz transit
( ) Júlio Prestes Luz ( ) Luz Luz Tiradentes