Estação Júlio Prestes

Júlio Prestes Station
Estação Júlio Prestes
Former names Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana
General information
Location Praça Júlio Prestes
Centro
Address Rua Mauá, 51
Town or city São Paulo
Country Brazil
Coordinates 23°32′5.4342″S 46°38′20.868″W / 23.534842833°S 46.63913000°W / -23.534842833; -46.63913000Coordinates: 23°32′5.4342″S 46°38′20.868″W / 23.534842833°S 46.63913000°W / -23.534842833; -46.63913000
Current tenants OSESP,
Sala São Paulo,
CPTM
Construction started 1925
Completed 1938
Renovated 1997–1999
Design and construction
Architect Cristiano Stockler das Neves

Estação Júlio Prestes (English: Júlio Prestes Station) is a historic railroad station building in São Paulo, Brazil. In addition to commuter rail service, Júlio Prestes Station is also a cultural arts center, Centro Cultural Júlio Prestes, with a performance space, Sala São Paulo, and administrative offices for state-run arts programs.

The remodeled structure, originally built in 1938, has been on the state register of protected buildings since 8 July 1999.[1] The train station is named in honor of São Paulo governor (1927–1930) and Brazilian president-elect (1930), Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque.[2]

History

After extensive remodeling that lasted from 1997 to 1999, the building was registered with Condephaat, the state of São Paulo’s Council for the Defense of Historic, Archaeological, Artistic and Touristic Heritage (Portuguese: Conselho de Defesa do Patrimônio Histórico).[1] Condephaat is overseen by the state culture ministry (Secretaria de Estado da Cultura), whose offices are located inside the station, as are the offices of the state symphony (Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo), and the performance space used by the orchestra, Sala São Paulo.

Rail Service

For more details on commuter rail service from Estação Júlio Prestes, see Line 8 (CPTM).

In addition to the offices and performing arts space located there, the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) still operates regular commuter rail service for Line 8 (Diamond) at Estação Júlio Prestes. The station is the eastern terminus for Line 8 and, unlike Luz Station—less than half a kilometer to the east—Júlio Prestes station is not integrated with the trains of the São Paulo Metrô, nor is there service connecting the two stations. The Diamond line serves neighborhoods in the West Zone of São Paulo and the communities of Osasco, Carapicuíba, Barueri, Jandira, and Itapevi (42 km to the west).

Gallery

Estação Júlio Prestes
stained glass window in the Júlio Prestes train station
Interior view, stained glass 
train station
CPTM trains 
tower of Júlio Prestes train station
Exterior view, tower 
performance at Sala São Paulo
Sala São Paulo performance 

See Also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Júlio Prestes train station.

References

  1. 1 2 "Resolução SC 27/99, de 08 de julho de 1999, publicado no DOE 09/07/99, p. 24" (PDF). prefeitura.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Condephaat. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "História das ruas de São Paulo". prefeitura.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Dicionário de ruas. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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