Luz Station

Luz Station

Estação da Luz
Luz Station building.
General information
LocationPraça da Luz 1
Bom Retiro, São Paulo
Brazil
Coordinates23°32′6″S 46°38′7″W / 23.53500°S 46.63528°W / -23.53500; -46.63528 (Luz Station)
SystemCommuter rail and Intercity rail
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by CPTM
Platforms5
Connections
Construction
Accessibletrue
ArchitectCharles Henry Driver
Other information
Station codeLUZ
History
Opened16 February 1867 (1867-02-16)
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station
Palmeiras-Barra Funda
Terminus
Line 10 Brás
Line 11 Brás
towards Estudantes
Line 13-Airport Express Guarulhos-CECAP
Jundiaí
Terminus
Touristic Express
Terminus
Terminus Mogi das Cruzes
Terminus
Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André
towards Paranapiacaba
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station
Tiradentes
towards Tucuruvi
Line 1 São Bento
towards Jabaquara
Terminus Line 4 República
towards Luz
Transfer at: Luz (São Paulo Metro)
Designated1976
Reference no.944
Location
Luz Station
Location within São Paulo
Luz Station
Luz Station (Brazil)

Luz Station (Portuguese: Estação da Luz, IPA: [(i)staˈsɐ̃w ˈlus]) is a commuter rail and intercity rail station in the Bom Retiro district of São Paulo, Brazil, serving RFFSA, the intercity rail network of Brazil, CPTM Line 10-Turquoise, Line 11-Coral and Line 13-Jade (Airport Express). It has subway connections to São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue and ViaQuatro Line 4-Yellow via its underground metro station of the same name.

It is currently located in Bairro da Luz and was built between 1895 and 1901, designed by the British architect Charles Henry Driver for the São Paulo Railway, a company based in London that was responsible for building the first railway line in the state of São Paulo, connecting the port of Santos to the city of Jundiaí.

The station houses the Museum of the Portuguese Language, established in 2006. The Luz Metro station is also located within the complex.