Caieiras (CPTM)

Caieiras
General information
Location	Rod. Tancredo de Almeida Neves, Km 34 Centro Brazil
Coordinates	23.365805°S 46.75089°W / -23.365805; -46.75089
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	CPTM
Platforms	Side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	CAI
History
Opened	1 July 1883
Previous names	Caieiras de Perus Cayeiras
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station Franco da Rocha towards Jundiaí Line 7 Perus towards Luz Service 710 Perus towards Rio Grande da Serra
Track layout to Franco da Rocha to Perus

Caieiras is a train station on CPTM Line 7-Ruby, located in Caieiras.

History

The station was opened by São Paulo Railway on 1 July 1883, being built to attend the district of Franco da Rocha, which was growing due to the arrival of industries.

Currently, Caieiras is operated by CPTM, after going through many administrations, public and private. It still keeps the same building from 19th century.^[1]

The station is also certified as a historical site by CONDEPHAAT.^[2]

References

1. Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Caieiras" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
2. "Conjunto Ferroviário de Caieiras" (in Portuguese). Secretaria de Estado da Cultura. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.