Ambuitá was a train station on the Line 8-Diamond operational extension, formerly operated by CPTM, located in the municipality of Itapevi.

Ambuitá
General information
LocationRua Dr. José Alexandre Crosgnac, 110
Itapevi
Brazil
Owned by Government of the State of São Paulo
PlatformsSide platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeAMB
History
Opened19 September 1949 (1949-09-19)
Closed30 April 2010 (2010-04-30)
Previous namesIracema
Original company Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (1996–2010)
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Following station
Amador Bueno
Terminus
Line 8 Santa Rita
Track layout

It will be rebuilt as a counterpart of the concession of Lines 8 and 9 to ViaMobilidade.[1] Construction works are expected to begin in January 2024.[2]

History

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Opened by Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana as Iracema Stop on 19 September 1949, it was renamed to Ambuitá in 1952. During the train systems modernization made by Ferrovia Paulista S/A during the 1970s and 80s, the stop got new facilities on 21 June 1985. In 1997, its ticket office was closed by CPTM due to constant robberies. After the Line 8 division, the stop became part of the Itapevi–Amador Bueno operational extension. In 2010, the stop was closed and fully demolished during the modernization works made by governor José Serra and its reconstruction was estimated to 2013, during Geraldo Alckmin administration. The reconstruction works never began and, in April 2014, five months before the state elections, governor Alckmin went to Amador Bueno for the reopening of the operational extension. In this occasion, it was announced that Ambuitá Stop was the current Line 8 priority. Even after his re-election, the Alckmin administration never began the construction works, which garnered protests made by part of the local population.[3][4]

In January 2020, governor João Doria announced that Ambuitá station will be rebuilt with accessibility resources by the winning company of Line 8 concession plan, whose bidding would be published in December, confirming his statement.[5] With the announcement, the surroundings revitalization works, such as asphalting of the main roads, were intensified by Itapevi prefecture.[6] The municipal administration also tried to include in the partnership Cimenrita station, absent from the notice draft, unsuccessfully.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Meier, Ricardo (7 December 2020). "Para tornar concessão mais atraente, governo Doria eliminou vários projetos das linhas 8 e 9 da CPTM". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ Lobo, Renato (14 November 2023). "Obras de nova estação Ambuitá na Linha 8-Diamante começam em janeiro". Via Trólebus (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Moradores protestam e cobram a prometida estação Ambuitá da CPTM". Amador Bueno (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ do Valle, Caio (23 April 2014). "Com atraso, Alckmin reinaugura trecho da CPTM com menos estações". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ Bazani, Adamo; Moreira, Willian (23 July 2020). "Concorrência para concessão das linhas 8 e 9 da CPTM deve ser lançada na primeira quinzena de agosto". Diário do Transporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Estrada da Cruz Grande começa a receber asfalto". Prefeitura de Itapevi (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Prefeitura inicia construção de nova passarela da CPTM". Prefeitura de Itapevi (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.