São Bento (São Paulo Metro)

São Bento is a metro station on São Paulo Metro Line 1-Blue, located in the district of Sé, in São Paulo. The station was opened on 26 September 1975.[1] It will be connected, in the future, according to the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports of São Paulo, with Line 19-Sky Blue (Anhangabaú↔Bosque Maia).[2]

São Bento
Toten in the entrance of the station. Altino Arantes Building in the back.
Location	Largo São Bento, 109 Sé Brazil
Coordinates	23°32′38″S 46°38′02″W
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
Platforms	Split platforms
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BTO
History
Opened	26 September 1975
Services
Preceding station   São Paulo Metro   Following station Luz toward Tucuruvi Line 1 Sé toward Jabaquara   Future services   Anhangabaú Terminus Line 19 Pari toward Bosque Maia

Characteristics

Buried station with connection mezzanine, two split platforms and structure in apparent concrete. It has built area of 18,150 square metres (195,400 sq ft) and capacity for 40,000 passengers per hour during peak hours.

Station average demand

The average entrance of passengers in the station is of 73,000 passengers per day, according to Metro data. It is situated in a very crowded region, in Rua Boa Vista, and close to the region of Rua 25 de Março, besides being located next to SPTrans Correio Bus Terminal.

Track layout
Upper level
to Luz
Lower level
to Sé

References

1. "Estação São Bento" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
2. de Oliveira, Abrahão (6 August 2019). "Metrô de SP lança editais para a construção da futura Linha 19-Celeste" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 8 August 2019.