Braz Cubas (CPTM)

Railway station in São Paulo, Brazil

Preceding station	São Paulo Metropolitan Trains			Following station
Jundiapeba towards Luz		Line 11		Mogi das Cruzes towards Estudantes

Track layout

Legend

					to Jundiapeba






					to Mogi das Cruzes

Braz Cubas is a train station on CPTM Line 11-Coral, located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes. Built next to Avenida Anchieta, the station in close to the commercial center of the district of Brás Cubas, the most populous in Mogi.^[1]

History

Braz Cubas station was opened by EFCB as a telegraph post on 20 August 1914. Since 1994, it is operated by CPTM.

The station was a scene of a national commotion crime: on 8 December 2003, two youngsters were thrown through the windows of a train that was leaving Braz Cubas station by 3 skinheads. One of the youngsters died and the other one lost his arm.^[2]

References

^ Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Braz Cubas" (in Portuguese). Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ "Skinhead condenado por obrigar jovens a pularem de trem em movimento é preso em Guarulhos" (in Portuguese). G1. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.