Deodoro station
Metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Deodoro Station is a railway station in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro that serves as the terminal of the Deodoro Line. It is also on the Santa Cruz and Japeri lines.[1]
LocationRio de Janeiro
Brazil
Brazil
Coordinates22.854889°S 43.383653°W
SystemCommuter
Lines
SuperVia
Deodoro Line
Santa Cruz Line
Japeri Line
SuperViaDeodoro Line
Santa Cruz Line
Japeri Line
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| Location | Rio de Janeiro Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.854889°S 43.383653°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | Commuter | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | SuperVia Deodoro Line Santa Cruz Line Japeri Line | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1859 | |||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was opened in 1859 and was initially known as Sapopemba. It was part of the Mangaratiba branch of the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil.
The current name was adopted in the early 1900s in honour of Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil.
Access
The station provides access to the Deodoro Olympic Park, which hosted events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Sources
- Max Vasconcellos: Vias Brasileiras de Comunicação, 1928