Fradique Coutinho (São Paulo Metro)

Fradique Coutinho is a metro station on Line 4 (Yellow) of the São Paulo Metro operated by ViaQuatro. The station is located at Rua dos Pinheiros, 623 in the Pinheiros neighborhood. Although originally slated to open in 2010, the station was not inaugurated until 15 November 2014.^[2]

Fradique Coutinho
Civil works at the station in 2014.
General information
Location	Rua Fradique Coutinho × Rua dos Pinheiros Pinheiros Brazil
Coordinates	23.566169°S 46.684267°W / -23.566169; -46.684267
Owned by	Government of the State of São Paulo
Operated by	ViaQuatro
Platforms	Side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	FRA
History
Opened	15 November 2014
Passengers
14,060/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station Faria Lima towards Vila Sônia-Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro Line 4 Oscar Freire towards Luz Future services Teodoro Sampaio towards Santa Marina Line 20 (proposed) Tabapuã towards Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André
Track layout Legend to Oscar Freire to Faria Lima

History

The station construction were put at hold in 2007, when a report about the metallic structures was published, indicating the possibility of an "accident of unpredictable proportions".^[3] Metro and ViaQuatro disqualified the conclusion of the report and ensured that there was safety in the station.^[4] Specialists heard by Folha de S. Paulo said that there was no risk.^[5]

In the same year, the construction work in Rua dos Pinheiros lasted longer than the predicted after the asphalt broke after the passage of excavation equipment in the area, known as shield or "tatuzão".^[6] Any house was interdicted because of this problem.^[7] The same track had been closed for more than a year for construction work since June 2005 and has caused many traffic problems in the neighbourhood.^[8] In November 2005, an excavator that worked in the construction broke a Comgás pipe.^[9]

The opening was scheduled to 2010,^[10] but was delayed to 2012, 2014, and was predicted to open on the second semester of 2013, along with Oscar Freire station.^[11] The State Government scheduled the station opening for 25 September 2014 but, two days before, Governor Geraldo Alckmin announced the new prediction, this time for October.^[12] This new prediction also did not happen and, on 23 October 2014, the administration announced a new delay, this time for November.^[13]

Toponymy

Fradique Coutinho is the name of the homonymous street that crosses the station. Fradique de Melo Coutinho was a bandeirante born in Espírito Santo, son of Vasco Fernandes Coutinho and Antônia Escobar and grandson of Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, which was the first Captain-major of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo. Fradique Coutinho participated of many expeditions, along with Simão Álvares Martins, his father-in-law, and Raposo Tavares. He died in São Paulo, on 28 January 1633. The Azevedo Marques and Estancieiro streets were renamed to Fradique Coutinho by the Municipal Executive Order no. 6,618, of 8 September 1966.^[14]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
M	Concourse	Fare control, ticket office, customer service, Bilhete Único/TOP recharge machines
P Platform level
	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Vila Sônia–Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro
	Northbound	toward Luz →
	Side platform, doors open on the right

References

1. "Entrada de passageiros por estação - Abril 2022" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). ViaQuatro. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
2. "Estação Fradique Coutinho do Metrô abre em SP após 4 anos de atraso". G1 São Paulo (in Portuguese). Globo. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
3. Pagnan, Rogério (3 October 2007). "Consórcio quer cobrar Metrô na Justiça por paralisação das obras" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. ISSN 1414-5723.
4. "Governo de SP decide parar obra do metrô" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 15 February 2007. p. C4. ISSN 1414-5723.
5. "'Problema na soldagem não é indicação de riscos à obra', afimam especialistas" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 15 February 2007. p. C4. ISSN 1414-5723.
6. Takahashi, Fábio; Vieira, Willian (10 August 2007). "Previsão é alterada e buraco do Metrô interdita rua até 3a" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. ISSN 1414-5723.
7. Credendio, José Ernesto; Takahashi, Fábio; Targino, Rafael (9 August 2007). "De novo, obra do Metrô abre buraco em SP" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. p. C1. ISSN 1414-5723.
8. "Bloqueio na Pinheiros piora tráfego na região" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 26 June 2005. p. C7. ISSN 1414-5723.
9. "Para Metrô e consórcio, não houve falha" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 9 August 2007. p. C4. ISSN 1414-5723.
10. "Estação Fradique Coutinho do Metrô abre em SP após 4 anos de atraso" (in Portuguese). G1. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
11. "Inauguração da estação Fradique Coutinho pode ser adiantada" (in Portuguese). Vila Mundo. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
12. do Valle, Caio (25 September 2014). "Estação Fradique Coutinho atrasa de novo" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. p. A27.
13. "Estação Fradique Coutinho tem novo atraso e deve funcionar em novembro" (in Portuguese). G1. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
14. "Rua Fradique Coutinho" (in Portuguese). Dicionário de Ruas. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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