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.^[2] 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).^[3]

São Bento
Toten in the entrance of the station. Altino Arantes Building in the back.
General information
Location	Largo São Bento, 109, Sé São Paulo 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
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	BTO
History
Opened	26 September 1975
Passengers
51,000/business day[1]
Services
Preceding station São Paulo Metro Following station Luz towards Tucuruvi Line 1 Sé towards Jabaquara Future services Anhangabaú Terminus Line 19 (planned) Cerealista towards Bosque Maia
Location

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
Legend
Upper level
to Luz
Lower level
to Sé