Engenho Novo
- Deodoro
- Santa Cruz
- Weekdays: from 4:15 am to 11:00 pm
- Saturdays: from 5:30 am to 9:30 pm
- Sundays and holidays: from 5:30 am to 8:45 pm
The stations close before the last train passes, so if you want to get on the last train of the day, keep an eye on the closing time of your departure station.
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Train departures
- Weekdays
- Deodoro 4h31
- Japeri 4h43
- Santa Cruz 4h53
- Central do Brasil 5h30
- Saturdays
- Japeri 6h22
- Santa Cruz 6h37
- Central do Brasil 5h47
- Sundays
- Japeri 6h26
- Santa Cruz 6h36
- Central do Brasil 6h13
- Weekdays
- Japeri 23h18
- Santa Cruz 23h01
- Central do Brasil 23h49
- Saturdays
- Japeri 21h48
- Santa Cruz 21h33
- Central do Brasil 21h52
- Sundays
- Japeri 20h56
- Santa Cruz 20h36
- Central do Brasil 22h13
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Here you can find
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Food Service
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History
Line: Deodoro e Santa Cruz
In 1549, the Jesuit priests came from Portugal to Brazil and here they catechized the Indians, founded several schools and developed sugar cane plantations. One of them was the “Engenho Novo dos Jesuítas”, founded in 1707. In the neighborhood, the chapel of São Miguel and Nossa Senhora da Conceição was erected and the region's first population center grew around it.
In 1759, the Jesuits were expelled from Brazil by the Marquis of Pombal and the lands of Engenho Novo were acquired at auction by Captain José Paulo da Mata Duque Estrada, changing the name to “Quinta dos Duques”.
When the railroad was being built, the then director, Cristiano Ottoni, referred to Engenho Novo as a “very healthy place” due to its excellent climate. Engenho Novo was the residence of nobles from the Empire such as Barão do Bom Retiro, Barão do Engenho Novo, Councilors Couto Ferraz and Verna Magalhães - names which can be found on the main streets of the neighborhood.
Interesting fact: Around the 1920s, the railway line was raised at the bottom of the Engenho Novo station. This work practically isolated those who lived on the side of Rua 24 de Maio who frequented the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church. The priest then asked the Central Railways of Brazil to build an underground passage to facilitate access for the faithful. This passage was called by the people “Buraco do Padre” (the name by which it is still known today).
