Penha
- Saracuruna
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Integration with BRT
Rua José Maurício, s/n Penha - Rio de Janeiro - RJ CEP 21.070-150
- Weekdays: from 4:30 am to 10:45 pm
- Saturdays: from 4:45 am to 9:15 pm
- Sundays and holidays: from 5:30 am to 8:30 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
- Central do Brasil 4h52
- Gramacho 5h14
- Saturdays
- Central do Brasil 5h12
- Saracuruna 5h35
- Sundays
- Central do Brasil 5h46
- Saracuruna 6h36
- Weekdays
- Central do Brasil 22h38
- Gramacho 23h05
- Saturdays
- Central do Brasil 21h22
- Saracuruna 21h05
- Sundays
- Central do Brasil 19h46
- Saracuruna 20h46
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History
Line: Saracuruna
Local Attractions: Penha Church
The story of the Catholic saint “Nossa Senhora da Penha de França”, began in 1434, when a monk found the image of a saint on the top of a steep cliff, where Emperor Charlemagne won the battle against the Moors. The region, located in Spain, is known as “Penha de França”.
Legend has it that, in Rio de Janeiro, in 1632, there was also a very similar mysterious occurrence. Portuguese captain Baltazar de Abreu Cardoso, owner of the land in the current Penha neighborhood, climbed a bluff to see his plantations from above and ended up being confronted by a snake. The captain quickly evokes the name “Nossa Senhora da Penha de França”, to whom he is a devotee. At the exact moment a lizard appeared and attacked the snake and overcame it. In thanks and to honor the saint who saved his life, Baltazar erected a small chapel on the site.
The Penha station was opened at the foot of the famous cliff face.
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What's nearby
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha
