Nova América/Del Castilho Station (Portuguese: Estação Nova América/Del Castilho) is a station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the neighbourhood of Del Castilho in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It is located near Shopping Nova América, a large shopping mall.
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 Exterior of Nova América/Del Castilho station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Avenida Pastor Martin Luther King Jr Del Castilho, Rio de Janeiro Brazil | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°52′44″S 43°16′20″W / 22.8789816°S 43.2721293°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metrô Rio | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Metrô Rio Bus ServiceExpresso Jacarepaguá Barra Expresso Fundão  SuperViaBelford Roxo Line | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | DCT | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1983 | ||||||||||
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Construction
editThe station was opened in 1983 on the site of a former railway station Ferro Rio D’Ouro and used parts of the former structure.[1]
Connections
editMetrôRio runs buses to Fundão, Barra da Tijuca (Barra Expresso) and Jacarepaguá (Expresso Jacarepaguá) that depart from the station. Train connections to the Belford Roxo Line on the SuperVia rail network are available at the adjacent Del Castilho Station.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nova América/Del Castilho Station - Sobre a Estação". MetrôRio. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Integração Expressa". MetrôRio. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Expresso Jacarepaguá". MetrôRio. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Barra Expresso via Nova América- 614". MetrôRio. Retrieved 17 September 2014.