General Osório / Ipanema[1] is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Ipanema borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the line's southern terminus. The station opened in December 2009.
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General Osório / Ipanema | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Praça General Osório, Rio de Janeiro Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°59′05″S 43°11′50″W | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Gávea (Metrô na Superfície) Barra Expresso | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 2009; 12 years ago (2009-12) | |||||||||||||||
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General Osório / Ipanema Location within Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||
The station has a layout unusual for Brazil with the two tracks located between three platforms. Internationally this is not uncommon and is referred to as the Spanish solution layout. [2]
MetrôRio Bus Service runs the Metrô na Superfície bus to Gávea and the Barra Expresso between General Osório / Ipanema Station and Terminal Alvorada in Barra da Tijuca.[3]

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