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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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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