page_title: Dom Bosco (CPTM)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dom Bosco (CPTM) / History
caption_attribution_description: Português: Placa da Estação Dom Bosco da Linha 11 - Coral
context_page_description: Dom Bosco is a train station on CPTM Line 11–Coral, located in the city of São Paulo. Receive this name for being close to the acting area of Dom Bosco Social Work.
context_section_description: In mid-1987, São Paulo Metro hired a study for the expansion of East-West Line from Itaquera to Guaianazes. Besides the studies didn't recommend the extension of the line, because of risk of collapse caused by overcrowding, Quércia administration started the construction of the branch (called East Extension) on November 1987. The construction included Pêssego, José Bonifácio and Guaianazes stations and were made by constructor Andrade Gutierrez. Shortly after, the construction were put on hold by Metro for lack of BNDES financing, which claimed for Metro debt in the paying of other financings. The work of East Extension continued in a slow way, though the conclusion was scheduled to 1991, and with constant paralyzations until being totally put on hold in 1992 during Fleury administration.
  Meanwhile, Metro hired architects João and Odiléa Toscano do project the new station. Named Pêssego, because of the proximity with the homonymous brook, the station project predicted the massive use of steel and glass. The structure, of 2 levels connected by stairs and elevators, formed a cross where north and south branches were formed by accesses, linear bus terminal, mezzanine and ticket offices and the east and west branched is where the platforms were located. The project of Pêssego station received the Great Prize in 4th Architecture International Biennual, in 1999.
  In 1995, during Covas administration, São Paulo Government renegotiated the construction contracts. Pêssego station construction was resumed by constructor Constran, with the work supervision transferred from the Metro to the CPTM. On 25 May 2000, the station, renamed to Dom Bosco, was opened and integrated to the CPTM network.
caption: Sign of the station name.
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