Saens Peña Station

Saens Peña / Tijuca is a station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the neighborhood of Tijuca in the of Rio de Janeiro. The station, inaugurated in 1982, was named simply Saens Peña until August 2022 when, alongside many others, it was renamed to include its neighborhood, Tijuca, in the name.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 5:00 AM—midnight
    Sunday: 7:00 AM—11:00 PM
    public holidays: 7:00 AM—11:00 PM
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Saens Peña / Tijuca”, “Sáenz Peña”, and “Tijuca”
  • Address: Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saens Peña Square and Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima.

Park
Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tijuca is a neighbourhood of the of the city of , Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants.

Sports venue
Photo: Marcos Cunha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a sports venue, which is situated 430 metres south of Saens Peña Station.

Park
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
is a park, which is situated 1¼ km east of Saens Peña Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tijuca and Aldeia Campista.

Suburb
Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of the of the city of , Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants.

Quarter
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was a neighborhood in , , close to contemporary Vila Isabel, Tijuca, and . Located in the flat plain of the Grande Tijuca area of southernmost Zona Norte carioca neighbourhoods, once swampy, it was drained.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a middle-class neighborhood in the of city. The Stadium is located in this neighborhood, as well as the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho.

Saens Peña Station

Latitude
-22.92417° or 22° 55′ 27″ south
Longitude
-43.23257° or 43° 13′ 57″ west
Inception
1982
Operator
MetrôRio
Open location code
589R3QG8+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1473517781
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q9352798
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Saens Peña Station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cinema Carioca and Smart Fit.

Nearby Places

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