Júlio Prestes (CPTM)
Júlio Prestes is a train station on ViaMobilidade Line 8-Diamond, located in the district of Santa Cecília in São Paulo.By 1938 the increase of private cars and inter-municipal and interstate buses train use further declined which resulted in the bankruptcy of the Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana.At the request of CPTM, CONDEPHAAT approved a project of internal connection between Júlio Prestes and Luz stations, with the construction of a tunnel or passarela of approximately 200 metres (660 ft), with the objective relieve the demand on Luz station, which has two lines that connect with the Metro, while Júlio Prestes is terminus only for Line 8-Diamond.The locale includes Pinacoteca, where Walter Way Library can be found; the Resistance Memorial, which has records from the Military Regime; and the Museum of the Portuguese Language, which caught fire in December 2015.Outside the station in Praça Júlio Prestes is the bronze statue of Alfredo Maia, made by the sculptor Amadeu Zani.