Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos

São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company
Overview
Native namePortuguese: Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
Owner São Paulo State Government
Area servedGreater São Paulo, Brazil
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines5
Line number
  • Current:
  • Planned:
Number of stations57
Chief executivePedro Tegon Moro (Chairman)
HeadquartersRua Boa Vista, 162
Sé
São Paulo
Websitewww.cptm.sp.gov.br
Operation
Began operation28 May 1992; 32 years ago (1992-05-28)
CharacterMostly at-grade
Partially elevated
Rolling stock
Headway4' to 35'
Technical
System length196 mi (315 km)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification3,000 V DC catenary
Average speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Top speed90 km/h (56 mph)

The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (English: São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company) is a rapid transit and commuter rail company owned by the São Paulo State Department for Metropolitan Transports. It was created on 28 May 1992, from several railroads that already existed in Greater São Paulo, Brazil.

Part of the Greater São Paulo rail system, the CPTM has 57 stations in five lines, with a total length of 199 kilometres (124 mi). The system carries about 2 million passengers a day. On 7 December 2018, CPTM set a weekday ridership record with 3,221,035 trips.[1]

History

Most of railways now run by the CPTM were built between 1860 and 1957 by the São Paulo Railway (the lines 7 and 10), Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana (the lines 8 and 9) and Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil (lines 11 and 12). These railways were eventually incorporated into the state-owned Rede Ferroviária Federal (RFFSA) in 1957 and Ferrovia Paulista S.A. (FEPASA) 1971. Finally, in 1992 the urban sections of RFFSA and FEPASA merged, forming the CPTM.

Between the end of the 1990s and the early 2000s, the CPTM began the conversion of some metropolitan lines to provide a service similar to rapid transit and better integrate with the São Paulo Metro. Most of the stations where either rebuilt or modernized and new trains were purchased allowing the headway of lines to be as low as four minutes in some lines. This experience started in the Line E in the year 2000, in the stretch known as "East Express", serving the east end of São Paulo City and running parallel to the Line 3 - Red.

The proposed Trens Intercidades regional railway project is considering using the Line 7 tracks for providing service to neighboring cities of Jundiaí, Campinas and Americana.[2][3]

In 2018, the CPTM opened the Line 13, the first line completely built and operated by the company. This line connects the Line 12 to the São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, with a special Express service connecting it to the central Luz station, and another service connecting it to the Brás station, both only operating on a specific schedule.[4]

Operation

The CPTM operates five lines in the Greater São Paulo area, identified by number and color. Most of these lines run on existing surface tracks that continue out of Greater São Paulo as MRS Logística intercity freight lines and share right of way with freight trains. The more lightly used outer sections of several lines have level crossings.

Service starts every day at 4 AM, when trains depart from each terminus, until the last train leaves at midnight. On Saturdays operation is extended until 1 AM.

The company charges a flat fare that can be paid either by magnetic ticket sold in the stations or with a rechargeable smartcard, and grants access to any of the rail lines on the Greater São Paulo, including lines operated by the São Paulo Metro.

Lines

Line Color Termini Length Stations Daily ridership (Apr 2019)[5]
Line 7 Ruby Brás ↔ Jundiaí 62.7 km (39.0 mi) 19 473,400
Line 10 Turquoise Brás ↔ Rio Grande da Serra 35 km (22 mi) 13 391,000
Line 11 Coral Luz ↔ Estudantes 50.5 km (31.4 mi) 16 752,800
Line 12 Sapphire Brás ↔ Calmon Viana 38.8 km (24.1 mi) 13 272,000
Line 13 Jade Engenheiro Goulart ↔ Aeroporto-Guarulhos 12.2 km (7.6 mi) 3 13,300

Express services

Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 13 Jade (Airport Express)[6] Palmeiras-Barra Funda ↔ Aeroporto-Guarulhos 31.1 km (19.3 mi) 5
Line 10 Turquoise (Line 10 Express[7]/Line 10 Education Express[8]) Tamanduateí ↔ Prefeito Celso Daniel-Santo André 9.2 km (5.7 mi) 3
Line 10 Turquoise (Line 10+ Express)[9] Luz ↔ Prefeito Celso Daniel-Santo André 17.7 km (11.0 mi) 5
Line 7 Service 710[10] Jundiaí ↔ Rio Grande da Serra 101.7 km (63.2 mi) 32
Line 10

Future developments

Under Construction
Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 11 Coral Luz ↔ Palmeiras-Barra Funda 3.6 km (2.2 mi) 1
Line 11 Coral Penha — 1
Planned
Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 10 Turquoise Bom Retiro — 1
Line 10 Turquoise Cerealista — 1
Line 10 Turquoise Parque da Mooca — 1
Line 10 Turquoise ABC — 1
Line 11 Coral Estudantes ↔ César de Sousa 4.3 km (2.7 mi) 1
Line 11 Coral Bom Retiro — 1
Line 11 Coral Cerealista — 1
Line 11 Coral Lajeado — 1
Line 12 Sapphire Calmon Viana ↔ Suzano 2.6 km (1.6 mi) 1
Line 12 Sapphire Gabriela Mistral — 1
Line 12 Sapphire Cangaíba — 1
Line 12 Sapphire União de Vila Nova — 1
Line 13 Jade Aeroporto-Guarulhos ↔ Bonsucesso 10.5 km (6.5 mi) 4
Line 13 Jade Engenheiro Goulart ↔ Parque da Mooca 13.5 km (8.4 mi) 8
Line 14 Onyx Bonsucesso ↔ Jardim Irene 39 km (24 mi) 22
Line 24 Quartz Alphaville ↔ Campo Limpo 24 km (15 mi) 20
  • Internal view of a 2000 Series CPTM train
    Internal view of a 2000 Series CPTM train
  • Luz Station.
    Luz Station.
  • CPTM 2070 Series train in Brooklin CBD.
    CPTM 2070 Series train in Brooklin CBD.
  • Ferraz de Vasconcelos Station.
    Ferraz de Vasconcelos Station.
  • Engenheiro Goulart Station
    Engenheiro Goulart Station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Error" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. ^ "Trem Intercidades entre SP e Campinas pode ser um serviço expresso da Linha 7". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  3. ^ "Governo do estado surpreende com projeto de levar Linha 7-Rubi até Campinas". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. ^ "Aeroporto | CPTM". cptm.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. ^ "A Companhia". CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. ^ "CPTM oferece três diferentes opções para chegar ao Aeroporto de Guarulhos | CPTM". cptm.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. ^ "CPTM lança serviço Expresso Linha 10 | CPTM". www.cptm.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  8. ^ "CPTM inicia operação do Expresso Educação Linha 10 nesta segunda (10/02) | CPTM". www.cptm.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  9. ^ "CPTM lança trem expresso aos sábados entre Santo André e Luz, na Linha 10-Turquesa | CPTM". www.cptm.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  10. ^ Meier, Ricardo (30 April 2021). "CPTM lança "Serviço 710", com trens indo de Jundiaí a Rio Grande da Serra". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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