São Paulo Metro Line 15 (Silver) | |
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Overview | |
Type | Monorail |
System | São Paulo Metro |
Status | Partially in operation, Partially under construction |
Locale | São Paulo, Brazil |
Termini |
Ipiranga Station Hospital Cidade Tiradentes Station |
Stations | 2 (operational) 18 (planned) |
Operation | |
Opened | 30 August 2014 (between Vila Prudente Station and Oratorio Station) |
Operator(s) | Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo |
Technical | |
Line length | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) (operational) 27 km (17 mi) (planned) |
Line 15 (Silver) is a line of the São Paulo Metro. The launch customer for the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300, the line is South America's first mass-transit monorail, and when completed it will be the largest and highest capacity monorail system in the Americas. The first section, from Vila Prudente Station to Oratório Station, opened on 30 August 2014, initially running 10 AM–3 PM on weekends only. As of 10 August 2015[update] the line is operational from 7 AM–7 PM.
When complete, this new line will be approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) long and have eighteen stations, beginning at the Ipiranga Station and ending at the future Hospital Cidade Tiradentes Station.
The line will have transfers to Line 2 (Green) as well as CPTM Line 10 (Turquoise).