Metro
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| Overview | |||
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| Native name | Metrô de São Paulo | ||
| Locale | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 5 rapid transit lines 1 monorail line (Lines 4, 5, 15 in expansion) |
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| Number of stations | 65 (66, including Line 15) |
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| Daily ridership | 4.6 million | ||
| Annual ridership | 895.6 million (FY 2014, Lines 1, 2, 3 & 5) |
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| Website | Metrô (in English) | ||
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| Began operation | September 14, 1974 | ||
| Operator(s) | Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Lines 1-3, 5 & 15) ViaQuatro (Line 4) |
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| System length | 78.4 km (48.7 mi) (metro only) | ||
| Track gauge |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Lines 1-3) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Lines 4-5) |
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| Average speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) | ||
| Top speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) (Lines 1-3) 80 km/h (50 mph) (Lines 4-5) |
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The São Paulo Metrô (Portuguese: Metropolitano de São Paulo), commonly called the Metrô, is the main rapid transit system in the city of São Paulo and the largest in Brazil. It is also the second largest system in South America and the third largest in Latin America, behind the Mexico City Metro and the Santiago Metro. The five main lines in the metro system (Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) operate on 78.4 kilometres (48.7 mi) of route, serving 65 stations. A sixth line, Line 15, is a monorail line that partially opened for service in 2014. In 2014, the four lines operated by CMSP (Lines 1, 2, 3 & 5) achieved an average weekday ridership of 3.09 million, and provided 895.6 million rides over the course of 2014; the entire Metro system served 1.098 billion passengers when Line 4 is included with the other four lines.
The Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Metrô) was founded on April 24, 1968. Eight months later, work on North-South line was initiated. In 1972, the first test train trip occurred between Jabaquara and Saúde stations. In 1974, the segment between Jabaquara and Vila Mariana entered into commercial operation.
The system is interlinked with CPTM (São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company) at Brás, Palmeiras-Barra Funda, Tatuapé, Corinthians-Itaquera, Tamanduateí, Pinheiros and Santo Amaro stations, and at other modal transportation terminals in the city of São Paulo. The São Paulo Metro was voted Best Metro Americas at the MetroRail 2010 industry conference.
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