Trolleybuses in São Paulo
A 2011-built CAIO/Scania three-axle trolleybus
of the SPTrans system |
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| Operation | |
|---|---|
| Locale | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Open | SPTrans (ex-CMTC) system: 1949 EMTU system: 1988 |
| Routes | SPTrans: 13 EMTU: 10 |
| Owner(s) | SPTrans, EMTU |
| Operator(s) | SPTrans system: Ambiental Transportes Urbanos S.A. (concessionaire, since 2011) EMTU system: Metra (concessionaire, since 1997) |
| Infrastructure | |
| Electrification | 600 VDC |
| Stock | SPT: 199 EMTU/Metra: 79 |
Trolleybuses in São Paulo provide a portion of the public transport service in Greater São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with two independent trolleybus systems. The SPTrans (São Paulo Transportes) system opened in 1949 and serves the city of São Paulo, while the Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo (EMTU) system opened in 1988 and serves suburban areas to the southeast of the city proper. Worldwide, São Paulo is one of only two metropolitan areas possessing two independent trolleybus systems, the other being Naples, Italy.
The urban network now owned by SPTrans opened on 22 April 1949, the first trolleybus system to open in Brazil. The municipally owned system was operated by the Companhia Municipal de Transportes Coletivos (Municipal Public Transport Authority) (CMTC) until 1994, when it was semi-privatized, with a new municipal authority, SPTrans, maintaining public ownership of the system but with operation contracted out to private companies through a competitive bidding. At the start of privately run operation, there were three different concessionaires for different parts of the SPTrans, ex-CMTC trolleybus network. The SPTrans network was much larger at that time.
The SPTrans system comprises 13 lines (two of them currently suspended) and is operated with 199 trolleybuses by a concessionaire, Ambiental Transportes Urbanos. SPTrans owns and maintains the infrastructure, such as overhead wires, substations, passenger terminals and depots/garages. Ambiental is responsible for purchasing new vehicles, but ownership of vehicles passes to SPTrans eight years from time of purchase. Ambiental was awarded the concession to operate the service in SPTrans Zone 4 (also known as the Eastern Zone), both trolleybus and motorbus, in 2011, after the purchase of Himalaia Transportes.
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