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Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company
Overview
Native nameCompanhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
Owner São Paulo State Government
Area servedGreater São Paulo, Brazil
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines4 (CPTM only)
13 (complete network)
Line number
  • Current:
  • Planned:
Number of stations57 (CPTM only)
187 (complete network)
Chief executivePedro Tegon Moro (Chairman)
HeadquartersRua Boa Vista, 162

São Paulo
Websitewww.cptm.sp.gov.br
Operation
Began operation28 May 1992; 33 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+38 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) (lit.'São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company') is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, ViaQuatro and ViaMobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transport network of Latin America.[1] 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 currently operates 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.[2]

History

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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.[3][4]

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.[5]

In 2021, the operation of Lines 8 and 9 was granted to the private company Via Mobilidade.[6]

Operation

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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 paper ticket sold at 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

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Line Color Termini Length Stations Daily ridership (Apr 2019)[7]
Line 10 Turquoise Palmeiras-Barra FundaRio Grande da Serra 35 km (22 mi) 15 391,000
Line 11 Coral Palmeiras-Barra FundaEstudantes 54.1 km (33.6 mi) 17 752,800
Line 12 Sapphire BrásCalmon Viana 38.8 km (24.1 mi) 13 272,000
Line 13 Jade Engenheiro GoulartAeroporto-Guarulhos 12.2 km (7.6 mi) 3 13,300

Express services

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Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 10 Turquoise (Line 10 Express[8]/Line 10 Education Express[9]) TamanduateíPrefeito Celso Daniel-Santo André 9.2 km (5.7 mi) 3
Line 10 Turquoise (Line 10+ Express)[10] LuzPrefeito Celso Daniel-Santo André 17.7 km (11.0 mi) 5
Line 13 Jade (Airport Express)[11] Palmeiras-Barra FundaAeroporto-Guarulhos 31.1 km (19.3 mi) 5

Former services

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Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 7 Service 710[12] JundiaíRio Grande da Serra 101.7 km (63.2 mi) 32
Line 10
Line 13 Jade (Connect) BrásAeroporto-Guarulhos 25.2 km (15.7 mi) 5

Future developments

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Under Construction
Line Color Termini Length Stations
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 VianaSuzano 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 ↔ Gabriela Mistral 4.3 km (2.7 mi) 2
Line 14 Onyx Bonsucesso ↔ Jardim Irene 39 km (24 mi) 23
Line 24 Quartz Alphaville ↔ Campo Limpo 24 km (15 mi) 20
Line 25 Topaz Embu das Artes ↔ São Bernardo do Campo 34 km (21 mi) 21
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