Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos

CPTM
Info
Owner	São Paulo (state) Government
Locale	Greater São Paulo
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	93
Daily ridership	2,200,000 (2011)
Chief executive	Mário Manuel Seabra Rodrigues Bandeira
Headquarters	Rua Boa Vista, 185, Centro
Website	www.cptm.sp.gov.br
Operation
Began operation	May 28, 1992
Operator(s)	CPTM
Number of vehicles	126 (2010)
Technical
System length	260.8 kilometres (162.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
System map

Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (English: São Paulo Metropolitan Train Company) is a commuter rail company owned by the São Paulo State Secretariat for Metropolitan Transports. It was created in 1992 from several railroads that already existed in Greater São Paulo, Brazil.

Part of the Greater São Paulo rail network, CPTM has 93 stations in six lines, with a total length of 260.8 kilometres (162.1 mi). It is one of the busiest rail networks in the world, carrying over 2 million passengers a day.

History

The railways now run by CPTM were built between 1967 and 1957 by the São Paulo Railway (lines 7 and 10), Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana (lines 8 and 9), Estrada de Ferro do Norte and Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil (lines 11 and 12).

These railways where eventually incorporated into the state-owned Rede Ferroviária Federal (RFFSA) in 1957 and Ferrovias Paulistas S.A. (FEPASA) 1971. Finally, in 1992 the urban sections of RFFSA and FEPASA were joined, forming CPTM.

Operation

CPTM operates six lines in the Greater São Paulo area, identified by number and color. Most of these lines run on surface tracks and share right of way with freight trains.

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.

Lines

Line	Color	Terminus	Length	Stations	Daily Ridership
Line 7	Ruby	Luz ↔ Jundiaí	60.5 kilometres (37.6 mi)	17 + 1 (under construction)	386.000
Line 8	Diamond	Júlio Prestes ↔ Amador Bueno	41.7 kilometres (25.9 mi)	24	414.000
Line 9	Emerald	Osasco ↔ Grajaú	31.8 kilometres (19.8 mi)	18	266.000
Line 10	Turquoise	Luz ↔ Rio Grande da Serra	37.2 kilometres (23.1 mi)	14	330.000
Line 11	Coral	Luz ↔ Estudantes	50.8 kilometres (31.6 mi)	16	526.000
Line 12	Sapphire	Brás ↔ Calmon Viana	38.8 kilometres (24.1 mi)	13	199.000

Expansion

Line	Color	Terminals	Length	Stations	Status
Line 13	Jade[1]	Brás ↔ Zézinho Magalhães	20.8 kilometres (12.9 mi)	5	in study
Line 14	Onyx[2]	Luz ↔ Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos	28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi)	3	in study
Expresso ABC	Turquoise	Luz ↔ Mauá	25.2 kilometres (15.7 mi)	6	under construction

Gallery

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  Train in the Comendador Ermelino station

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  CPTM train

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  Internal view of CPTM train

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  Socorro station

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  USP Leste station

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  USP Leste station

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  CPTM train in Brooklin CBD

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  A new series 7000 train at Eng. Goulart station

References

1. ^ http://www.expansao.sp.gov.br/cptm_linha_jade.php
2. ^ http://www.expansao.sp.gov.br/cptm_linha_onix.php

External links

• (Portuguese) Official page of the CPTM
• (Portuguese) Secretaria dos Transportes Metropolitanos

See also

• São Paulo Metro
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems
• Transport in São Paulo
• Bike station - The Mauá train station on Line 10 has a bike station, the only one on the CPTM system.