Line 15 (São Paulo Metro)

Line 15 (Silver) (Portuguese: Linha 15–Prata) is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro and one of the thirteen lines that make up the Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It is South America's first mass-transit monorail and is the first system in the world to use the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300. When completed it will be the largest and highest capacity monorail system in the Americas and second worldwide only to the Chongqing Monorail.[1] The first section, from Vila Prudente to Oratório, opened on 30 August 2014, initially running 10 AM–3 PM on weekends only.[2] As of 26 October 2016, the line is operational from 4:40 AM–12 AM.[3] The line has a free connection to Line 2-Green on Vila Prudente station and future connection to CPTM Line 10-Turquoise on Ipiranga station.[4]

São Paulo Metro Line 15 (Silver)
Oratório station
Overview
Status
  • Partially in operation
  • Partially under construction
  • Partially planned
Owner Government of the State of São Paulo
LocaleSão Paulo, Brazil
TerminiVila Prudente
São Mateus
Connecting lines
Stations
  • 10 operational
  • 1 under construction
  • 7 planned
Service
TypeStraddle beam monorail
SystemSão Paulo Metro
Operator(s) Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
Depot(s)Oratório rail yard
Ragueb Choffi rail yard (planned)
Rolling stock189 Bombardier Innovia 300 M stock (27 trains)
History
Commenced2012
Opened30 August 2014
Last extension6 April 2018
Technical
Line length11.6 km (7.2 mi)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge680 mm (2 ft 3 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingCBTC
Route map
to Brás
 Ipiranga
to Rio Grande da Serra
In planning
 Vila Prudente
to Vila Madalena
 Oratório
Oratório rail yard
 São Lucas
 Camilo Haddad
 Vila Tolstói
 Vila União
 Jardim Planalto
 Sapopemba
Fazenda da Juta
 São Mateus
Under construction
 Jardim Colonial
In bidding
 Boa Esperança
 Jacu-Pêssego
Ragueb Choffi rail yard
Construction suspended
 Jardim Marilu
 Jardim Pedra Branca
 Cidade Tiradentes
 Hospital Cidade Tiradentes

Built using completely driver-less technology,[5] the line is currently 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long and has ten stations in the stretch between Vila Prudente and São Mateus. When complete, it will be approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) long and have eighteen stations, beginning at Ipiranga and ending at the future Hospital Cidade Tiradentes. The proposed completion of the full line is projected to be beyond 2022.[6]

History
  • December 2009: Construction initiated
  • 30 August 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório (2.9 km or 1.8 mi), operating Saturdays and Sundays only, from 10AM to 3PM
  • 20 December 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório (2.9 km), operating every day from 9AM to 2PM
  • 10 August 2015: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 7AM to 7PM
  • 26 October 2016: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
  • 6 April 2018: São Lucas-Vila União, operating Mondays to Fridays from 10AM to 3PM
  • 12 January 2019: São Lucas-Vila União, operation every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
  • 26 August 2019: Vila União-Jardim Planalto, operation every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
  • 16 December 2019: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 10AM to 3PM
  • 23 December 2019: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 9AM to 4PM
  • 6 January 2020: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
  • 29 February – 1 June 2020: Line 15 was shut down for more than 3 months. Parts of a Bombardier M20 stock fell on Avenida Sapopemba and all the trains were taken to the railyard for inspection. The São Paulo Metro Company triggered the operation of emergency buses to transport passengers from each station of the closed line.[7][8][9][10][11]
  • 1 June 2020: Line 15 reopened between stations Vila Prudente and Jardim Planalto[12]
  • 18 June 2020: Line 15 reopened between stations Vila Prudente and São Mateus[13]
  • 2021: Jardim Colonial, opening planned
  • 2024: Boa Esperança and Jacu-Pêssego, opening planned

Stations
Code Station Platforms Position Connections District
TBD Ipiranga Island platforms Elevated Ipiranga
VPM Vila Prudente Island platforms Elevated
Vila Prudente Bus Terminal
Expresso Tiradentes		 Vila Prudente
ORT Oratório Island platforms Elevated - São Lucas
SLU São Lucas Island platforms Elevated - São Lucas
CAD Camilo Haddad Island platforms Elevated - São Lucas
VTL Vila Tolstói Island platforms Elevated - São Lucas/Sapopemba
VUN Vila União Island platforms Elevated - Sapopemba
JPL Jardim Planalto Island platforms Elevated - Sapopemba
SAP Sapopemba Island platforms Elevated Sapopemba-Teotônio Vilela Bus Terminal Sapopemba
FJT Fazenda da Juta Island platforms Elevated - Sapopemba
MAT São Mateus Island platforms Elevated São Mateus Bus Terminal
São Mateus-Jabaquara Metropolitan Corridor
Metropolitan BRT East Perimetral Jacu-Pêssego		 São Mateus
IGT Jardim Colonial Island platforms Elevated - São Mateus
JEQ Boa Esperança Island platforms Elevated - Iguatemi
JPS Jacu-Pêssego Island platforms Elevated - Iguatemi
ESM Jardim Marilu Island platforms Elevated - Iguatemi
MBK Jardim Pedra Branca Island platforms Elevated - Cidade Tiradentes
CDT Cidade Tiradentes Island platforms Elevated Cidade Tiradentes Bus Terminal Cidade Tiradentes
HCT Hospital Cidade Tiradentes Island platforms Elevated - Cidade Tiradentes

Obs.: Stations in bold are under construction. Stations in italic are in planning.


  • First train under testing in January 2014
  • Train leaving Oratorio Station
  • Station Vila Prudente
  • Station Vila União

See also

References
  1. "Sao Paulo, Brazil". monorails.org.
  2. "Primeiro monotrilho do país será inaugurado hoje em São Paulo". uol.com.br (in Portuguese).
  3. "Linha Prata do monotrilho começa a operar em horário normal nesta quarta" [Monorail Silver Line starts operating in normal schedule this Wednesday] (in Portuguese). G1. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. Information about SP Metro expansion projects on the SP government website Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
  5. "Metro Inaugura quatro estacoes na Zona Leste" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Portuguese).
  6. "Governo do estado quer iniciar obras da estação Ipiranga em 2020 e viabilizar a extensão para Cidade Tiradentes até 2022". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  7. Lobo, Renato (29 February 2020). ""De surpresa", Metrô fecha monotrilho da Linha 15-Prata durante todo o final de semana" (in Portuguese). Via Trólebus. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. Lobo, Renato (1 March 2020). "Metrô aciona önibus do sistema PAESE para Monotrilho da Linha 15-Prata nesta segunda (2)" (in Portuguese). Via Trólebus. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. "Trens da Linha 15-Prata do monotrilho continuam paralisados pelo 4° dia seguido na Zona Leste de SP" (in Portuguese). G1. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. "Bombardier investigates São Paulo monorail problems". BNamericas. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. Lobo, Renato (6 March 2020). "Fabricante descarta falha em pneu no monotrilho da Linha 15-Prata" (in Portuguese). Via Trólebus. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. Lobo, Renato (1 June 2020). "Monotrilho da Linha 15-Prata volta a operar nesta segunda-feira (1º) parcialmente" (in Portuguese). Via Trólebus. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. Meier, Ricardo (18 June 2020). "Linha 15-Prata retoma operação até a estação São Mateus" (in Portuguese). Metrô CPTM. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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