Line 15 (São Paulo Metro)

São Paulo Metro Line 15 (Silver)
Overview
Status
  • Partially in operation
  • Partially under construction
  • Partially planned
OwnerGovernment of the State of São Paulo
LocaleSão Paulo, Brazil
Termini
Connecting lines
  • Current:
  • Future:
  • Planned:
Stations
  • 11 operational
  • 3 under construction
  • 4 planned
Service
TypeStraddle beam monorail
SystemSão Paulo Metro
Operator(s) CMSP
Depot(s)Oratório rail yard
Ragueb Choffi rail yard (under construction)
Rolling stock
Daily ridership114,000/business day
History
Commenced2012
Opened30 August 2014
Last extension29 December 2021
Technical
Line length14.6 km (9.1 mi)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge680 mm (2 ft 3 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingBombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC
Route map

to Brás
Ipiranga
Under construction
Vila Prudente
Oratório
Oratório rail yard
São Lucas
Camilo Haddad
Vila Tolstói
Vila União
Jardim Planalto
Sapopemba
Fazenda da Juta
São Mateus
Jardim Colonial
Under construction
Boa Esperança
Jacu-Pêssego
Ragueb Chohfi rail yard
Construction suspended
Jardim Marilu
Jardim Pedra Branca
Cidade Tiradentes
Hospital Cidade Tiradentes

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. The first section, from Vila Prudente to Oratório, opened on 30 August 2014, initially running 10 AM–3 PM on weekends only. As of 26 October 2016, the line is operational from 4:40 AM–12 AM. 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.

Built using completely driverless technology, the line is currently 14.6 km (9.1 mi) long and has eleven stations in the stretch between Vila Prudente and Jardim Colonial. 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.