Line 1 (São Paulo Metro)

São Paulo Metro Line 1 (Blue)
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerGovernment of the State of São Paulo
LocaleSão Paulo, Brazil
Termini
Connecting lines
  • Current:
  • Future:
  • Planned:
Stations23
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSão Paulo Metro
Operator(s) CMSP
Depot(s)Jabaquara rail yard
Tucuruvi train park
Rolling stock
Daily ridership710,000/business day
History
Commenced1968
OpenedSeptember 14, 1974
Last extensionApril 29, 1998
Technical
Line length20.2 km (12.6 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed87 km/h (54 mph)
SignallingAlstom Urbalis CBTC
Route map

Tucuruvi train park
Tucuruvi
Parada Inglesa
Jardim São Paulo–
Ayrton Senna
Santana
Carandiru
Portuguesa–Tietê
Armênia
BR-050
Avenida do Estado
Tiradentes
Luz
São Bento
Japão–Liberdade
São Joaquim
Vergueiro
Paraíso
Ana Rosa
Vila Mariana
Santa Cruz
Praça da Árvore
Saúde–Ultrafarma
São Judas
Av. Afonso
d'Escragnolle Taunay
Conceição
Jabaquara–
Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro
Jabaquara rail yard

Line 1 (Blue) (Portuguese: Linha 1–Azul) 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 was the first line built for the São Paulo Metro and also the first metro line built in Brazil. It links Tucuruvi Station to Jabaquara Station. Construction began in the late 1960s and was completed in the early 1970s.