Line 5 (São Paulo Metro)

São Paulo Metro Line 5 (Lilac)
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Government of the State of São Paulo
LocaleSão Paulo, Brazil
Termini
Connecting lines
  • Current:
  • Future:
  • Planned:
Stations17 in operation
5 in project
Websitewww.viamobilidade.com.br
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSão Paulo Metro
Operator(s) ViaMobilidade (CCR)
Depot(s)Capão Redondo rail yard
Guido Caloi rail yard
Rolling stock
History
Commenced1998
OpenedOctober 20, 2002
Last extensionSeptember 28, 2018
Technical
Line length19.9 km (12.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingBombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC
Route map

Jardim Ângela
Comendador Sant'Anna
Planned
Capão Redondo rail yard
Capão Redondo
Campo Limpo
Vila das Belezas
Giovanni Gronchi
Guido Caloi rail yard
Santo Amaro
Largo Treze
Adolfo Pinheiro
Alto da Boa Vista
Borba Gato
Brooklin
Água Espraiada Brook
Av. Jornalista Roberto Marinho
Campo Belo
Eucaliptos
Moema
Bicicletas train park
AACD–Servidor
Hospital São Paulo
Santa Cruz
Chácara Klabin
Planned
Ricardo Jafet
Bom Pastor
Ipiranga

Line 5 (Lilac) (Portuguese: Linha 5–Lilás) is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro and one of the 13 lines that make up the Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. The line transports about 600,000 people every business day, and since August 2018 it is operated by the private company ViaMobilidade.

The southern section of the line, between Largo Treze and Capão Redondo was completed in 2002 and was envisioned as a railway line of the CPTM called Line G. The project was transferred to the São Paulo Metro and renamed to Line 5 - Lilac. A northern extension connecting it with the rest of the São Paulo Metro network started construction 2009 with a completion deadline of 2013. The project stalled due to issues with property acquisition and restarted in 2011. The completion deadline of the extension has been delayed several times, but it has been reached on 8 April 2019.