São Paulo Metro

São Paulo Metro
São Paulo Metro
Overview
Native name	Metrô de São Paulo
Locale	São Paulo, Brazil
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6 (metro only); 13 (complete network)
Line number	Current: ; Future: ; Planned: 16 19 20 ;
Number of stations	91(metro only); 187 (complete network)
Daily ridership	4.2 million (2024)
Annual ridership	1,256 billion (2024)
Website	Metrô (in English); ViaQuatro (in Portuguese); ViaMobilidade (in Portuguese); LinhaUni (in Portuguese);
Operation
Began operation	September 14, 1974
Operator(s)	Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Lines 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20); ViaQuatro (Line 4); ViaMobilidade (Line 5); LinhaUni (Line 6);
Headway	1′40" to 3′
Technical
System length	104.4 km (64.9 mi)(Metro only); 380 km (240 mi) (complete network);
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Lines 1-3); 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Lines 4-6); 680 mm (2 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (Line 15);
Electrification	750 V DC third rail (Line 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20); 1,500 V DC overhead catenary (Line 4–5); 750 V DC overhead catenary (Line 6);
Average speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Top speed	87 km/h (54 mph) (Lines 1–3); 80 km/h (50 mph) (Lines 4–5, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20);
System map
System map
	Line 1 • Line 2 • Line 3 • Line 4 •; Line 5 • Line 6 • Line 15 • Line 17

The São Paulo Metro (Portuguese: Metrô de São Paulo, [meˈtɾo dʒi sɐ̃w ˈpawlu]), commonly called the Metrô, is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transport network of Latin America. The metro system carries about 4,200,000 passengers a day.

The six lines in the metro system operate on 104.4 kilometres (64.9 mi) of route, serving 91 stations. It is complemented by a network of metropolitan trains operated by CPTM and ViaMobilidade, which serve the city of São Paulo and the São Paulo Metropolitan Region. The systems combined form a 380 km (240 mi) long network, all accessible via one single ticket. The metropolitan trains differs from Metro because it also serves other municipalities around São Paulo with larger average distance between stations and freight trains operating in some lines.

Considered the most modern in Latin America, the system is the first to install platform screen doors at a station, and use communications-based train control with lines 4 and 15 being fully automated. Line 15 is a monorail line that partially opened for service in 2014 and is the first high capacity monorail line of Latin America. The São Paulo Metro and CPTM both operate as State-owned companies and have received awards in the recent past as one of the cleanest systems in the world by ISO 9001. The São Paulo Metro was voted Best Metro Americas at the MetroRail 2010 industry conference and has been frequently chosen as one of the best metro systems in the world by specialist media outlets such as CNN and Business Insider, being the only system in Latin America to make the list.