Trolleybuses in São Paulo

Trolleybuses in São Paulo
A 2011-built CAIO/Scania AB three-axle trolleybus
of the SPTrans system
Operation
LocaleSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
OpenSPTrans (ex-CMTC) system: 1949
EMTU system: 1988
RoutesSPTrans: 11
EMTU: 10
Owner(s)SPTrans, EMTU
Operator(s)SPTrans system: Ambiental Transportes Urbanos S.A. (concessionaire, since 2011)
EMTU system: Metra (concessionaire, since 1997)
Infrastructure
Electrification615 VDC:179
StockSPT: 199
EMTU/Metra: 79

Trolleybuses in São Paulo provide a portion of the public transport service in Greater São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with two independent trolleybus systems.:15 The SPTrans (São Paulo Transportes) system opened in 1949 and serves the city of São Paulo, while the Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo (EMTU) system opened in 1988 and serves suburban areas to the southeast of the city proper. Worldwide, São Paulo is the only metropolitan area possessing two independent trolleybus systems.