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Line 15 (São Paulo Metro)

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Type
  
Monorail

Locale
  
São Paulo, Brazil

System
  
São Paulo Metro

Line 15 (São Paulo Metro)

Status
  
Partially in operation, Partially under construction

Termini
  
Ipiranga Station Hospital Cidade Tiradentes Station

Stations
  
2 (operational) 18 (planned)

Line 15 (Silver) is a line of the São Paulo Metro. The launch customer for the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300, the line is South America's first mass-transit monorail, and when completed it will be the largest and highest capacity monorail system in the Americas. The first section, from Vila Prudente Station to Oratório Station, opened on 30 August 2014, initially running 10 AM–3 PM on weekends only. As of 10 August 2015 the line is operational from 7 AM–7 PM.

When complete, this new line will be approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) long and have eighteen stations, beginning at the Ipiranga Station and ending at the future Hospital Cidade Tiradentes Station.

The line will have transfers to Line 2 (Green) as well as CPTM Line 10 (Turquoise).

History

  • December 2009: Construction initiated
  • 30 August 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório (2.9 km), operating Saturdays and Sundays only, from 10AM to 3PM
  • 20 December 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório (2.9 km), operating every day from 9AM to 2PM
  • 10 August 2015: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 7AM to 7PM
  • References

    Line 15 (São Paulo Metro) Wikipedia