Line 5 (São Paulo Metro)

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.^[2]

São Paulo Metro Line 5 (Lilac)
Santo Amaro Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of the State of São Paulo
Locale	São Paulo, Brazil
Termini	Capão Redondo Chácara Klabin
Connecting lines	Current: Future: Planned:  20
Stations	17 in operation 5 in project
Website	www.viamobilidade.com.br
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	São Paulo Metro
Operator(s)	ViaMobilidade (CCR)
Depot(s)	Capão Redondo rail yard Guido Caloi rail yard
Rolling stock	48 Alstom/CAF/Siemens F stock (8 trains) 156 CAF P stock (26 trains)
History
Commenced	1998
Opened	October 20, 2002
Last extension	September 28, 2018
Technical
Line length	19.9 km (12.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[1]
Electrification	1,500 V DC catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Signalling	Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC
Route map Legend Jardim Ângela Comendador Sant'Anna Planned Capão Redondo rail yard Capão Redondo Campo Limpo Vila das Belezas Giovanni Gronchi Guido Caloi rail yard SP-15 Marginal Pinheiros 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 to Jardim Colonial

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.^[3] The project stalled due to issues with property acquisition and restarted in 2011.^[4] The completion deadline of the extension has been delayed several times, but it has been reached on 8 April 2019.^[5]

Identification placard at Capão Redondo station

Alstom train in Line 5

Stations

Operational

There are currently 17 operational stations on the Capão Redondo ↔ Chácara Klabin stretch:

Code	Station	Platforms	Position	Connections	District
TBA	Jardim Ângela	TBA	Underground	Jardim Ângela Bus Terminal	Capão Redondo
	Comendador Sant'Anna		Elevated	-
CPR	Capão Redondo	Side platforms		Capão Redondo Bus Terminal
CPL	Campo Limpo			Campo Limpo Bus Terminal	Campo Limpo
VBE	Vila das Belezas			-	Vila Andrade
GGR	Giovanni Gronchi			João Dias Bus Terminal Itapecerica–João Dias–Santo Amaro Bus Corridor
STA	Santo Amaro			Guido Caloi Bus Terminal	Santo Amaro
LTR	Largo Treze		Underground	Santo Amaro Bus Terminal Santo Amaro–9 de Julho–Centro Bus Corridor
APN	Adolfo Pinheiro			Santo Amaro–9 de Julho–Centro Bus Corridor
ABV	Alto da Boa Vista	Island platform		-
BGA	Borba Gato			Santo Amaro–9 de Julho–Centro Bus Corridor
BRK	Brooklin			Santo Amaro–9 de Julho–Centro Bus Corridor Diadema–Morumbi Metropolitan Corridor	Campo Belo
CPB	Campo Belo			(Future)
ECT	Eucaliptos	Side platforms		José Diniz–Ibirapuera–Santa Cruz Bus Corridor	Moema
MOE	Moema			20  (Planned) José Diniz–Ibirapuera–Santa Cruz Bus Corridor
SER	AACD–Servidor			-
HSP	Hospital São Paulo			José Diniz–Ibirapuera–Santa Cruz Bus Corridor	Vila Mariana
SCZ	Santa Cruz			José Diniz–Ibirapuera–Santa Cruz Bus Corridor
CKL	Chácara Klabin
TBA	Ricardo Jafet	TBA		-
	Bom Pastor			-	Ipiranga
	Ipiranga			(Planned)

Extensions from Chácara Klabin station to Ipiranga and from Capão Redondo to Jardim Ângela are planned.^[6]

Technical specifications

The line operates with 25 trains (out of 26 available)^[7] and is made-up by 17 stations, transporting about 600,000 people every business day.^[2] Eight additional trains are expected to be added to the line in 2020, after CBTC installation and other enhancements are completed.^[8]

It was the first line in the Sao Paulo Metro to utilize a 1500 V tension Catenary, Standard Gauge, beside trains with IGBT power conversion and 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) wide doors.^[9] Santo Amaro station was the first in Brazil to be built on a cable-stayed bridge.^[10]

During the 11.5 km (7.1 mi) extension between Largo Treze and Chacara Klabin stations, three TBMs were used and 26 CAF trains were added to the line in addition to the eight Alstom trains originally available.^[11]

Gallery

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  Moema Station, opened in 2018
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  Moema Station, opened in 2018
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  Moema Station, opened in 2018
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  Adolfo Pinheiro Station, opened in 2014
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  Eucaliptos Station, opened in 2018
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  Train from P stock before redesign by ViaMobilidade
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  Train from P stock before redesign by ViaMobilidade
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  Elevated section of Line 5 - Lilac, opened in 2002
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  Santo Amaro Station, opened in 2002
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  Santo Amaro Station, opened in 2002
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  Santo Amaro Station, opened in 2002