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 Subway 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
Stations	17 operational 2 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 In project Capão Redondo rail yard Capão Redondo Campo Limpo Vila das Belezas Giovanni Gronchi Guido Caloi rail yard Pinheiros River 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 to Jabaquara Santa Cruz to Tucuruvi to Vila Madalena Chácara Klabin to Vila Prudente

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		-
CPL	Campo Limpo			Campo Limpo Bus Terminal	Campo Limpo
VBE	Vila das Belezas			-	Vila Andrade
GGR	Giovanni Gronchi			João Dias Bus Terminal
STA	Santo Amaro				Santo Amaro
LTR	Largo Treze		Underground	Santo Amaro Bus Terminal
APN	Adolfo Pinheiro			-
ABV	Alto da Boa Vista	Island platform		-
BGA	Borba Gato			-
BRK	Brooklin			Diadema–Morumbi Metropolitan Corridor	Campo Belo
CPB	Campo Belo			(Future)
ECT	Eucaliptos	Side platforms		-	Moema
MOE	Moema			20  (Planned)
SER	AACD–Servidor			-
HSP	Hospital São Paulo			-	Vila Mariana
SCZ	Santa Cruz			Santa Cruz Bus Terminal
CKL	Chácara Klabin

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

References

1. Ferreira, Robert; Tharcisiu Alves. (January 2012). "São Paulo Metro". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014. On Lines 1, 2 and 3, the track gauge is a non-standard 1600 mm, the third rail is 750 V DC and under running. For Lines 4 and 5, the track gauge is 1435 mm and they use overhead pantograph, precluding any connection to the rest of the system, plus the 4 and 5 lines can't connect because the trains on the 4 line use drive-less technology while trains on 5 line are OPTO. Lines 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (operated by CPTM) are all 1600 mm and use overhead pantograph.
2. "Linha 5-Lilás do Metrô teve aumento de quase 90% no fluxo de usuários desde agosto". June 6, 2019.
3. "Linha 5 do metrô de São Paulo atrasa e fica para o próximo governo". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
4. "Governador dá início às obras de expansão da Linha 5-Lilás e vistoria a construção da estação Adolfo Pinheiro". diariodacptm.blogspot.ca. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
5. "SP inaugura estação Campo Belo da Linha 5-Lilás do Metrô nesta segunda-feira" (in Portuguese). G1. April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
6. "Linha 5 Lilás recebe licença ambiental da extensão até o Jardim Ângela". January 24, 2019.
7. "Perguntas Frequentes". www.viamobilidade.com.br. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
8. "Metrô espera concluir atualização da antiga frota F da Linha 5 ainda neste semestre". March 28, 2019.
9. "CPTM recebe o primeiro trem da futura Linha 5 do Metrô de São Paulo". February 12, 2002.
10. "Linha 5 do Metrô passa a funcionar aos domingos e feriados". August 8, 2008.
11. "Arquitetura, Construção e Engenharia | Portal AECweb".