São Paulo Metro

The São Paulo Metro (Portuguese: Metropolitano de São Paulo) is a metro system serving the city of São Paulo. Is controlled and monitored by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, in addition to carrying around every day 4,4 million passengers. On 14 September 2019, Metrô recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 5.5 million on a single business day, caused by the recent expansion of some lines. The Metro provided 1.49 billion rides over the course of 2019.[1]

It was founded on April 24, 1968 and opened on September 14, 1974. It has six lines, 104 kilometers and 91 unique stations. It is currently booming. It is the largest and the first rapid transit system in Brazil. It's integrated into the CPTM metropolitan train network, forming a network of approximately 380km, making it the largest metropolitan rail transport network in Latin America.[2]

Lines

Line Color Termini Opened Length Stations
Line 1 Blue Tucuruvi ↔ Jabaquara September 14, 1974 20.2 km (12.6 mi)[3] 23
Line 2 Green Vila Madalena ↔ Vila Prudente January 25, 1991 14.7 km (9.1 mi)[3] 14
Line 3 Red Palmeiras-Barra Funda ↔ Corinthians-Itaquera March 10, 1979 22.0 km (13.7 mi)[3] 18
Line 4[4] Yellow Vila Sônia ↔ Luz May 25, 2010 12.9 km (8.0 mi)[5] 11
Line 5[6] Lilac Capão Redondo ↔ Chácara Klabin October 20, 2002 19.9 km (12.4 mi)[7] 17
Line 15 Silver
(Monorail) 		Vila Prudente ↔ Jardim Colonial August 30, 2014 14.7 km (9.1 mi)[3] 11

Future developments

Several conventional metro and monorail lines are currently under construction or under project.

Under Construction
Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 2[8][9] Green (Expansion) Vila Prudente ↔ Penha 8 km (5.0 mi) 8
Line 4[4][10][11] Yellow (Expansion) Vila Sônia–Professora Elisabeth Tenreiro ↔ Taboão da Serra 3.3 km (2.1 mi) 2
Line 6[12] Orange Brasilândia ↔ São Joaquim 13.4 km (8.3 mi) 15
Line 15[13] Silver (Monorail) (Expansion) Jardim Colonial ↔ Jacu Pêssego 2.8 km (1.7 mi) 2
Line 15 Silver (Monorail) (Expansion) Ipiranga ↔ Vila Prudente 1.8 km (1.1 mi) 1
Line 17[14] Gold (Monorail) Morumbi-Claro ↔ Washington Luiz/Aeroporto de Congonhas 6.7 km (4.2 mi) 8

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  1. ↑ "Relatório Integrado 2019" [Integrated Report 2019] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao Paulo. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. ↑ "São Paulo". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Infraestrutura" (PDF). Portal de transparência e governança corporativa da Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. November 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Obras de expansão da Linha 4-Amarela - Metrô São Paulo". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sobre a Linha 4 Amarela | ViaQuatro". www.viaquatro.com.br. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Obras de expansão da Linha 5-Lilás - Metrô São Paulo". Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "ViaMobilidade completa 1 ano operando a Linha 5-Lilás". www.viamobilidade.com.br. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  8. ↑ "ExpansãoSP". Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ Bertoloto, Bernardo (17 January 2020). "Governo anuncia retomada da expansão da Linha Verde do Metrô prometida para 2013" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Sioux, Maddox (7 February 2017). "Expansão São Paulo: Linha 4 Amarela viaQuatro". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  11. ↑ Meier, Ricardo (7 April 2025). "Metrô em Taboão da Serra tem prazo para 2029, mas governo quer antecipar entrega". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "ExpansãoSP". Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  13. ↑ Lobo, Caio (2 February 2022). "Metrô assina contrato para construção de 2 novas estações e um segundo pátio da Linha 15". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Obras de expansão da Linha 17-Ouro - Metrô São Paulo". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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