ViaMobilidade is a company in Brazil belonging to Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, being responsible for the operation, maintenance and investments in Line 5–Lilac, Line 8–Diamond and Line 9–Emerald of São Paulo Metropolitan Trains for 20 years, through a public-private concession contract, in partnership with the Government of the State of São Paulo.

ViaMobilidade
Overview
OwnerCCR S.A.
LocaleGreater São Paulo, Brazil
Transit typeRapid transit
Commuter rail
Straddle beam monorail
Number of lines
Number of stations67 (9 under construction)
Chief executiveLuís Valença
Websitewww.viamobilidade.com.br
Operation
Began operation4 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-04)
Number of vehicles
Technical
Track gauge
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge (Line 5)
  • 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Lines 8 and 9)
  • 690 mm (2 ft 3 in) (Line 17)
Electrification
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)
System map

Varginha
Mendes-Vila Natal
Grajaú
Capão Redondo
Primavera-Interlagos
Campo Limpo
Autódromo
Vila das Belezas
Jurubatuba
Giovani Gronchi
Socorro
Santo Amaro
Largo Treze
João Dias
Granja Julieta
Morumbi
Adolfo Pinheiro
Berrini
Alto da Boa Vista
Vila Olímpia
Chucri Zaidan
Cidade Jardim
Borba Gato
Brooklin
Vila Cordeiro
Campo Belo
Vereador José Diniz
Eucaliptos
Brooklin Paulista
Moema
São Paulo/Congonhas Airport Aeroporto de Congonhas
AACD-Servidor
Washington Luis
Hospital São Paulo
Santa Cruz São Paulo Metro
Chácara Klabin São Paulo Metro
Júlio Prestes
Hebraica-Rebouças
São Paulo Metro Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos Palmeiras-Barra Funda
Pinheiros São Paulo Metro
Lapa
Cidade Universitária
Domingos de Moraes
Villa Lobos-Jaguaré
Imperatriz Leopoldina
Ceasa
Presidente Altino
Osasco
Comandante Sampaio
Quitaúna
General Miguel Costa
Carapicuíba
Santa Terezinha
Antônio João
Barueri
Jardim Belval
Jardim Silveira
Jandira
Sagrado Coração
Engenheiro Cardoso
Itapevi
Santa Rita
Ambuitá
Amador Bueno

Line 5 • Line 8 • Line 9 • Line 17

Besides CCR, the consortium also has RuasInvest as investor, branch of one of the most traditional bus groups of São Paulo.[1] Both companies also manage the Line 4–Yellow of ViaQuatro. Besides that, the consortium will operate Line 17–Gold,[2] currently under construction, and will connect stations Morumbi of ViaMobilidade Line Line 9–Emerald, in Marginal Pinheiros, to Congonhas Airport, in Southside São Paulo, and will also operate Line 15–Silver.[3]

On 20 April 2021, the company won an auction in the B3 headquarters and operates the former CPTM lines 8–Diamond and 9–Emerald for 30 years.[4]

Lines

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Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 5[5] Lilac Capão RedondoChácara Klabin 19.9 km (12.4 mi)[6] 17
Line 8 Diamond Júlio Prestes ↔ Itapevi 35.2 km (21.9 mi) 20
Line 9 Emerald Osasco ↔ Bruno Covas/Mendes-Vila Natal 34.0 km (21.1 mi) 20

Operational Extensions

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Line Color Termini Length Stations Notes
Line 8 Diamond Itapevi ↔ Amador Bueno 6.3 km (3.9 mi) 3 Commute on this operational extension is free of charge, a fare being required to access the rest of the system on Itapevi station.

Future developments

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Under Construction
Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 8 Diamond Ambuitá 1
Line 9 Emerald Bruno Covas/Mendes-Vila NatalVarginha 2.16 km (1.34 mi) 1
Line 17[7] Gold (Monorail) MorumbiWashington Luiz/Aeroporto de Congonhas 6.7 km (4.2 mi) 8
Planned
Line Color Termini Length Stations
Line 5 Lilac Capão Redondo ↔ Jardim Ângela 4.3 km (2.7 mi) 2
Line 5 Lilac Chácara KlabinIpiranga 3.6 km (2.2 mi) 3
Line 8 Diamond Água Branca 1
Line 17 Gold (Monorail) MorumbiSão Paulo-Morumbi 6.8 km (4.2 mi) 5
Line 17 Gold (Monorail) Washington LuizJabaquara 4 km (2.5 mi) 5

ViaMobilidade fleet

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Line 5–Lilac has a fleet of 34 vehicles:

Line Year Manufacturer Trains Fleet Numbering / Vehicles
5 2001/2002 Alstom 08 501 to 508
5 2013/2014 CAF 26 509 to 534

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Linha 5 do metrô de SP tem atraso e fila na estreia da gestão privada" (in Portuguese). Folha da S. Paulo. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ Pires, Fernanda; Rocha, Rodrigo (19 January 2018). "CCR vence leilão das linhas 5-Lilás e 17-Ouro do metrô de SP" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ Meier, Ricardo (11 March 2019). "Consórcio ViaMobilidade - Linha 15 assumirá Linha 15-Prata do Metrô" (in Portuguese). Metrô CPTM. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Pela 1ª vez, governo de SP concede linhas de trens da CPTM à iniciativa privada; CCR assume linhas 8 e 9 por 30 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Obras de expansão da Linha 5-Lilás - Metrô São Paulo". Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ^ "ViaMobilidade completa 1 ano operando a Linha 5-Lilás". www.viamobilidade.com.br. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  7. ^ "Obras de expansão da Linha 17-Ouro - Metrô São Paulo". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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