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Line 4 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 4 (Yellow) () is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro and one of the thirteen lines that make up the São Paulo Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. Originally called Southeast-Southwest Line, the line goes from Vila Sônia to Luz and currently has 11 stations along its and transports around 800,000 users/day. It is one of the most modern subway lines in Latin America and the first line in the region to utilize driverless trains and platform screen doors in all stations. Due to fiscal constraints, the construction of the line was divided into two phases: The phase one was completed in 2011 and the phase two was partially inaugurated between 2014 and 2018 and was fully completed by 2021. Now completed, Line 4 - Yellow goes from Vila Sônia to Luz station, in a long stretch. It was expected that the line would be fully completed by 2014. However, the deadline has been repeatedly pushed back and completion was only completed in 2021. It is operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trainguard MT
Trainguard MT is a communication-based train control (CBTC) developed by Siemens Transportation Systems (ex ''Matra Transport international'', and now integrated into Siemens Mobility) which allows fully automated circulation of rapid transit trains, and thanks to moving block system, less time between trains. Metro lines using Trainguard MT * Algiers Metro * Barcelona Metro Line 9 * Budapest Metro Line M2 and Line M4 * Copenhagen S-train * London Elizabeth Line (Abbey Wood to Paddington) * Jabodebek LRT (Open in July 2023) * Guangfo Line * Guangzhou Metro Line 4 and Line 5 * MTR East Rail Line * Nanjing Metro ** S3 Line ** Line 7 * New York City Subway (see also Signaling of the New York City Subway#Automation) * Paris Métro Line 14, under the name of "SAET" * São Paulo Metro Line 4 * Seoul Metropolitan Subway Seohae Line (Metro Section only) * Sofia Metro Line 3 * Suzhou Metro Suzhou Metro, previously called Suzhou Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 2 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 2 (Green) () is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro, and one of the thirteen lines that make up the Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It currently runs between the Vila Madalena and Vila Prudente stations. The line is also called, and was originally known as, the Paulista Line, because it goes along much of the Avenida Paulista, one of the leading financial centers in São Paulo. Despite being the second line to be planned, it was the third to be built—the second line built was actually Line 3 (Red). This line connects the West and South-East regions. History The first section of Line 2 (Green Line), initially called the Paulista Line, was built using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method. The line opened on January 25, 1991, having at that time a length of and four stations. With this line, the metro system was extended to include a major axis of the expanded center of São Paulo, with a large concentration of financial institutions, hospi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatuapé (São Paulo Metro)
Tatuapé is a station which is part of a metropolitan system composed by CPTM and São Paulo Metro. It is connected to Shopping Metrô Tatuapé (south of the station) and Shopping Metrô Boulevard Tatuapé (north of the station). It's located in the homonymous district of Tatuapé, divided physically between areas 3 and 4 of the capital. History The project of Tatuapé station began in 1973, when the Federal Railway Network (RFFSA) and the São Paulo Metro agreed for the construction of an east track of the Line East-West (current Line 3-Red). The first project was published in May 1975 and predicted the connection of the Metro lines and RFFSA suburbs in Tatuapé station. The construction of Line East-West began in March 1976, but the first Executive Order of expropriation for the construction of the future Tatuapé station was published only on June. Besides the signature of a memorandum of understanding between RFFSA and the Metro in June 1977, the station construction were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faria Lima (São Paulo Metro)
Faria Lima is a metro station on Line 4-Yellow of the São Paulo Metro operated by ViaQuatro ViaQuatro is a company belonging to Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, being responsible for the operation, maintenance and investments of more than US$2 billion in the Line 4 of São Paulo Metro for 30 years, through the first public-privat .... It is localized in Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, between Rua Teodoro Sampaio and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde, in the district of Pinheiros. Had its civil construction concluded in February 2010. The prediction for the commercial operation was March 2010, but was delayed to 25 May 2010, day which line started operating between stations Faria Lima and Paulista. The delay was caused by the train tests. The station should also have a connection with future Line 20-Pink (Santa Marina–Santo André). Characteristics Underground station with side platforms and structure in apparent concrete. It has access for people with disabilities and connection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro II (São Paulo Metro)
Pedro II is a station on Line 3 (Red) of the São Paulo Metro The São Paulo Metro (, ), commonly called the ''Metrô'', is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos, São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), Via Quatro .... See also * Parque Dom Pedro II References São Paulo Metro stations Railway stations in Brazil opened in 1979 {{SãoPaulo-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
República (São Paulo Metro)
República is a metro station located in the República district, in the center zone of São Paulo. The stations connects the lines Line 3 (São Paulo Metro), 3-Red, operated by Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, and Line 4 (São Paulo Metro), 4-Yellow, operated by ViaQuatro. Line 3-Red History Before the comments that Praça da República (São Paulo), Praça da República would be disfigured by the construction of the Line 3 (São Paulo Metro), East-West Line, Mário Alves de Mello, Municipal Secretary of Metropolitan Transports, stated in November 1974: "There is a possibility to use the underground area, if the new plan needs the line to pass by Praça da República. Besides that, the technological advance and the technical order resources that the Metro Company has, even this occur, there is a possibility to avoid this rumored denaturation of the plaza. An example is what happened to Praça da Sé. After the end of the construction, the region will have the double of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 3 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 3 (Red) () is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro and one of the thirteen lines that make up the Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It runs between Palmeiras-Barra Funda and Corinthians-Itaquera. It was formerly called the East-West Line. Line 3 is the busiest in the system. History This line, initially called the ''East-West line'', was only planned to be long, connecting the Casa Verde and Vila Maria districts of São Paulo, passing through the center of Barra Funda, Sé, and Tatuapé, and be completely underground. But after a lengthy debate, it was decided that it would be constructed on the surface, taking advantage of the old Rede Ferroviária Federal train bed and sharing of its lines—a move that prevented many expropriations. Construction began in 1972. With this design change, the East-West line would then be more than long between Praça da Sé and Guaianases, parallel to the railroad tracks. The stretch between Guaianase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacomã (district Of São Paulo)
Sacomã is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Sacomã is a district located in the southeast region of the municipality of São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... From a cultural and traditional point of view, the district of Sacomã is linked to the district of Ipiranga. The region traditionally called Sacomã corresponds to the commercial area located in the last blocks of Rua Silva Bueno, Rua Greenfeld, Rua Agostinho Gomes, Rua Manifesto and Rua Bom Pastor, where the Sacomã (Ipiranga) bus terminal is located. References Districts of São Paulo {{MesoregionSãoPaulo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinheiros (district Of São Paulo)
Pinheiros (, "pine trees") is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subtropical species of pine, ''Araucaria angustifolia ''Araucaria angustifolia'', the Paraná pine, Brazilian pine or candelabra tree (, or ), is a critically endangered species in the Pinophyta, conifer genus ''Araucaria''. Although the common names in various languages refer to the species as a " ...'', which is also the symbol of the Paraná state. The district comprises the neighborhoods of Jardim das Bandeiras, Jardim Viana, Jardim das Rosas, Pinheiros, Vila Madalena, Sumarezinho, Jardim Europa, and Jardim Paulistano, the last two being part of the Jardins upper class region. The HDI of the borough was 0.960,Atlas for the work and development of the municipality of São Paulo, Fundação Seade, 2007 - http://www2.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Sônia (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Sônia is a district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ..., it will be the terminal of Line 4. Districts of São Paulo {{MesoregionSãoPaulo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
