Line 5 (Lilac) ( pt, 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.
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. The project stalled due to issues with property acquisition and restarted in 2011. The completion deadline of the extension has been delayed several times, but it has been reached on 8 April 2019.
Stations
Operational
There are currently 17 operational stations on the Capão Redondo ↔ Chácara Klabin stretch:
Extensions from Chácara Klabin station to Ipiranga and from Capão Redondo to Jardim Ângela are planned.
Technical specifications
The line operates with 25 trains (out of 26 available) and is made-up by 17 stations, transporting about 600,000 people every business day.
Eight additional trains are expected to be added to the line in 2020, after CBTC installation and other enhancements are completed.
It was the first line in the
Sao Paulo Metro to utilize a 1500 V tension
Catenary
In physics and geometry, a catenary (, ) is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field.
The catenary curve has a U-like shape, superfici ...
,
Standard Gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in E ...
, beside trains with IGBT power conversion and 1,60 m wide doors. Santo Amaro station was the first in Brazil to be built on a cable-stayed bridge.
During the 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
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trains originally available.
Gallery
File:Estação Moema, da Linha 5–Lilás do Metrô.jpg, Moema Station, opened in 2018
File:Estação Moema, da Linha 5–Lilás do Metrô (41257066041).jpg, Moema Station, opened in 2018
File:Estação Moema, da Linha 5–Lilás do Metrô (41257067921).jpg, Moema Station, opened in 2018
File:1ª VIAGEM DE TREM NO TRECHO ADOLFO PINHEIRO – BROOKLIN DA LINHA 5 – LILÁS, DO METRÔ (34847963305).jpg, Adolfo Pinheiro Station, opened in 2014
File:Inauguração da Estação Eucaliptos da Linha 5 - Lilás, do Metrô (39681555835).jpg, Eucaliptos Station, opened in 2018
File:1ª VIAGEM DE TREM NO TRECHO ADOLFO PINHEIRO – BROOKLIN DA LINHA 5 – LILÁS, DO METRÔ (34847938225).jpg, Train from P stock before redesign by ViaMobilidade
File:Inauguração da Estação Eucaliptos da Linha 5 - Lilás, do Metrô (25705708497).jpg, Train from P stock before redesign by ViaMobilidade
File:Linha 5 - bitola 1435mn.JPG, Elevated section of Line 5 - Lilac, opened in 2002
File:Imagem Santo Amaro Station.jpg, Santo Amaro Station, opened in 2002
File:Ponte Estaiada da Estação Santo Amaro do Metrô - panoramio.jpg, Santo Amaro Station, opened in 2002
File:Estação Santo Amaro do Metrô - panoramio.jpg, Santo Amaro Station, opened in 2002
References
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Line 05
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Standard gauge railways in Brazil
Railway lines opened in 2002