Line 15 (Silver) () is one of the six lines that make up 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 ...

and one of the thirteen lines that make up the Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It is South America's first mass-transit

monorail A monorail is a Rail transport, railway in which the track consists of a single rail or beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, the term refers to the style ...

and is the first system in the world to use the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300. When completed it will be the largest and highest capacity monorail system in the Americas and second worldwide only to the Chongqing Monorail. The first section, from Vila Prudente to Oratório, opened on 30 August 2014, initially running 10 AM–3 PM on weekends only. , the line is operational from 4:40 AM–12 AM. The line has a free connection to Line 2-Green on Vila Prudente station and future connection to CPTM Line 10-Turquoise on Ipiranga station. Built using completely driverless technology, the line is currently long and has eleven stations in the stretch between Vila Prudente and Jardim Colonial. When complete, it will be approximately long and have eighteen stations, beginning at Ipiranga and ending at the future Hospital Cidade Tiradentes. The proposed completion of the full line is projected to be beyond 2022.

History

* December 2009: Construction initiated * 30 August 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório (), operating Saturdays and Sundays only, from 10AM to 3PM * 20 December 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório (2.9 km), operating every day from 9 AM to 2 PM * 10 August 2015: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 7 AM to 7PM * 26 October 2016: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 4:40 AM to 12 AM * 6 April 2018: São Lucas-Vila União, operating Mondays to Fridays from 10 AM to 3 PM * 12 January 2019: São Lucas-Vila União, operation every day from 4:40 AM to 12 AM * 26 August 2019: Vila União-Jardim Planalto, operation every day from 4:40 AM to 12 AM * 16 December 2019: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 10 AM to 3 PM * 23 December 2019: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 9 AM to 4 PM * 6 January 2020: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 4:40 AM to 12 AM * 29 February – 1 June 2020: Line 15 was shut down for more than 3 months. Parts of a Bombardier M20 stock fell on Avenida Sapopemba and all the trains were taken to the railyard for inspection. The São Paulo Metro Company triggered the operation of emergency buses to transport passengers from each station of the closed line. * 1 June 2020: Line 15 reopened between stations Vila Prudente and Jardim Planalto * 18 June 2020: Line 15 reopened between stations Vila Prudente and São Mateus * 29 December 2021: Jardim Colonial opened * 8 March 2023: A second accident of two compositions in frontal colliding, between Sapopemba and Jardim Planalto stations. No one was injured. * 2026: Ipiranga, Boa Esperança and Jacu-Pêssego, opening planned

Stations

Obs.: Stations in bold are under construction. Stations in ''italic'' are in planning.

Gallery

File:Monotrilho de SP (2).jpg, First train under testing in January 2014 File:Monotrilho da Linha 15-Prata (Estação Vila Prudente) - panoramio (2).jpg, Station Vila Prudente File:Estação Monotrilho SP Vila União.jpg, Station Vila União

References

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History

Stations

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