The operational rolling stock of
São Paulo Metropolitan Trains
The São Paulo Metropolitan Train is a public transit rail system implanted in Greater São Paulo, serving 23 of its 39 municipalities. It has of length, 7 lines and 96 stations, transporting approximately 3 million passengers per day. Currently, ...
is composed different compositions of 12 different series, produced between 1956 and 2024, and it is the largest rolling stock of Brazil, split between
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) () is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metro, Via Quatro and Via Mobilidade, all four forming the largest metropolitan rail transpo ...
and
ViaMobilidade
ViaMobilidade is a company in Brazil belonging to CCR S.A., Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, being responsible for the operation, maintenance and investments in Line 5 (São Paulo Metro), Line 5–Lilac, Line 8 (CPTM), Line 8–Diamond and L ...
. The Company are passing by a deep stock modernization since 2007, which aims to withdraw the whole old trains. The modernization is being done also in the lines. Although, the biggest part of the modernization works is suffering delays since the initial prediction of completion was exceeded in 2012 and, because of that, the Company has been withdrawing the old stock (trains prior to 1998) gradually. The trains are identified by serial numbers and they are with your visual communication being updated to the new red pattern in so far as they undergo into general review, which occurs after a certain mileage. Older trains already passed by several visual modifications, internal and external, besides small, medium and large reforms. All CPTM trains have a broad track gauge and
overhead catenary
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, Electric multiple unit, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams. The generic term used by the International Union ...
electric transmission of
3 kV DC
This is a list of the power supply systems that are, or have been, used for railway electrification.
Note that the voltages are nominal and vary depending on load and distance from the substation.
, many trams and trains use on-board solid-state ...
. All lines operates with
ATC system, however, Lines
7,
9 and
12 are being modernized to
ATO, and Lines
8,
10, and
11 to
CBTC
Communications-based train control (CBTC) is a railway signaling system that uses telecommunications between the train and track equipment for traffic management and infrastructure control. CBTC allows a train's position to be known more accurat ...
. All operating compositions have the two new systems when the new signalling works.
Current stock
* Series with links have an information page about them in Portuguese.
* All new
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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undergo tests in all lines, but the Company keeps on exclusive tracks for various tests at Presidente Altino's courtyard and in Line 7.
Extinct stock
Notes
* ''a.'' Transferred to ViaMobilidade. From the 40 trains, 19 were returned to CPTM and 19 were permanently kept with ViaMobilidade, besides 2 out of service.
* ''b.'' Temporarily borrowed to ViaMobilidade.
References
External links
*{{in lang, pt}
Official page of CPTM Railway companies of Brazil
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
Rolling stock of Brazil