Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos

Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
Overview
Main regionGreater São Paulo
Fleet
Stations called at15
Parent companyState Secretariat of Metropolitan Transport
HeadquartersSão Paulo
Key peopleMichael Sortelo Cerqueira (Chairman)
Dates of operation28 May 1992 (1992-05-28)–present
PredecessorCBTU
Fepasa
SuccessorViaMobilidade
TIC Trens
Trivia Trens
Technical
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Previous gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 3,000 V DC
Length35 km (22 mi)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Other
Websitewww.cptm.sp.gov.br
Route map

Rio Grande da Serra
Ribeirão Pires
Guapituba
Mauá
Capuava
ABC
Santo André
Prefeito Saladino
Utinga
São Caetano do Sul
Tamanduateí São Paulo Metro
Ipiranga
Parque da Mooca
Juventus-Mooca
Brás São Paulo Metro
Cerealista
Luz São Paulo Metro
Bom Retiro
Palmeiras-Barra Funda São Paulo Metro São Paulo Metropolitan Trains

Line 10

The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (lit. 'São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company') is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of São Paulo, alongside Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, Motiva Linha 4, Motiva Linhas 5 e 17, TIC Trens, ViaMobilidade Linhas 8 e 9 and Trivia Trens, all seven forming the largest metropolitan rail transport network of Latin America. It was created on 28 May 1992, from several railroads that already existed in Greater São Paulo, Brazil.

Part of the Greater São Paulo rail system, the CPTM currently operates 15 stations in a single line, with a total length of 35 kilometres (22 mi). The system carries about 2 million passengers a day. On 7 December 2018, CPTM set a weekday ridership record with 3,221,035 trips.