Line 6 (São Paulo Metro)

São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange)
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Owner Government of the State of São Paulo
LocaleSão Paulo, Brazil
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations15[2]
Websitewww.linhauni.com.br
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSão Paulo Metro
Operator(s) LinhaUni (Acciona)[3]
Depot(s)Morro Grande rail yard
Rolling stock132 Alstom stock (22 trains)
Daily ridership633,000 (estimated)[1]
History
Commenced2012
Planned openingNovember 2025 (estimated)[4]
Technical
Line length15.9 km (9.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[5]
Electrification750 V DC catenary
SignallingNippon Signal SPARCS CBTC
Route map

Legend
 Bandeirantes
Vila Clarice
Velha Campinas
Morro Grande
Up arrow In project
Morro Grande rail yard
 Brasilândia
Vila Cardoso
Itaberaba–
Hosp. Vila Penteado
 João Paulo I
Freguesia do Ó
Tietê train park
Tietê River
Marginal Tietê
 Santa Marina
Água Branca
SESC–Pompeia
Perdizes
PUC–Cardoso de Almeida
Itápolis train park
 FAAP–Pacaembu
Higienópolis–Mackenzie
14 Bis
Bela Vista
São Joaquim
Down arrow In project
 Aclimação
Cambuci
Pq. da Mooca–
São Carlos

Line 6 (Orange) (Portuguese: Linha 6–Laranja) is an under construction line of the São Paulo Metro. The first section will be 15.9-kilometre (9.9 mi) long, with 15 stations,[1] and will link the São Joaquim metro station (Line 1 (Blue) to the district of Brasilândia.[6] The branch is known as the "Colleges line" as it will serve many of them along its route (FAAP, PUC-SP and Mackenzie University).[1] Six car open-gangway trains similar to the ones on Line 4 will be manufactured by Alstom using the Metropolis platform.[7]

History

Future map of Sao Paulo Metropolitan Rail Transport Network, with Line 6 - Orange and all other lines currently under construction or expansion.

This new line will connect with Line 7 (Ruby) and Line 8 (Diamond) of Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) and lines Line 1 (Blue), Line 2 (Green) and Line 4 (Yellow) of the metro, linking the Northwest, West, Central, and Southeast regions of São Paulo.,[8] totaling 18.4 km (11.4 mi) in length with 17 stations.[9] The anticipated demand for this line is 600,000 to 800,000 passengers per day.[10][11] In 2008, it was predicted that construction would start by 2010, expected to start partial operations in 2012 and full operation by early 2015,[9] but two years later it was expected that the project plans would be finalized only in 2011, with the first stations opening between 2013 and 2014 or as late as 2016, according to some engineers of the Metro.[6]

On March 25, 2008, the State Governor and the mayor of São Paulo pledged to deliver the new metro line by 2012.[12] The municipal government gave the State R$75 million to fund the preliminary designs for the construction of this line.[13][14] In principle, the operation of the line will be the responsibility of the Metro, but there is still the possibility of creating a Public-Private Partnership,[15] which was eventually confirmed.[1]

Currently, the extension of the line between Brasilândia and São Joaquim is confirmed, providing linkage to Line 1-Blue.

At the other end of the line, Governor José Serra announced on December 4, 2008 that there would be two branches leaving Freguesia do Ó toward the periphery of the North Zone, one in Brasilândia beside a bus terminal that is under study by the city, and another in Vila Nova Cachoeirinha in Largo Japonês, next to an existing bus terminal.[9] It will be the first time that the São Paulo Metro will use a "Y " path, something that already exists in the USA, Europe, Australia[9] and also in other metro systems in Brazil, such as the Federal District Metro. The planning director for Metro, Mark Kassab, explained that there will be a need to change trains at Freguesia do Ó station, because trains will alternate with different destinations across the line.[9]

The functional design of the line was released in June 2010 and referred to the expropriation of 350 commercial and residential properties along the line, including the headquarters of samba school Vai-Vai in Bela Vista and a unit of supermarkets in Consolação.[6] Issues with financing and property expropriations continued to persist, delaying the start of construction. Construction officially started on April 13, 2015 with a projected completion date of the first section in 2021.[16] In 2016, progress on the project was halted due to difficulty obtaining financing from the Brazilian Development Bank, putting the project's 2021 completion deadline into jeopardy.[17]

In January 2018, it was announced that RuasInvest Participações SA will acquire a 15% stake, along with China Railway Construction Corporation Limited which will have a 50% stake in the concession and the rest is acquired by a group of Japanese investors led by Mitsui which will receive 35%. The opening deadline for the project confirmed for the end of 2021.[18]

An extension from São Joaquim to Cidade Líder was in planning, but it was replaced by the planning of Line 16-Violet.

On 4 July 2020, after almost 4 years of suspended construction, the State Government of São Paulo signed a deal with Spanish company Acciona to conclude the construction of the line and operate it, in a Public Private Partnership, through Linha Universidade dealership.[19][3]

In the morning of February 1st, 2022, the asphalt of Marginal Tietê, right by one of the wells opened for the line's construction, gave in and opened a hole. The cause of the incident is currently being investigated.[20]

Stations

Code Station Platforms Position Connections District
BRA Brasilândia Side platforms Underground Brasilândia Bus Terminal (Future) Brasilândia
VCS Vila Cardoso Vila Cardoso Bus Terminal (Future) Freguesia do Ó
ITA Itaberaba–Hospital Vila Penteado –
JPP João Paulo I João Paulo I Bus Terminal (Future)
FGO Freguesia do Ó –
SMA Santa Marina  20  (Planned) Barra Funda
ABR Água Branca
(Future) 		Lapa
SPA SESC–Pompeia – Perdizes
PZE Perdizes –
PUC PUC–Cardoso de Almeida –
TBA FAAP–Pacaembu – Consolação
MKZ Higienópolis–Mackenzie
BIX 14 Bis 9 de Julho Bus Corridor Bela Vista
TZM Bela Vista –
JQM São Joaquim Liberdade

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f do Valle, Caio (December 19, 2013). "Linha das faculdades será aberta em 2018" [Colleges' line will open in 2018]. O Estado de S. Paulo. p. A18.
  2. ^ "SP assina contrato para construção da Linha 6-Laranja do Metrô" [São Paulo signs agreement for the construction of Metro Line 6 - Orange]. Secretariat of Metropolitan Transport of São Paulo (in Portuguese). December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Concessionária "Linha Universidade" deve assumir lugar da Move São Paulo na Linha 6-Laranja de metrô" (in Portuguese). Metrô CPTM. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "SP anuncia remotama de obras em metrô da linha Laranja". Poder360 (in Portuguese). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ Ferreira, Robert; Tharcisiu Alves. (January 2012). "São Paulo Metro". www.nycsubway.org. www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-02. On Lines 1, 2 and 3, the track gauge is a non standard 1600 mm, the third rail is 750 V DC and under running. For Lines 4 and 5, the track gauge is 1435 mm and they use overhead pantograph, precluding any connection to the rest of the system, plus the 4 and 5 lines can't connect because the trains on the 4 line use drive-less technology while trains on 5 line are OPTO. Lines 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (operated by CPTM) are all 1600 mm and use overhead pantograph.
  6. ^ a b c Rodrigo Brancatelli e Eduardo Reina (June 10, 2010). "Linha 6 vai derrubar até 350 imóveis". Jornal da Tarde (in Portuguese). No. 14537. São Paulo. pp. 3A. ISSN 1516-294X. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  7. ^ "Alstom fornecerá os 22 trens da Linha 6-Laranja". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  8. ^ Official Site
  9. ^ a b c d e Daniel Gonzales (December 5, 2008). "Linha 6 do Metrô terá ramal até Brasilândia". Jornal da Tarde (in Portuguese). p. 5A.
  10. ^ "Line 6 will arrive in New towns Cachoeirinha and Brasilândia " Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine,Government Portal of the State of Sao Paulo,4/12/2008
  11. ^ Eduardo Reina e Renato Machado (2011-02-18). S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo (ed.). "Nova linha do Metrô irá até Anália Franco". Jornal da Tarde (14, 788). São Paulo: 4A. ISSN 1516-294X.
  12. ^ Daniel Gonzales (May 27, 2008). "Linha da Freguesia do Ó recebe R$ 75 milhões". Jornal da Tarde (in Portuguese). p. 4A.
  13. ^ "Serra promete iniciar Linha 6 do Metrô em sua gestão" Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine,O Estado de S. Paulo, March 25, 2008
  14. ^ "Serra promete iniciar Linha 6 do metrô em sua gestão; obra será entregue em 2012",Uol Notícias, March 25, 2008
  15. ^ Daniel Gonzales (March 26, 2008). "Metrô vai ganhar Linha 6 em 2012". Jornal da Tarde (in Portuguese). p. 4A.
  16. ^ Tatiana Santiago (June 22, 2016). "Linha 6–Laranja do Metrô de SP será entregue com um ano de atraso". G1 - SP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  17. ^ Rodrigo Russo (September 5, 2016). "Consórcio paralisa 'linha das universidades' do metrô de SP". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  18. ^ "Grupo brasileiro assume 15% na concessão da Linha 6 do Metrô e governo de SP admite novo atraso nas obras". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  19. ^ Cunha, Joana (4 July 2020). "Espanhóis assinam contrato para retomar obra da linha 6 do metrô de SP" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Obra do Metrô cede asfalto e abre cratera na Marginal Tietê em SP". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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