Line 1 (São Paulo Metro)
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Line 1 - Blue was the first line built for the São Paulo Metro
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro is the principal rapid-transit system in the city of São Paulo and the largest in Brazil. It is also the second largest system in South America and the third largest in Latin America, behind Mexico City and Santiago....

. It links Tucuruvi Station
Tucuruvi (São Paulo Metro)
Tucuruvi is a station on Line 1 of the São Paulo Metro and is the current terminus....

 to Jabaquara Station
Jabaquara (São Paulo Metro)
Jabaquara is a station on Line 1 of the São Paulo Metro and is the current terminus. It will be integrated with the planned Line 17 ....

. Construction began in the late 1960s and was completed in the early 1970s. It was also the first metro line built in Brazil.

History

Originally called North-South Line, line 1 began construction on December 14, 1968. Commercial operation began September 14, 1974, with trains running in the first seven kilometers between Jabaquara
Jabaquara (São Paulo Metro)
Jabaquara is a station on Line 1 of the São Paulo Metro and is the current terminus. It will be integrated with the planned Line 17 ....

 and Vila Mariana
Vila Mariana (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Mariana is a station on Line 1 of the São Paulo Metro.- SPTrans :Passengers may access the following SPTrans routes from the station:...

stations.

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