Line 2 (São Paulo Metro)
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Line 2 is a line of the São Paulo Metro
and currently runs between the Vila Madalena
and Vila Prudente
stations. The line is also called the Paulista Line, because it goes along much of the Avenida Paulista
, one of the leading financial centers in São Paulo. Despite being called the second line, it was the third to be built—the second line built was actually Line 3 (Red Line)
.
. The line opened on January 25, 1991, having at that time a length of 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) and four stations. With this line the metro system was extended to include a major axis of the expanded center of São Paulo, with a large concentration of financial institutions, hospitals, schools, hotels, consulates, offices of state radio and television, theaters and museums. The following year the Ana Rosa
and Clínicas
stations were opened, increasing the line to 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi). In 1998 two new stations (Vila Madalena
and Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré
) were completed, adding a further 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) stretch.
On March 30, 2006 the then Governor Geraldo Alckmin
on his last day in office opened the Santos-Imigrantes
station. Shortly after, on May 9, 2006, the Chácara Klabin
station was formally opened by former Governor Claudio Lembo, thus completing the 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) stretch between Ana Rosa
and Santos-Imigrantes
, making the line a total of 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) long.
On June 30, 2007 the Governor José Serra
opened the Alto do Ipiranga
station, located at the junction of Avenida Dr. Gentil de Moura and Rua Visconde de Piraja, bringing the metro network in São Paulo to a total length of 61 kilometres (37.9 mi), with a forecast of passenger demand on Line 2 of 370,000 people per day. Jose Serra published a decree and authorization to extend the line to Vila Prudente, adding the Sacomã
, Tamanduateí
and Vila Prudente
stations.
On May 10, 2007, during the Papal visit of Benedict XVI to the city of São Paulo, Line 2 had the highest demand of its history up until then, carrying 370,226 passengers. During the weekend of May 17–18, 2008 Line 2 was temporarily shut down between the stations and Clinicas and Consolation to allow for the use of a tunnel boring machine
just seven meters below the level of its tunnel being used for the extension project of Line 4 (Yellow)
. The current record of passengers carried by the line was on May 7, 2008, with 428,056 passengers.
On March 28, 2009, the first of the sixteen new trains came into operation for the inauguration of the Sacomã
- Vila Prudente
stretch. On January 10, 2010, Sacomã
station was opened to the public, initially only in operation from 10:30 to 15:00 and then from the 22nd, from 10:00 to 16:00. Finally, on the 30th of that month, it was fully opened to the public. Although the extension project of Line 2 was the only one to receive the whole amount in 2009, the schedule was delayed—the opening of the Tamanduateí
and Vila Prudente
stations originally scheduled for March 2010 was postponed. On August 18 it was announced that the opening of Vila Prudente
station would happen just three days later. On September 21, the Tamanduateí
station opened.
station is semi-elevated with metal and concrete structures that support the roof of the station. The Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré
station is elevated and situated in a valley (under the Dr. Arnold viaduct). The Tamanduateí
station is elevated with concrete structures mixed with metal, supporting the arched ceiling. All other stations are underground. The Trianon-Masp
, Consolação
, Brigadeiro
, Ana Rosa
, Chácara Klabin
, and Santos-Imigrantes
stations are composed of core platforms. The others are just side platforms.
The line will also integrate with the planned Line 15 (White)
and the extension of Line 5 (Lilac)
.
system in Tokyo
to begin planning the implementation of a monorail to extend Line 2 (Green) from Vila Prudente to Cidade Tiradentes.
On November 6, 2009, international bidding was opened in order to build the monorail system. On November 23, 2009, construction on the Vila Prudente-Oratório was started. The system will be 23.8 kilometres (14.8 mi) long between Vila Prudente and Cidade Tiradentes and will have 17 stations (Vila Prudente, Oratório, São Lucas, Vila Tolstoi, Vila União, Jardim Planalto, Sapopemba, Fazenda da Juta, São Mateus, Jardim Colonial, Iguatemi, Jaquiriça, Bento Guelf, Érico Semer, Márcio Beck, and Cidade Tiradentes) and 54 trains, each capable of carrying 1000 passengers. The line is projected to carry around 510,000 passengers daily.
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....
and currently runs between the Vila Madalena
Vila Madalena (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Madalena is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the current terminus.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:-EMTU Lines:...
and Vila Prudente
Vila Prudente (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Prudente is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the terminus. Vila Prudente will also serve as the terminus for the planned Line 15 . There are plans to integrate the station with Expresso Tiradentes Line 2 . The Vila Prudente Bus Terminal is also nearby....
stations. The line is also called the Paulista Line, because it goes along much of the Avenida Paulista
Avenida Paulista
Paulista Avenue is one of the most important avenues in São Paulo, Brazil...
, one of the leading financial centers in São Paulo. Despite being called the second line, it was the third to be built—the second line built was actually Line 3 (Red Line)
Line 3 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 3 of the São Paulo Metro covers the stretch of the metro network between Palmeiras-Barra Funda and Corinthians-Itaquera. It was formerly called the East-West Line...
.
History
The first section of Line 2 (Green Line), initially called the Paulista Line, was built using the New Austrian Tunnelling MethodNew Austrian Tunnelling method
The New Austrian Tunnelling method was developed between 1957 and 1965 in Austria. It was given its name in Salzburg in 1962 to distinguish it from old Austrian tunnelling approach. The main contributors to the development of NATM were Ladislaus von Rabcewicz, Leopold Müller and Franz Pacher...
. The line opened on January 25, 1991, having at that time a length of 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) and four stations. With this line the metro system was extended to include a major axis of the expanded center of São Paulo, with a large concentration of financial institutions, hospitals, schools, hotels, consulates, offices of state radio and television, theaters and museums. The following year the Ana Rosa
Ana Rosa (São Paulo Metro)
Ana Rosa is a station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
and Clínicas
Clínicas (São Paulo Metro)
Clínicas is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro....
stations were opened, increasing the line to 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi). In 1998 two new stations (Vila Madalena
Vila Madalena (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Madalena is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the current terminus.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:-EMTU Lines:...
and Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré
Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré (São Paulo Metro)
Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro....
) were completed, adding a further 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) stretch.
On March 30, 2006 the then Governor Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho , known as Geraldo Alckmin is a Brazilian politician, who has been elected as the new governor of São Paulo, doing it for the second time, and former candidate for president of Brazil in the 2006 Elections...
on his last day in office opened the Santos-Imigrantes
Santos-Imigrantes (São Paulo Metro)
Santos-Imigrantes is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
station. Shortly after, on May 9, 2006, the Chácara Klabin
Chácara Klabin (São Paulo Metro)
Chácara Klabin is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo, Brazil. The expansion of Line 5 will ultimately result in Chácara Klabin serving as the terminus for Line 5 ....
station was formally opened by former Governor Claudio Lembo, thus completing the 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) stretch between Ana Rosa
Ana Rosa (São Paulo Metro)
Ana Rosa is a station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
and Santos-Imigrantes
Santos-Imigrantes (São Paulo Metro)
Santos-Imigrantes is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
, making the line a total of 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) long.
On June 30, 2007 the Governor José Serra
José Serra
José Serra is a Brazilian politician, former secretary of state, congressman, senator, minister of Planning and Minister of Health, mayor of São Paulo and Governor of São Paulo state.-Background:...
opened the Alto do Ipiranga
Alto do Ipiranga (São Paulo Metro)
Alto do Ipiranga is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro....
station, located at the junction of Avenida Dr. Gentil de Moura and Rua Visconde de Piraja, bringing the metro network in São Paulo to a total length of 61 kilometres (37.9 mi), with a forecast of passenger demand on Line 2 of 370,000 people per day. Jose Serra published a decree and authorization to extend the line to Vila Prudente, adding the Sacomã
Sacomã (São Paulo Metro)
Sacomã is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro. From the station, there is access to Sacomã Terminal, a large bus terminal that includes access to Expresso Tiradentes as well as municipal and intercity bus lines....
, Tamanduateí
Tamanduateí (São Paulo Metro)
Tamanduateí is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-CPTM Transfer:Passengers may transfer from here to Line 10 of the CPTM commuter train.-SPTrans Lines:...
and Vila Prudente
Vila Prudente (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Prudente is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the terminus. Vila Prudente will also serve as the terminus for the planned Line 15 . There are plans to integrate the station with Expresso Tiradentes Line 2 . The Vila Prudente Bus Terminal is also nearby....
stations.
On May 10, 2007, during the Papal visit of Benedict XVI to the city of São Paulo, Line 2 had the highest demand of its history up until then, carrying 370,226 passengers. During the weekend of May 17–18, 2008 Line 2 was temporarily shut down between the stations and Clinicas and Consolation to allow for the use of a tunnel boring machine
Tunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel diameters can range from a metre to almost 16 metres to date...
just seven meters below the level of its tunnel being used for the extension project of Line 4 (Yellow)
Line 4 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 4 is a line of the São Paulo Metro, originally called Southeast-Southwest Line. When finalized, it will go from Luz to Vila Sônia. The first stretch, between and Faria Lima and Paulista stations, opened on May 25, 2010. Two other stations, Butantã and Pinheiros, took more time than expected...
. The current record of passengers carried by the line was on May 7, 2008, with 428,056 passengers.
On March 28, 2009, the first of the sixteen new trains came into operation for the inauguration of the Sacomã
Sacomã (São Paulo Metro)
Sacomã is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro. From the station, there is access to Sacomã Terminal, a large bus terminal that includes access to Expresso Tiradentes as well as municipal and intercity bus lines....
- Vila Prudente
Vila Prudente (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Prudente is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the terminus. Vila Prudente will also serve as the terminus for the planned Line 15 . There are plans to integrate the station with Expresso Tiradentes Line 2 . The Vila Prudente Bus Terminal is also nearby....
stretch. On January 10, 2010, Sacomã
Sacomã (São Paulo Metro)
Sacomã is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro. From the station, there is access to Sacomã Terminal, a large bus terminal that includes access to Expresso Tiradentes as well as municipal and intercity bus lines....
station was opened to the public, initially only in operation from 10:30 to 15:00 and then from the 22nd, from 10:00 to 16:00. Finally, on the 30th of that month, it was fully opened to the public. Although the extension project of Line 2 was the only one to receive the whole amount in 2009, the schedule was delayed—the opening of the Tamanduateí
Tamanduateí (São Paulo Metro)
Tamanduateí is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-CPTM Transfer:Passengers may transfer from here to Line 10 of the CPTM commuter train.-SPTrans Lines:...
and Vila Prudente
Vila Prudente (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Prudente is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the terminus. Vila Prudente will also serve as the terminus for the planned Line 15 . There are plans to integrate the station with Expresso Tiradentes Line 2 . The Vila Prudente Bus Terminal is also nearby....
stations originally scheduled for March 2010 was postponed. On August 18 it was announced that the opening of Vila Prudente
Vila Prudente (São Paulo Metro)
Vila Prudente is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro and is the terminus. Vila Prudente will also serve as the terminus for the planned Line 15 . There are plans to integrate the station with Expresso Tiradentes Line 2 . The Vila Prudente Bus Terminal is also nearby....
station would happen just three days later. On September 21, the Tamanduateí
Tamanduateí (São Paulo Metro)
Tamanduateí is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-CPTM Transfer:Passengers may transfer from here to Line 10 of the CPTM commuter train.-SPTrans Lines:...
station opened.
Stations
The Santos-ImigrantesSantos-Imigrantes (São Paulo Metro)
Santos-Imigrantes is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
station is semi-elevated with metal and concrete structures that support the roof of the station. The Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré
Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré (São Paulo Metro)
Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima-Sumaré is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro....
station is elevated and situated in a valley (under the Dr. Arnold viaduct). The Tamanduateí
Tamanduateí (São Paulo Metro)
Tamanduateí is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-CPTM Transfer:Passengers may transfer from here to Line 10 of the CPTM commuter train.-SPTrans Lines:...
station is elevated with concrete structures mixed with metal, supporting the arched ceiling. All other stations are underground. The Trianon-Masp
Trianon-Masp (São Paulo Metro)
Trianon-Masp is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro....
, Consolação
Consolação (São Paulo Metro)
Consolação is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro. A moving walkway connects to Paulista station on Line 4 ....
, Brigadeiro
Brigadeiro (São Paulo Metro)
Brigadeiro is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro....
, Ana Rosa
Ana Rosa (São Paulo Metro)
Ana Rosa is a station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
, Chácara Klabin
Chácara Klabin (São Paulo Metro)
Chácara Klabin is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo, Brazil. The expansion of Line 5 will ultimately result in Chácara Klabin serving as the terminus for Line 5 ....
, and Santos-Imigrantes
Santos-Imigrantes (São Paulo Metro)
Santos-Imigrantes is a station on Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro.-SPTrans Lines:The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may use a Bilhete Único card for transfer:...
stations are composed of core platforms. The others are just side platforms.
The line will also integrate with the planned Line 15 (White)
Line 15 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 15 - White is a future project of the São Paulo Metro.This new line will be approximately long and have nine stations, beginning at the Vila Prudente Station and ending at the futute Tiquatira Station....
and the extension of Line 5 (Lilac)
Line 5 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 5 is a line of the São Paulo Metro. Parts of the line are operational, while others are either in construction or are planned.-Operational:There are currently 6 operational stations on the Capão Redondo ↔ Largo Treze stretch....
.
Vila Prudente ↔ Cidade Tiradentes
In May 2009 a joint delegation of the City and the state of São Paulo visited the monorailMonorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
system in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
to begin planning the implementation of a monorail to extend Line 2 (Green) from Vila Prudente to Cidade Tiradentes.
On November 6, 2009, international bidding was opened in order to build the monorail system. On November 23, 2009, construction on the Vila Prudente-Oratório was started. The system will be 23.8 kilometres (14.8 mi) long between Vila Prudente and Cidade Tiradentes and will have 17 stations (Vila Prudente, Oratório, São Lucas, Vila Tolstoi, Vila União, Jardim Planalto, Sapopemba, Fazenda da Juta, São Mateus, Jardim Colonial, Iguatemi, Jaquiriça, Bento Guelf, Érico Semer, Márcio Beck, and Cidade Tiradentes) and 54 trains, each capable of carrying 1000 passengers. The line is projected to carry around 510,000 passengers daily.