Line 6 (São Paulo Metro)
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Line 6 is a planned extension of 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....

. When complete, it will be 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long, have 14 stations, and will link the São Joaquim
São Joaquim (São Paulo Metro)
São Joaquim is a metro station on Line 1 and a future metro station on the planned Line 6 of the São Paulo Metro located in the Liberdade district of São Paulo, Brazil.-References:...

 metro station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 (Line 1 (Blue)
Line 1 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 1 - Blue was the first line built for the São Paulo Metro. It links Tucuruvi Station to Jabaquara Station. Construction began in the late 1960s and was completed in the early 1970s. It was also the first metro line built in Brazil.-History:...

) to the district of Brasilândia.

History

This new line will connect with Line 7 (Ruby)
Line 7 (CPTM)
Line 7 is a line of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos commuter rail system in São Paulo, Brazil. -External links:...

 and Line 8 (Diamond)
Line 8 (CPTM)
Line 8 is a line of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos commuter rail system in São Paulo, Brazil. The extension from Itapevi and Amador Bueno is temporarily closed for renovation of the stations. It is expected to reopen in the latter half of 2011.-Amador Bueno Extension:The trains...

 of Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM)
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos is a commuter rail company owned by the São Paulo State Secretariat for Metropolitan Transports. It was created in 1992 from several railroads that already existed in Greater São Paulo, Brazil....

 and lines Line 1 (Blue)
Line 1 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 1 - Blue was the first line built for the São Paulo Metro. It links Tucuruvi Station to Jabaquara Station. Construction began in the late 1960s and was completed in the early 1970s. It was also the first metro line built in Brazil.-History:...

, Line 2 (Green)
Line 2 (São Paulo Metro)
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...

 and 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...

 of the metro, linking the Northwest, West, Central, and Southeast regions of São Paulo., totaling 18.4 km in length with 17 stations.The anticipated demand for this line is 600 thousand passengers per day. In 2008 it was predicted that the works would start by 2010, expected to start partial operations in 2012 and full operation by early 2015, 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.

On March 25, 2008, the State Governor and the mayor of São Paulo pledged to deliver the new metro line by 2012. The municipal government gave the State R$ 75 million to fund the preliminary designs for the construction of this line. 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
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...

.

Currently, the extension of the line between Freguesia do Ó and the São Joaquim
São Joaquim (São Paulo Metro)
São Joaquim is a metro station on Line 1 and a future metro station on the planned Line 6 of the São Paulo Metro located in the Liberdade district of São Paulo, Brazil.-References:...

 is confirmed, providing linkage to Line 1 (Blue)
Line 1 (São Paulo Metro)
Line 1 - Blue was the first line built for the São Paulo Metro. It links Tucuruvi Station to Jabaquara Station. Construction began in the late 1960s and was completed in the early 1970s. It was also the first metro line built in Brazil.-History:...

 . In a future project, the plan is to extend it to Vila Prudente.

At the other end of the line, 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:...

 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. 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 and also in other metro systems in Brazil, such as the Brasília Metro
Brasília Metro
Brasília Metro is the metro system in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. It is operated by Metro-DF or Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal, and was opened in 2001...

. 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.

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 a samba school in Bella Vista and a unit of supermarkets in Consolação.
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