Line 13 (CPTM)

CPTM Line 13 (Jade)
CPTM Line 13 (Jade)
	Map of Line 13 - Jade
Overview
Status	Opened
Owner	Government of the State of São Paulo
Locale	Greater São Paulo, Brazil
Termini	Engenheiro Goulart; Aeroporto-Guarulhos;
Connecting lines	Current: ; ; Planned: 16 ; ; ; ;
Stations	3 in operation; 12 in project
Service
Type	Commuter rail, Rapid transit
System	São Paulo Metropolitan Trains
Services	Engenheiro Goulart ↔ Aeroporto-Guarulhos; Luz ↔ Aeroporto-Guarulhos (Airport-Express);
Operator(s)	CPTM
Depot(s)	Presidente Altino rail yard
Rolling stock	64 CRRC Qingdao Sifang Series 2500 (8 trains)
History
Opened	31 March 2018; 6 years ago
Technical
Line length	12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	3,000 V DC catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Signalling	CRSC FZL300 Automatic Train Control
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	São Paulo
	Guarulhos
	SP-70
	Rodovia Ayrton Senna
	BR-116
	Rodovia Presidente Dutra
	SP-19
	Rodovia Hélio Smidt
Special services
Legend

Line 13 (Jade) (Portuguese: Linha 13–Jade), also known as the Guarulhos Train, is one of the seven lines operated by CPTM and one of the thirteen lines that make up the São Paulo Metro Rail Transport Network. The route is 12.2 kilometres (7.6 mi) long with a total of 3 stations. It connects the Engenheiro Goulart Station in São Paulo to the Guarulhos Airport Station, in the city of Guarulhos.^[2]

Opened on March 31, 2018, it was the first line completely built and operated by CPTM. That makes São Paulo's Guarulhos Airport the first major international airport in South America to be directly served by train.

History

Work has been authorized on September 23, 2013, and was initially expected to be completed in 2015.^[3] The line finally opened in 2018.

Special Services

On November 19, 2020, during the deliver of the fourth train CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2500 Series, Secretary of Transports Alexandre Baldy confirmed a new express service, which started operating on December 1, 2020.^[4]^[5] The new service connects Luz and Aeroporto Guarulhos stations, with stops at Guarulhos-CECAP and Brás (towards Luz only). The trains depart every hour from both terminus stations from 5 AM to midnight and there is no special fare for this service.

It was available since October 3, 2018 the special service Connect, which consisted of trains between Brás Station and Guarulhos Airport Station during peak hours (from 5:40am to 8:20am and from 5:20pm to 8:00pm), with no need to exchange trains at Engenheiro Goulart Station, offering direct access to São Paulo city center and also easier connections to other subway lines. There was no special fare for this service.^[6] The total route of the Connect service consisted of 5 stations and was 21.7 km (13.5 mi) long.^[7] The service was suspended in March 2020 and on November 16, 2020, Secretary Baldy confirmed that Airport Connect service was officially extinct.^[8]

There were also express trains between Luz Station and Guarulhos Airport Station during specific timetables: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm and 10pm from Luz towards the Airport and 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 9pm from the Airport towards Luz. There was a convenience fare for this service: $8,60 BRL ($1.6 USD), twice the price of normal fare at the time.^[9] Nowadays this express service still exists however there is no need of paying a new fare other than the normal one.

Future expansion

Original plans for Line 13 consisted of an underground route from Engenheiro Goulart to Chácara Klabin via the city centre,^[10] however this is expected to be replaced by using existing overground tracks from Engenheiro Goulart to Luz Station. A northward extension is planned from the airport to Bonsucesso in Guarulhos.^[11]

Stations

Code	Station	Platforms	Position	Connections	City
BFU	Palmeiras–Barra Funda	Island and side platforms	At-grade	Station attended by Airport-Express only. Barra Funda Bus Terminal Barra Funda Road Terminal	São Paulo
LUZ	Luz			Station attended by Airport-Express only. Touristic Express
BAS	Brás			Station attended by Airport-Express only.
EGO	Engenheiro Goulart	Island platforms
GRC	Guarulhos–CECAP	Island platforms	Elevated	Guarulhos Road Terminal Guarulhos–São Paulo Metropolitan Corridor	Guarulhos
AGU	Aeroporto–Guarulhos	Side platforms	Elevated	GRU Airport Shuttle Service GRU Airport People Mover (Planned) Taboão Metropolitan Terminal Guarulhos–São Paulo Metropolitan Corridor	Guarulhos

Gallery

Free transfer service from Guarulhos Airport Station to Airport terminals
Elevated section of the Line 13 - Jade
CRRC Qingdao Sifang Series 2500 Train
View from Aeroporto - Guarulhos station
Construction of Line 13 near to Engenheiro Goulart station

References

^ 诗篇 (2022). 巴西圣保罗13号线ATC车载设备系统控速防护逻辑研究 [Speed Control and Protection Logic of ATC Onboard System of Sao Paulo Line 13 of Brazil] (4). 铁路通信信号工程技术. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Trem de Guarulhos" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
^ "SP: trem para Cumbica deve começar a operar em 2015, diz CPTM" [São Paulo: train to Cumbica shall start operations in 2015, CPTM says]. terra.com.br (in Portuguese). September 23, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ Meier, Ricardo (19 November 2020). "CPTM anuncia novo serviço expresso entre Luz e Aeroporto-Guarulhos na Linha 13-Jade". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Aeroporto | CPTM".
^ "Informacoes de Viagem" [Trip Information]. CPTM (in Portuguese). October 3, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^ "Investimentos 2019 – 2022" [Investments 2019 - 2022] (PDF). AEAMESP (in Portuguese). April 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ Meier, Ricardo (16 November 2020). "Baldy afirma que serviço Connect, da Linha 13-Jade, "não volta mais"". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Testamos o trem expresso da CPTM da Luz ao Aeroporto de Guarulhos" [We have tested the CPTM Express Train from Luz to Guarulhos Airport]. CPTM (in Portuguese). October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "Em novo plano, CPTM suprime trecho subterrâneo e levará Linha 13-Jade para o centro". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Governo de São Paulo prevê linha 13-Jade até Bonsucesso a partir de 2024". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.