Line 3 (Red) ( pt, Linha 3–Vermelha) is one of the six lines that make up the
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro ( pt, Metrô de São Paulo, ), commonly called the ''Metrô'' () is one of the urban railways that serves the city of São Paulo, alongside the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM), forming the largest metropolit ...
and one of the thirteen lines that make up the
Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It runs between
Palmeiras-Barra Funda and
Corinthians-Itaquera. It was formerly called the East-West Line. Line 3 is the busiest in the system.
History
This line, initially called the ''East-West line'', was only planned to be long, connecting the
Casa Verde and
Vila Maria districts of São Paulo, passing through the center of
Barra Funda
Barra Funda is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 2,551.
References
See also
*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of ...
,
Sé, and
Tatuapé
Tatuapé (, from Tupi Guarani "path of the armadillo", or "short way") is a district in the subprefecture of Mooca, in São Paulo, Brazil. It is divided by a railway and the eight lane Radial Leste highway cutting the district into two, northern a ...
, and be completely underground. But after a lengthy debate, it was decided that it would be constructed on the surface, taking advantage of the old
Rede Ferroviária Federal
The Rede Ferroviária Federal, Sociedade Anônima (RFFSA, pronounced as ''Refesa'') () was the State-owned national railway company of Brazil created from ''Brazilian Federal Law #3.115'' on March 16, 1957, after several railroads were nationali ...
train bed and sharing of its lines—a move that prevented many
expropriations
Eminent domain (United States, Philippines), land acquisition (India, Malaysia, Singapore), compulsory purchase/acquisition (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom), resumption (Hong Kong, Uganda), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Austr ...
.
Construction began in 1972. With this design change, the East-West line would then be more than long between
Praça da Sé
Praça da Sé (English: '' See Square'') is a public space in São Paulo, Brazil. Considered as the city's central point, it is the point from where the distance of all roads passing through São Paulo are counted. The square was the location of ma ...
and
Guaianases, parallel to the railroad tracks. The stretch between
Guaianases and
Calmon Viana, in
Poá
Poá is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The water extracted from ''Fonte Áurea'', or the Golden Fountain, is sold throughout Brazil. The population is 118,349 (2020 est.) in an are ...
was planned to be built in a second phase, making full use the rail bed. The strength of this design change would be a cost equivalent to one third of the original budget. Because of international trends that dictate that the rail for metro systems used for urban transport be made exclusive to the metro, the design was changed again.
It was up to the Rede Ferroviária Federal (predecessor of
CPTM
, owner = São Paulo State Government
, area served = Greater São Paulo, Brazil
, transit_type = Commuter rail
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, s ...
) to modernize this passage. For this reason, the line opened already overloaded. Once this impasse was resolved, construction began on the western section. On March 10, 1979 the first stretch, between
Sé and
Brás
Brás is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Administratively part of the Southeast Zone of São Paulo, Brás is located immediately to the east of the historic downtown in the Subprefecture of Mooca. The district is an ar ...
stations was opened. In the west, the line ended in Barra Funda. The current configuration is the same since 1988. The current record demand was made on November 7, 2008, with the transport of 1,468,935 people. On May 2–3, 2009 the stretch between
Anhangabaú and
Santa Cecília stations was closed to allow for the use of a
tunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine (TBM), 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 may also be used for microtunneling. They can be designed to bore thro ...
being used for the extension project of
Line 4 (Yellow).
In 2010 work began on the installation of glass doors on the Line 3 platforms, starting with the
Vila Matilde,
Carrão and
Penha
Penha may refer to: Places
*Penha, Santa Catarina, a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil
*Penha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Penha Circular, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Subprefecture of Penha, São Pau ...
stations.
Expansion
An expansion is planned from Palmeiras-Barra Funda to Pio XI. Another extension is planned from Corinthians-Itaquera to Jacu Pêssego.
Stations
References
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Line 03
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Railway lines opened in 1979