Line 19 (Sky Blue) ( pt, Linha 19–Celeste) is a planned line of 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 metropolita ...

.http://www.domboscoitaquera.org.br/downloads/secretaria_estadual_de_transportes.pdf Seminário sobre infraestrutura e sistema viário para a copa 2014 e o desenvolvimento da zona leste, Jurandir Fernandes, Secretário dos Transportes Metropolitanos, 25/08/2011 At in length at its first phase, the line will be the first subway line to serve the municipality of

Guarulhos Guarulhos () is a Brazilian municipality. It is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and is also the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. In the last ...

, with Line 13-Jade of the commuter rail system already serving the city since 2018. Construction is expected to begin in 2023.

Background

Guarulhos is the second-largest city in the state of São Paulo, yet was not served by rail transport until the opening of the

CPTM , owner = São Paulo State Government , area served = Greater São Paulo, Brazil , transit_type = Commuter rail , lines = 5 , line_number = , st ...

commuter rail's Line 13-Jade in 2018. Thus, planning for Line 19 began to link Guarulhos to the São Paulo Metro, along with

Vila Medeiros Vila Medeiros is a district located in the northeastern district of the city of São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous a ...

and

Vila Maria Vila Maria is a district located in the northern region of the city of São Paulo. A good part of the economy of the district comes from activities related to logistics and transportation of cargoes due to the large number of companies in the in ...

. It will be underground for its entire length.

Planning

São Paulo Metro originally planned to begin tendering for the construction of Line 19 in April 2020, but this was delayed to May.

Stations

References

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