Line 15 is one of the six lines that make up the São Paulo Metro and one of the thirteen lines that make up the Metropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It is South America's first mass-transit monorail and is the first system in the world to use the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300. When completed it will be the largest and highest capacity monorail system in the Americas and second worldwide only to the Chongqing Monorail. The first section, from Vila Prudente to Oratório, opened on 30 August 2014, initially running 10 AM–3 PM on weekends only., the line is operational from 4:40 AM–12 AM. The line has a free connection to Line 2-Green on Vila Prudente station and future connection to CPTM Line 10-Turquoise on Ipiranga station. Built using completely driver-less technology, the line is currently long and has ten stations in the stretch between Vila Prudente and São Mateus. When complete, it will be approximately long and have eighteen stations, beginning at Ipiranga and ending at the futureHospital Cidade Tiradentes. The proposed completion of the full line is projected to be beyond 2022.
History
December 2009: Construction initiated
30 August 2014: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating Saturdays and Sundays only, from 10AM to 3PM
10 August 2015: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 7AM to 7PM
26 October 2016: Vila Prudente-Oratório, operating every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
6 April 2018: São Lucas-Vila União, operating Mondays to Fridays from 10AM to 3PM
12 January 2019: São Lucas-Vila União, operation every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
26 August 2019: Vila União-Jardim Planalto, operation every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
16 December 2019: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 10AM to 3PM
23 December 2019: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 9AM to 4PM
6 January 2020: Sapopemba-São Mateus, operation every day from 4:40AM to 12AM
29 February – 1 June 2020: Line 15 was shut down for undeterminate time. Parts of a Bombardier M20 stock fell on Avenida Sapopemba and all the trains were taken to the railyard for inspection. The São Paulo Metro Company triggered the operation of emergency buses to transport passengers from each station of the closed line.
1 June 2020: Line 15 reopened between stations Vila Prudente and Jardim Planalto
18 June 2020: Line 15 reopened between stations Vila Prudente and São Mateus
2021: Jardim Colonial, opening planned
Stations
Obs.: Stations in bold are under construction. Stations in italic are in planning.
