Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (short form: CPTM, pronunciation: sheh-peh-cheh-ehm) is an rapid-transit company owned by the Estado dos Transportes Metropolitanos = State secretary of the Metropolitan Transport. Created in 1993 from railroads already existed in Região Metropolitana de São Paulo. 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The metropolitan area of São Paulo has a population of almost 20 million making it the largest conurbation in the southern hemisphere ...

The CPTM has 92 stations with six lines, with a total distance of 270 km:

• Line A: Connecting station with Luz and Barra Funda in Francisco Morato, via Franco da Rocha and Caieiras with extensive operations to Campo Limpo Paulista, Várzea Paulista and Jundiaí, in the Região Metropolitana.
• Line B: With Júlio Prestes and Barra Funda stations in São Paulo, Itapevi, serving Amador Bueno serving Osasco, Carapicuíba, Barueri and Jandira
• Line C: Part of the stations of Osasco and Presidente Altino, with line B, and runs from rio Pinheiros to Jurubatuba, in the capital.
• Line D: Connecting Luz and Brás, passes through Rio Grande da Serra, São Caetano do Sul, Santo André, Mauá and Ribeirão Pires.
• Line E: A stretch, the Express Leste (Eastern Express), via Luz to Guaianazes; another line passes through Guaianazes to Estudantes, in Moji das Cruzes, into Suzano, Poá and Ferraz de Vasconcelos.
• Line F: It connects the Brás to the Calmon Viana station, of the line and, passes through Itaquaquecetuba.

The São Paulo Railway (SPR) in 1867 and later in 1946 Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí (EFSJ, pronunciation: eh-ehf-ehs-zheh) already operated where lines A and D are today. Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil (EFCB), operated on what is now line F in 1875. These had been congregated in 1957 to other Brazilian railroads and thus, the Rede Ferroviária Federal (RFFSA, pronunciation: ehr-ehf-ehf-ehsh-a) was created. The urban sections of the RFFSA had originated from Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos(CBTU) in 1984; the Paulistana section of the CBTU joined and formed CPTM in 1993. The ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel (Gen. ... Francisco Morato is a suburban city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Franco da Rocha is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Caieiras is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Campo Limpo Paulista is a municipality in the state of Brazil. ... A view of downtown Jundiaí, with Serra do Japi in the background Jundiaí is a Brazilian city of the State of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (Portuguese for Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... Itapevi is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Osasco is a municipality in the state of São Paulo State in Brazil, ranking 5th in the state as a municipality. ... Carapicuíba is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Barueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo. ... Jandira is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) is a city of São Paulo state in Brazil, placed in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Zone. ... For other uses, see Santo André (disambiguation) The city of Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew), on the Tamanduatei River, is in São Paulo State 10 km (6 miles) away from the São Paulo city, in the most industrialized region of Brazil. ... Mauá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Moji das Cruzes, erroneously but frequently called Mogi das Cruzes, is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. ... Poá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Ferraz de Vasconcelos is a suburban municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Itaquaquecetuba (better known at Itaquá) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Sao Paulo Railway, SPR for short was a railway company in São Paulo, Brazil. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí was a railway line in São Paulo. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

On the other hand, Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana operated in 1875 on current lines B and C; it was incorporated into other lines of the State and formed into Ferrovia Paulista (FEPASA) in 1971. The subdivision, FEPASA DRM, of rapid-transit, was incorporated the CPTM in 1996. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Currently, the Company works in the improvement of the connection in the three stations of the Brás, Luz and Barra Funda. It is the call project Integration Center. The station Júlio Prestes, a current terminal of line B, will be disactivated, to give place to a cultural complex. Line B will pass only to the stations of Luz and Brás.

External links

(in Portuguese)

• Official page of the CPTM
• Secretaria dos Transportes Metropolitanos

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See also:

• List of railway companies