Line 13 (CPTM)
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = CPTM Line 13 (Jade)
| color = {{Rail color|CPTM|Line 13}}
| logo_width = 200px
| logo_alt =CPTM logo
| image = Linha 13-Jade.svg
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| caption = Map of Line 13 - Jade
| type = Commuter rail, Rapid transit
| system = São Paulo Metropolitan Trains
| status = Opened
| locale = Greater São Paulo, Brazil
| start = Engenheiro Goulart
| end = Aeroporto-Guarulhos
| stations = 3 (core Line 13)
5 (Airport Express)
12 (in project)
| connectinglines = {{Plainlist|
- Current:
- {{rint|saopaulo|cptm}} {{rint|saopaulo|12}}
- Planned:
- {{rint|saopaulo|metro}} {{rint|saopaulo|2}} {{rint|saopaulo|16}}
- File:Linha 6 - Linha Universidade.png {{rint|saopaulo|6}}
- {{rint|saopaulo|cptm}} {{rint|saopaulo|10}} {{rint|saopaulo|14}}
}}
| routes = {{Plainlist|
- Engenheiro Goulart ↔ Aeroporto-Guarulhos (Line 13)
- Palmeiras–Barra Funda ↔ Aeroporto-Guarulhos (Airport-Express)
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| open = {{start date and age|2018|3|31|df=y}}
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| owner = Government of the State of São Paulo
| operator = {{rint|saopaulo|cptm}} CPTM
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| depot = Presidente Altino rail yard
| stock = 64 CRRC Qingdao Sifang Series 2500 (8 trains)
| linelength = {{convert|12.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|1600 mm|lk=on}}
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| electrification = 3,000 V DC catenary
| speed_km/h = 90
| signalling = CRSC FZL300 Automatic Train Control{{cite journal|script-title=zh:巴西圣保罗13号线ATC车载设备系统控速防护逻辑研究|url=https://qikan.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=7107025876|author=诗篇|publisher=铁路通信信号工程技术|trans-title=Speed Control and Protection Logic of ATC Onboard System of Sao Paulo Line 13 of Brazil|date=2022|issue=4|journal=Railway Communication Signal Engineering Technology}}
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| map = {{Line 13 (CPTM)}}
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Line 13 (Jade) ({{langx|pt|Linha 13–Jade}}), also known as the Guarulhos Train, is one of the thirteen lines that make up the São Paulo Metro Rail Transport Network and one of the five lines currently operated by CPTM. The route is {{convert|12.2|km|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.{{cite web|title=Trem de Guarulhos |url=http://www.revistaferroviaria.com.br/stip/apresentacoes/Aeroporto_GRT_Renato%20Viegas.pdf |accessdate=4 June 2011 |language=Portuguese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323232904/http://www.revistaferroviaria.com.br/stip/apresentacoes/Aeroporto_GRT_Renato%20Viegas.pdf |archivedate=23 March 2012 }}
Opened on March 31, 2018, it was the first line completely built and operated by CPTM. That makes São Paulo's São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) the first among major South American airport hubs (such as Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Santiago de Chile, Lima, Bogotá, and Rio de Janeiro-Galeão) to have a direct railway connection. This contrasts with other large airports in the region, which to date still largely rely on buses or taxis to access rail/subway transport, or have railway connection projects still in the planning or construction phase.{{cite web |url=https://www.aeropuertosargentina.com/es/EZE/servicios/como-llego/transporte-publico |title=Transporte Público |website=Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=es}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.nuevopudahuel.cl/noticia/boric-metro-aeropuerto |title=Boric: El Metro llegará al Aeropuerto |website=Nuevo Pudahuel |date=20 May 2024 |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=es}}{{cite web |url=https://energiminas.com/2024/04/01/ramal-de-la-linea-4-del-metro-que-conectara-con-el-aeropuerto-jorge-chavez-sera-completamente-autonomo/ |title=Ramal de la Línea 4 del Metro que conectará con el aeropuerto Jorge Chávez será completamente autónomo |website=Energiminas |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=8 June 2025 |language=es}}{{cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/05/21/el-metro-de-bogota-se-conectaria-con-el-aeropuerto-el-dorado-esto-dijo-el-alcalde/ |title=El Metro de Bogotá se conectaría con el Aeropuerto El Dorado: esto dijo el alcalde |website=Infobae |date=21 May 2025 |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=es}}
History
Work has been authorized on September 23, 2013, and was initially expected to be completed in 2015.{{cite web | url = http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/cidades/sp-trem-para-cumbica-deve-comecar-a-operar-em-2015-diz-cptm,71f8921ac6d41410VgnVCM10000098cceb0aRCRD.html | title = SP: trem para Cumbica deve começar a operar em 2015, diz CPTM |trans-title=São Paulo: train to Cumbica shall start operations in 2015, CPTM says | website = terra.com.br | language = Portuguese | date = September 23, 2013 | accessdate = December 5, 2013 }} The line finally opened in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/noticias/Pages/Linha-13-Jade-da-CPTM-completa-cinco-anos-com-perspectivas-de-crescer-ainda-mais.aspx |title=Linha 13-Jade da CPTM completa cinco anos com perspectivas de crescer ainda mais |website=CPTM |date=31 March 2023 |access-date=8 June 2025 |language=pt}}
The line was opened initially on a trial phase and operated only on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00, with trains every 30 minutes to Engenheiro Goulart station in eastern São Paulo city, from where a further connection was necessary to reach downtown and the main business areas. Service was expanded in May 2018 to seven days a week, still only from 10:00 to 15:00. Full service from 4:00 to 24:00 was expanded in late June 2018.{{cite news |last=Martins |first=Victória |url=https://viagemeturismo.abril.com.br/materias/trem-para-o-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-deve-ser-inaugurado-ate-abril/ |title=Veja como funciona o trem para o Aeroporto de Guarulhos |language=pt |trans-title=See how the train to Guarulhos Airport works |work=Viagem e Turismo |publisher=Editora Abril |date=2018-03-23 |access-date=2018-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183809/https://viagemeturismo.abril.com.br/materias/trem-para-o-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-deve-ser-inaugurado-ate-abril/ |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}
File:Estação Aeroporto-Guarulhos • plataformas com trem • 1.jpg
Additionally, since December 2020 there's the Airport Express service, from Luz station to Aeroporto-Guarulhos, departing from each terminus every hour. It attends only one station towards Aeroporto-Guarulhos (Guarulhos-CECAP station), and 2 stations towards Luz (Guarulhos-CECAP and Brás).{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/em-novo-formato-expresso-aeroporto-da-linha-13-estreia-nesta-terca-feira/|title=Em novo formato, Expresso Aeroporto da Linha 13 estreia nesta terça-feira|website=Metrô CPTM|language=pt|first=Ricardo|last=Meier|date=1 December 2020|access-date=7 January 2021|trans-title=In new format, Line 13 Airport Express is launched this Tuesday|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144627/https://www.metrocptm.com.br/em-novo-formato-expresso-aeroporto-da-linha-13-estreia-nesta-terca-feira/|url-status=live}}
Aeroporto-Guarulhos station is near Terminal 1, which is Guarulhos Airport's smallest and least busy, and not linked to the other terminals except by a shuttle bus. The GRU Airport company reportedly vetoed a station closer to much busier Terminals 2 and 3 because it intended to build a shopping mall at the proposed location.{{cite news |last=Ishioka |first=Leandro |url=http://www.esquina.net.br/2018/04/19/no-japao-as-estacoes-que-de-fato-conectam-transporte-e-cidade/ |title=No Japão, as estações que de fato conectam transporte e cidade |language=pt |trans-title=In Japan, the stations that actually connect the transportation system to the cities |work=Esquina.net |date=2018-04-19 |access-date=2018-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419184413/http://www.esquina.net.br/2018/04/19/no-japao-as-estacoes-que-de-fato-conectam-transporte-e-cidade/ |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |url-status=live }} The excessive number of train changes through crowded commuter rail and subway lines, and the added inconvenience of the requirement for a shuttle bus, has attracted criticism to the São Paulo state government, responsible for São Paulo's subway and commuter rail systems, which has been accused of flawed planning and overindulgence with the airport's private concessionaire.
To solve this situation, Governor João Doria and State Secretary of Metropolitan Transports Alexandre Baldy proposed a people mover to connect the CPTM station directly to the airport, estimated to be opened in May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/monotrilho-sera-a-solucao-de-ligacao-entre-a-linha-13-e-o-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-anuncia-governo/|title=Monotrilho será a solução de ligação entre a Line 13 e o Aeroporto de Guarulhos, anuncia governo|website=Metrô CPTM|language=pt|first=Ricardo|last=Meier|date=28 May 2019|access-date=7 January 2021|trans-title=Monorail will be the solution for connection between Line 13 and Guarulhos Airport, announces state government}} However, many delays prevented the construction of the line, which should be built and fully operated by GRU Airport.{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/people-mover-do-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-segue-sem-prazo-de-conclusao/|title=Um ano após anúncio, people mover do Aeroporto de Guarulhos segue sem prazo de conclusion|website=Metrô CPTM|language=pt|first=Ricardo|last=Meier|date=19 June 2020|access-date=7 January 2021|trans-title=One year after announcement, Guarulhos Airport people mover hasn't conclusion deadline|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109034824/https://www.metrocptm.com.br/people-mover-do-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-segue-sem-prazo-de-conclusao/|url-status=live}} In November 2020, the Brazilian federal government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, authorized the construction of the people mover, which should cost R$ 175 million (approximately US$ 47.7 million in 2019).{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/governo-federal-da-aval-para-people-mover-no-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-que-o-ligara-a-linha-13-jade/|title=Governo Federal dá aal para people mover no Aeroporto de Guarulhos que o ligará à Linha 13-Jade|website=Metrô CPTM|language=pt|first=Caio|last=Lobo|date=27 November 2020|access-date=7 January 2021|trans-title=Federal Government authorized people mover in Guarulhos Airport which will connect it to Line 13-Jade|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128063040/https://www.metrocptm.com.br/governo-federal-da-aval-para-people-mover-no-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-que-o-ligara-a-linha-13-jade/|url-status=live}}
In December 2020 it was announced that Brazilian firm Aerom, which owns the Aeromovel technology, had been selected to install the system.{{cite web |title=GRU Airport chooses Aeromovel and should start connection between airport and CPTM in January |date=December 2020 |url=https://viatrolebus.com.br/2020/12/gru-airport-escolhe-aeromovel-e-deve-iniciar-ligacao-entre-aeroporto-e-cptm-em-janeiro/ |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010141626/https://viatrolebus.com.br/2020/12/gru-airport-escolhe-aeromovel-e-deve-iniciar-ligacao-entre-aeroporto-e-cptm-em-janeiro/ |url-status=live }} Construction was due to begin in January 2021 with completing in 2022. The expected opening date for the new people mover is August 2025.{{cite web |url=https://terrabrasilnoticias.com/2025/05/aeromovel-do-aeroporto-de-guarulhos-sera-inaugurado-apos-longa-espera-e-data-e-revelada/ |title=Aeromóvel do Aeroporto de Guarulhos será inaugurado após longa espera e data é revelada |website=Terra Brasil Notícias |date=2025-05-13 |language=pt-br |access-date=20 June 2025}}
Airport Express
File:Mapa_da_Rede_de_Transporte_Metroferroviário_de_São_Paulo.svg]]
On November 19, 2020, during the delivery of the fourth train CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2500 Series, the then-Secretary of Transports Alexandre Baldy confirmed a new express service, which started operating on December 1, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/cptm-anuncia-novo-servico-expresso-entre-luz-e-aeroporto-guarulhos-na-linha-13-jade/|title=CPTM anuncia novo serviço expresso entre Luz e Aeroporto-Guarulhos na Linha 13-Jade|website=Metrô CPTM|language=pt|first=Ricardo|last=Meier|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=23 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/sua-viagem/Pages/Aeroporto.aspx|title=Aeroporto | CPTM}} The new service initially connected Luz and Aeroporto Guarulhos stations, with stops at Guarulhos-CECAP and Brás (towards Luz only). Effective September 1, 2023, the Expresso Aeroporto was extended to Palmeiras - Barra Funda, offering direct train connections between Palmeiras - Barra Funda, Luz, and Aeroporto-Guarulhos stations without transfers.https://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/noticias/Pages/Secretaria-dos-Transportes-Metropol%7Citanos-e-CPTM-iniciam-operacao-do-Expresso-Aeroporto-ate-a-Estacao-Palmeiras-Barra-Funda.aspx The trains depart every hour from both terminus stations, operating between 5 AM and midnight and there is no special fare for this service.
Previously Offered Services
File:Entrega da Linha 13 Jade da CPTM • plataforma da Obras da Estação Engenheiro Goulart.jpg
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.{{cite web | url = https://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/sua-viagem/Pages/Informacoes-de-Viagem.aspx | title = Informacoes de Viagem |trans-title=Trip Information | website = CPTM | language = Portuguese | date = October 3, 2018 | accessdate = August 16, 2019 }} The total route of the Connect service consisted of 5 stations and was {{convert|21.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{cite web | url = http://www.aeamesp.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/LAVORENTE-lan%C3%A7amento2019.pdf | title = Investimentos 2019 – 2022 |trans-title=Investments 2019 - 2022 | website = AEAMESP | language = Portuguese | date = April 2019 | accessdate = September 9, 2019 }} The service was suspended in March 2020 and on November 16, 2020, Secretary Baldy confirmed that Airport Connect service was officially extinct.{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/baldy-afirma-que-servico-connect-da-linha-13-jade-nao-volta-mais/|title=Baldy afirma que serviço Connect, da Linha 13-Jade, "não volta mais"|website=Metrô CPTM|language=pt|first=Ricardo|last=Meier|date=16 November 2020|accessdate=16 November 2020}}
There was also a first version of the Airport Express service 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: $8,60 BRL (${{To USD|8.60|BRA}} USD), twice the price of normal fare at the time.{{cite web | url = https://viatrolebus.com.br/2018/10/testamos-o-trem-expresso-da-cptm-da-luz-ao-aeroporto-de-guarulhos/ | title = Testamos o trem expresso da CPTM da Luz ao Aeroporto de Guarulhos |trans-title=We have tested the CPTM Express Train from Luz to Guarulhos Airport| website = CPTM | language = Portuguese | date = October 16, 2018 | accessdate = October 16, 2018 }}
Future expansion
Original plans for Line 13 consisted of an underground route from Engenheiro Goulart to Chácara Klabin via the city centre,{{cite web|url=https://www.metrocptm.com.br/em-novo-plano-cptm-suprime-trecho-subterraneo-e-levara-linha-13-jade-para-o-centro/|title= Em novo plano, CPTM suprime trecho subterrâneo e levará Linha 13-Jade para o centro|website=Metrô CPTM|date=11 April 2020|accessdate=23 April 2020|language=Portuguese}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://diariodotransporte.com.br/2019/04/01/governo-de-sao-paulo-preve-linha-13-jade-ate-bonsucesso-a-partir-de-2024/|title= Governo de São Paulo prevê linha 13-Jade até Bonsucesso a partir de 2024|website=Metrô CPTM|date=1 April 2019|accessdate=26 December 2020|language=Portuguese}}
Stations
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! style="text-align:left;" | Code ! style="text-align:left;" | Station ! style="text-align:left;" | Platforms ! style="text-align:left;" | Position ! style="text-align:left;" | Connections ! style="text-align:left;" | City |
| style="text-align:center;" |BFU
| style="text-align:left;" |Palmeiras–Barra Funda | rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Island and side platforms | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |At-grade | style="text-align:center;" |Station attended by Airport-Express only. | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |São Paulo |
| style="text-align:center;" |LUZ
| style="text-align:left;" |Luz | style="text-align:center;" |Station attended by Airport-Express only. |
| style="text-align:center;" |BAS
| style="text-align:left;" |Brás | style="text-align:center;" |Station attended by Airport-Express only. |
| style="text-align:center;" |EGO
| style="text-align:left;" |Engenheiro Goulart | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Island platforms | style="text-align:center;" |{{rint|saopaulo|cptm}} {{rint|saopaulo|12}} |
| style="text-align:center;" |GRC
| style="text-align:left;" |Guarulhos–CECAP | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Elevated | style="text-align:center;" |16px Guarulhos Road Terminal | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Guarulhos |
| style="text-align:center;" |AGU
| style="text-align:left;" |Aeroporto–Guarulhos | style="text-align:left;" |Side platforms | style="text-align:center;" |File:BSicon FLUGg.svg 16px GRU Airport Shuttle Service |
Gallery
File:Ônibus_circular_GRU_Airport,_aeroporto_de_Guarulhos,_para_linha_13_-_Jade_da_CPTM.jpg|Free transfer service from Guarulhos Airport Station to Airport terminals
File:Ponte_ferroviária_da_Linha_13_Jade.jpg|Elevated section of the Line 13 - Jade
File:Trem_Serie_2500_na_estação_Engenheiro_Goulart_(2020).jpg|CRRC Qingdao Sifang Series 2500 Train
File:Vista_Aeroporto_Guarulhos.jpg|View from Aeroporto - Guarulhos station
File:Obras da Estação Engenheiro Goulart da Linha 13-Jade, Lote 1.jpg|Construction of Line 13 near to Engenheiro Goulart station
References
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External links
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- {{in lang|pt}} [http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br Official page of the CPTM]
- {{in lang|pt}} [http://www.stm.sp.gov.br Secretaria dos Transportes Metropolitanos]
- {{in lang|pt}} [http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/a-companhia/obras-modern/Pages/Linha-13---Jade.aspx CPTM]
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