Line 2 — Green São Paulo Metro is comprised by the stretch between Vila Madalena and Vila Prudente station. The line is also known as Paulista line, because its follows Paulista Avenue, one of the main business center in São Paulo. Although called Line 2, it was the third one to be constructed — the second was Line 3 — Red.
CJC members worked in the detailed project of the stations, ventilation and emergency exit shafts, NATM tunnels, including excavation, structures, installations and author’s supervision. Comprising Brigadeiro and Trianon stations, besides parking tunnels in Vila Prudente and the Ana Rosa connection in Vila Prudente way.
CJC developed the detailed project in Vila Prudente station, author’s supervision, including architecture and constructive conception, architecture, excavation, retaining and installations projects.
São Paulo Metro is currently in operation since September 14, 1974. It is the biggest and busiest transport system in Brazil, with 78,4km long in railway lines divided in six lines, that have a total of 67 stations (61 operated by Metrô, four by ViaQuatro and two stations operated by Metrô and ViaQuatro; Luz and República). Comprising Line 1 – Blue system (Jabaquara/Tucuruvi), 2-Green (Vila Madalena-Vila Prudente), 3-Red (Corinthians-Itaquera-Palmeiras-Barra Funda), 4-Yellow (Luz-Butantã), 5 – Purple (Capão redondo – Adolfo Pinheiro – Chácara Klabin) and 15 – Silver (Vila Prudente – Oratório). It has a connection with the urban trains network, thru a link with line from Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (meaning São Paulo metropolitan trains company) in Brás, Tatuapé, Palmeiras-Barra Funda, Luz, Corinthians-Itaquera, Santo Amaro, Tamanduateí and Pinheiros station, among others inter modal transports in São Paulo city. Daily, São Paulo network transports 4,6 million of users.
CJC worked and still works in all São Paulo metro lines.
Source: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metr%C3%B4_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo
The first metro line implemented in São Paulo, connecting North to South, from Tucuruvi to Jabaquara. Sé station was inaugurated in 1978 and provides the connection between Line 1 – Blue and 3 – Red. This is the biggest station in the whole network, being able to serve 100,000 users per hour. Its extension in Line 1 – Blue, occurred in 1998, with the inauguration of Jardim São Paulo, Parada Inglesa and Tucuruvi station.
CJC members worked in the detailed project of cut and cover method, NATM tunnels and Tucuruví station, besides author’s supervision and consulting (by F.Ferraz).