Trens Intercidades

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Trem Intercidades
Overview
Service type
StatusProposed
LocaleSão Paulo Metropolitan Area
Route
Start
Stops
  • 2 (Intercity)
  • 7 (Intermetropolitan)
End
Distance travelled
  • 136 km (85 mi) (Intercity)
  • 44 km (27 mi) (Intermetropolitan)
Average journey time1 hour, 15 minutes (Intercity)
Service frequency15 minutes (Intercity)
On-board services
Class(es)Standard class only
Disabled accessFully accessible
Catering facilitiesAt-seat meals
Technical
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification3,000 V DC catenary
Operating speed
  • 160 km/h (99 mph)
  • 120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Legend
 Americana
Campinas
Valinhos
Vinhedo
Louveira
Jundiaí
Cptm 7.svg
 Várzea Paulista
Cptm 7.svg
 Campo Limpo Paulista
Cptm 7.svg
 Botujuru
Cptm 7.svg
 Francisco Morato
Cptm 7.svg
 Palmeiras-Barra Funda
Palmeiras-Barra Funda Intermodal Terminal Spmetro 3.svg Cptm 7.svg Cptm 8.svg
 Penha
Spmetro 2.svg Spmetro 3.svg Cptm 11.svg
 Mogi das Cruzes
Cptm 11.svg
 São José dos Campos
Taubaté
Pindamonhangaba
Guaratinguetá
São Carlos
Cptm 10.svg
 Tamanduateí
Spmetro 2.svg Cptm 10.svg
 São Caetano
Cptm 10.svg
 Santo André
Cptm 10.svg
 Mauá
Cptm 10.svg
 Cubatão
Santos
Água Branca
L06 C.png Cptm 7.svg Cptm 8.svg
 Barueri
Cptm 8.svg
 São Roque
Brigadeiro Tobias
Sorocaba
Intermetropolitan Train
Inter-city Train

Trens Intercidades (TIC) is a four line regional rail network proposed by the government of the State of São Paulo in Brazil, linking the city of São Paulo with Jundiaí, Campinas, São José dos Campos, Sorocaba and Santos.[1]

Background[]

In 2010, São Paulo state government showed off a project to build up 4 regional intercity trains routes connecting the area surrounding São Paulo with high population cities close by,[2] which today rely exclusively on intercity buses that are almost completely saturated and running at absurdly short intervals at full capacity. The original plan was for construction to start 2013–2014, but the Brazilian financial crisis that it is suffering since 2015 has put all projects on standby, and the next prediction is for construction to start only by 2020. In 2016 the Brazilian government confirmed it was seeking South Korean assistance with the development of a São Paulo regional rail network[3] and in 2019, the cost was estimated at R$ 20 billion.[4]

Lines[]

São Paulo to Sorocaba[]

The first line will depart from Água Branca interchange station in São Paulo and end in Sorocaba, a 500.000 inhabitants city about 100 km west of São Paulo, stopping midway at São Roque and a populous neighborhood of Sorocaba, Brigadeiro Tobias. The complete journey will take around 50 minutes

São Paulo to Santos[]

The second line will depart from the to-be-built São Carlos interchange station in São Paulo and head to Santos, a 430.000 inhabitants city 50 km south of São Paulo, in the coast, which an important beach town as well as Brazil's most important freight port. The train will stop in 2 cities along the way. The complete journey will take around 35 minutes.

Options considered for this route include a new 30 km tunnel between Pref. Celso Daniel-Santo André station on Line 10–Turquoise and São Vicente.[5]

São Paulo to Campinas and Americana[]

The third, and probably the most important and urgent line, is the line connecting São Paulo's Água Branca interchange station to Jundiaí, Campinas and Americana. Campinas is one of Brazil's largest regional centers, it is just 90 km north of São Paulo, and has its own Metropolitan area with over 3 million inhabitants, Jundiaí is a 400.000 inhabitants city in between them, and Americana is a 200.000 inhabitants city in the north limit of the Campinas Region. The journey from São Paulo to Jundiaí will take 20 minutes, to Campinas around 40 to 50 minutes and Americana just over an hour.

São Paulo to São José dos Campos[]

The fourth route will leave from the Penha intermodal station and head to São José dos Campos, a 710.000 inhabitants city 100 km east of São Paulo, which is a very important tech center, with the headquarters of Embraer, for example, two public and multiple private universities, and which also possesses a large industrial complex, ranging from automotive and military to chemical and metal-mechanical.

Other routes[]

There are also future plans for other important routes such as from Sorocaba to Paulínia, Campinas to Piracicaba and Campinas to Rio Claro.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.aeamesp.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Trens-intercidades-Secret%C3%A1rio-Clodoaldo-Pelissioni.pdf
  2. ^ "Trens Regionais". www.stm.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Korea to support São Paulo regional rail study". Rail Professional. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "São Paulo targets rail expansion". Rail Journal. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Túnel de 30 km deve abrigar trem que vai ligar São Paulo a Santos". G7 News (in Portuguese). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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