SAO PAULO METRO - AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM THAT NEEDS EXPANSION

The Sao Paulo Metro is 30 years old. It is one of the most crowded metro systems in the world, and carries around 2.5 million passengers per working day on its 50 km (31.8 mi) long network. The paper recognizes the level of service the system provides and outlines some of the present plans to expand the network to accommodate the increase in population and accompanying increase in ridership.

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  World Markets Research Centre

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• Authors:
  • Alouche, P L
• Publication Date: 1999-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Business Briefing: Global mass Transit Systems
  • Publisher: World Markets Research Centre

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Expansion; Level of service; Metropolitan areas; Modernization; Public transit; Urban sprawl
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789332
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1903150191
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 21 2000 12:00AM