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A Metro line in São Paulo, Brazil has become Latin America’s first fully automated metro line through the use of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling.
Siemens Mobility has installed digital CBTC signalling across the entire Metro Line 4. The first stretch of line opened in 2010. Since then, it has become the first fully automated metro line in South America that can operate with GoA 4, which is the highest grade of automation that allows trains to be automatically controlled and operated. The system allows for a more efficient and centralised control of operations, while also increasing the safety, availability, and capacity across the entire network.
Also known as “the Yellow Line”, Line 4 has a capacity of up to one million passengers per day. From the main railway station “Estação da Luz” to “Vila Sônia,” the line is 15 km long and has 11 stations and a fleet of 29 trains. The line is operated by ViaQuatro, one of the companies of CCR Mobilidade, the division responsible for all urban mobility projects of the CCR Group in Brazil.
This article first appeared on www.railadvent.co.uk
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