CPTM Series 7000

The CPTM Series 7000 is a class of electric multiple units part of the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains rolling stock. It was built by CAF and began operating in 2010.[3]

Series 7000
In service2010–present
ManufacturerCAF
Built atHortolândia, São Paulo
Constructed2009–2011
Entered service28 March 2010
Number built320 carriages (80 sets)
Number in service304 carriages (76 sets)
Number scrapped16 carriages (4 sets)
Formation4-car sets (MC–R1–R2–MC)
Fleet numbers7001/7002–7159/7160
Capacity1,004 per EMU
Operator(s)
Depot(s)Presidente Altino Yard
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length
  • 21.92 m (71 ft 11 in) (MC)
  • 20.61 m (67 ft 7 in) (R)
Width3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Height3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Floor height1.33 m (4 ft 4 in)
Platform height1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
EntryStep
Doors8 sets of side doors per car
Wheel diameter915 mm (36.0 in)
Wheelbase2,500 mm (8 ft 2 in)
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Weight179,000 kg (395,000 lb)
Traction systemMitsubishi Electric MAP-264-30VD201 IGBT–VVVF
Traction motors8 × Mitsubishi MB-5136-A 260 kW (350 hp) asynchronous 3-phase AC
Power output2,080 kW (2,790 hp)
Acceleration0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • 1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) (emergency)
HVACAir conditioning
Electric system(s)3 kV DC overhead line
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Braking system(s)Electric regenerative, two disc brakes per axle
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Notes/references
Sourced from [1][2] except where noted.

History

Project and manufacturing

In 2008, the state government launched a modernization program for CPTM trains, taking a US$1.74 billion loan with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.[4] With these resources, CPTM launched an international bid, aiming the acquisition of 40 trains with 8 cars each. Companies CAF, Siemens and Alstom presented the following proposals:

  • CAF – R$1.1 billion (US$599.8 million)
  • Alstom – N/A
  • Siemens – R$1.9 billion (US$1.036 billion)

After analyzing the proposals, CAF was declared the winner on 3 July 2008. As consequence, Siemens appealed to the Court of Justice, claiming for irregularities. The contract signing got suspended until final decision of the Superior Court of Justice, which allowed the signing, at the cost of R$1,177,188,281.67 (US$ 641,950,965.23).[5] Besides it, Siemens' allegations led to investigations which resulted in the bidding scandal of São Paulo public transit.[6]

Due to a legal demand of the state government, CAF had implemented a train factory in Hortolândia. This factory was responsible for 38 out of 40 trains, while the first two units were assembled in a factory in Zaragoza, Spain.[7]

Operation

The first train was delivered on 28 March 2010, operating on Line 12-Sapphire.[8]

With the concession of lines 8-Diamond and 9-Emerald in 2021, all of the operational units of this fleet were temporarily transferred to these lines, as the least used trains will be returned to CPTM after the delivery of Series 8900, acquired by the private operator.[9] The remaining Series 7000 units will permanently be kept on these lines.[10]

CPTM Series 7500
Series 7500
In service2011–present
ManufacturerCAF
Constructed2010–2011
Entered service26 August 2011
Number built64 carriages (16 sets)
Number in service64 carriages (16 sets)
Fleet numbers7501/7502–7531/7532
Notes/references
Same specs as 7000 series except where noted

The CPTM Series 7500 is a class of electric multiple units part of the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains rolling stock. After the acquisition of the Series 7000 trains, CPTM launched a bidding in March 2008 to buy 8 new trains. The bidding was won again by CAF, at the cost of R$272,265,004.27 (US$ 148,473,090.51).

The new trains, named Series 7500, began operating in August 2011, at that time only on Line 9-Emerald. The delivery of 7 trains in 2011 made the Mean Kilometer Between Failure (MKBF) index increase in this fleet. With the delivery of Series 8500 and Series 9500 for lines 7-Ruby and 11-Coral, these units were transferred to Line 10-Turquoise, which was lacking of new trains, operating only with Series 2100 ("Spanish Train") and, later, with Series 3000, on express services.[11] The first composition (7517–7520) began operating on Line 10-Turquoise in February 2018 and on Line 7-Ruby in May 2021.[12] In November 2021, the fleet returned to Line 9-Emerald and, in December 2021, on Line 8-Diamonds, temporarily borrowed to the lines' new operator.[13] On 12 December 2021, the last train operating on Service 710 ceased operations and, on 13 December, the fleet was fully transferred to lines 8-Diamond and 9-Emerald. All of the Series 7500 trains will be returned to CPTM as the new trains acquired by ViaMobilidade are delivered.[10]

Accidents and incidents
  • 23 December 2010 – Collision in slow speed between two empty Series 7000 and Series 1100 on a track switch on Luz station. No one was harmed.[14]
  • 11 July 2011 – Collision between two Series 7000 and Series 1700 trains on Barra Funda station let 42 people injured. Later on, a report indicated human fault, resulting in the firing of the train driver.[15]
  • 16 February 2012 – An empty train derails on a track switch near to Ceasa station.[16]
  • 15 June 2019 – Train collides with a bumper on Brás station. No one was harmed.[17]
  • 10 March 2022 – Series 7000 train collided with a bumper on Júlio Prestes station, destroying the barrier, but no one was harmed.[18]
  • 21 August 2022 – Series 7500 derails with passengers between Domingos de Moraes and Imperatriz Leopoldina station, on Line 8-Diamond.[19]
  • 7 December 2022 – Series 7000 train derails with passengers on a platform of Domingos de Moraes station, on Line 8-Diamond.[20]
  • 16 January 2023 – Series 7000 train derails with passengers next to Lapa, on Line 8-Diamond.[21]
  • 28 February 2023 – Series 7000 train derails with passengers between Grajaú and Mendes–Vila Natal stations, on Line 9-Emerald.[22]
  • 18 March 2023 – Series 7000 train derails with passengers between Itapevi and Sagrado Coração stations, on Line 8-Diamond.[23]
  • 30 March 2023 – Series 7000 train derails with passengers next to Júlio Prestes station, on Line 8-Diamond.[24]

Controversies

According to the State Court of Accounts of São Paulo, the acquisition of these 48 trains between 2007 and 2008 was made with old estimated prices (dated from 1994), resulting in possible financial loss to the state.[25]

See also

References
  1. Audiências Públicas (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CPTM.
  2. "COMMUTER TRAIN S/7000 AND S/7500 CPTM". CAF.
  3. "Frota de Trens". Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. "Estado anuncia US$ 3 bilhões para investir no Metrô e CPTM". Governo do Estado de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. "STJ autoriza CPTM a comprar 40 trens para São Paulo". ConJur (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. Rebello, Aiuri (8 July 2019). "Cade condena 11 empresas e 42 pessoas por cartel de trens e metrôs". UOL Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. "Fabricante de trens espanhola CAF inaugura 1ª fábrica no Brasil". UOL Economia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. "Primeiro trem novo da linha 7-Rubi da CPTM entra em operação". Governo do Estado de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. Jean Carlos (24 November 2021). "Todos of 40 trens da Série 7000 foram transferidos para as linhas 8 e 9". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. Jean Carlos (22 December 2020). "Entenda como a concessão das linhas 8 e 9 deve mudar a frota de trens em serviço". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. Lobo, Renato (30 November 2016). "Expresso Linha 10: Como a CPTM não pensou nisso antes". Via Trólebus (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  12. Meier, Ricardo (5 February 2018). "Linha 10-Turquesa recebe primeiro trem "moderno"". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. Jean Carlos (31 August 2021). "Chega da ViaMobilidade já traz reflexos nos trens e funcionários da CPTM". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. "Colisão entre trens da linha 7 na estação Luz, em SP, provoca atraso na circulação". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 December 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  15. "CPTM demite condutor que colidiu trem na Barra Funda". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  16. "Trem vazio descarrila em São Paulo". Band (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  17. Lobo, Renato (17 June 2019). "CPTM confirma colisão em trem da série 7000 no Brás". Via Trolebus (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  18. Meier, Ricardo (10 March 2022). "Trem da Linha 8-Diamante atinge plataforma na estação Júlio Prestes". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  19. "Descarrilamento de trens afeta a circulação a Linha 8-Diamante da ViaMobilidade deste domingo (21)". Diário dos Trilhos (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  20. Lobo, Renato (7 December 2022). "Trem da ViaMobilidade descarrila na Linha 8-Diamante". Via Trolebus (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  21. Bazani, Adamo (16 January 2023). "Descarrilamento na Linha 8: Ônibus PAESE acionados e operação parcial". Diário do Transporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  22. Bazani, Adamo (1 March 2023). "VÍDEO: Linha 9-Esmeralda amanhece sem restrições após noite com descarrilamento e demora de duas horas para a ViaMobilidade informar". Diário do Transporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  23. Bazani, Adamo; Ferrari, Arthur; Moreira, Willian (18 March 2023). "Depois de descarrilamento, vagões de cargas andando sozinhos e passageiros passando mal, linha 8 (ViaMobilidade) tem operação normalizada na noite deste sábado (18)". Diário do Transporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  24. Meier, Ricardo (30 March 2023). "Linha 8-Diamante tem mais um descarrilamento de trem, desta vez próximo à estação Júlio Prestes". Metrô CPTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  25. Carvalho, Mario Cesar; Ferreira, Flávio (17 February 2014). "CPTM comprou R$ 2 bi em trens sem pesquisar preço". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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