BRAZIL: Work has started on production of 44 six-car metro trainsets for Metrô de São Paulo at CRRC Qingdao Sifang’s facilities in China, the operator told Railway Gazette International on February 4.
The trains are intended to serve the 8∙3 km northeastern extension of metro Line 2 being built between Vila Prudente and Penha, as well as on lines 1 and 3.
The São Paulo State Secretariat for Metropolitan Transportation signed a contract in July 2025 for the manufacturing of the vehicles. The first trainset is scheduled to be delivered by April 2027, and all 44 by July 2030.
After the confirmation of the deal, CRRC Qingdao Sifang announced plans to open a production facility in the state of São Paulo.
