Sao Paulo metro provides one of the easiest modes of transportation for the tourists in the largest city of Brazil, Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo underground railway services came into action in the year 1974. The 61 kilometers stretch of the metro rail track of Sao Paulo covers most of the major attractive locations of the city. Till date, the total number of stations is 55. There is no traffic congestion in the underground railway system of Sao Paulo because of the availability of 4 separate track lines.
The tourists as well as the local people avail the Sao Paolo metro in large numbers. According to the 2007 records of the Sao Paulo metro authorities, the daily metro commuters count to almost 2,700,000 people. The prime operator of the metro in Sao Paulo is Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo. The other company that assists in smooth operation of metro rail
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services in Sao Paulo is Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos. Both these companies are owned by the State of Sao Paulo.
The interior of the metro stations of Sao Paulo has been very carefully designed. Few of these metro stations are considered as the tourist attractions themselves. The stations are equipped with large number of amenities. The fine design of the Sao Paulo subway makes it convenient for the people to move from the metro stations to the major traffic points of the city. The security system inside these stations ensures the safety of the passengers.
There are further plans laid by the metro authorities to expand the metro services of Sao Paulo by 2009. With this expansion, the entire urban areas of Sao Paulo are expected to come within the reach of Sao Paulo metro.
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