MOBILITY AND TECHNOLOGY. The installation of these doors, which are designed to reinforce passenger safety, has begun at the future Santa Marina station.
ACCIONA has begun installing platform doors on Line 6 of the São Paulo metro, specifically at the future Santa Marina station. With more than 81% of the civil works completed, the station is one of the most advanced in the project. The installation process will take approximately one and a half months, after which the same equipment will be installed in other stations. A total of 720 motorized sliding doors (Passenger Door Modules - PDMs) will be installed along the line: 48 per station and 24 on each platform.
The PDMs on the new line are equipped with various physical barriers, such as fixed bars and sloping thresholds, to prevent incidents of any kind during operation. The entire system has been designed to maximize user protection with technology that acts in a preventive and precise manner. One highlight is the “gap” between the platform and train doors, currently the smallest of the systems installed in the São Paulo metro network.
Another safety feature is the trains doors, which move and slide outwards about seven centimeters to ensure even more effective control of access to the carriages. This model, exclusive to the city of São Paulo, has been designed to increase safety from the moment passengers first board the train.
In addition to the physical barriers, the system has a high level of safety integrity, with an intelligent interface between different operational areas, such as signaling, rolling stock, and power supply. This integration ensures that the train only moves when both the train and platform doors are fully closed and unobstructed. In the event of a persistent incident, the Operational Control Center (OCC) is immediately activated for verification.
The São Paulo Metro Line 6-Orange project is a public-private partnership (PPP) between the São Paulo state government and the concessionaire Linha Universidade, and it is being built by ACCIONA. The new metro line extends 15.3 kilometers and has 15 stations. It connects Brasilândia in northern São Paulo with São Joaquim Station in the city center. Once operational, the current 1-hour-and-30-minute bus ride will be reduced to 23 minutes.