Line 13 (CPTM)

Work has been authorized on September 23, 2013, and was initially expected to be completed in 2015. The line finally opened in 2018. The line was opened initially on a trial phase and operated only on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00, with trains every 30 minutes to Engenheiro Goulart station in eastern São Paulo city, from where a further connection was necessary to reach downtown and the main business areas. Service was expanded in May 2018 to seven days a week, still only from 10:00 to 15:00. Full service from 4:00 to 24:00 was expanded in late June 2018. Additionally, since December 2020 there's the Airport Express service, from Luz station to Aeroporto-Guarulhos, departing from each terminus every hour. It attends only one station towards Aeroporto-Guarulhos (Guarulhos-CECAP station), and 2 stations towards Luz (Guarulhos-CECAP and Brás). Aeroporto-Guarulhos station is near Terminal 1, which is Guarulhos Airport's smallest and least busy, and not linked to the other terminals except by a shuttle bus. The GRU Airport company reportedly vetoed a station closer to much busier Terminals 2 and 3 because it intended to build a shopping mall at the proposed location. The excessive number of train changes through crowded commuter rail and subway lines, and the added inconvenience of the requirement for a shuttle bus, has attracted criticism to the São Paulo state government, responsible for São Paulo's subway and commuter rail systems, which has been accused of flawed planning and overindulgence with the airport's private concessionaire. However, many delays prevented the construction of the line, which should be built and fully operated by GRU Airport. In November 2020, the Brazilian federal government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, authorized the construction of the people mover, which should cost R$ 175 million (approximately US$ 47.7 million in 2019). In December 2020 it was announced that Brazilian firm Aerom, which owns the Aeromovel technology, had been selected to install the system. Construction was due to begin in January 2021 with completing in 2022. The expected opening date for the new people mover is August 2025. ==Airport Express==

On November 19, 2020, during the delivery of the fourth train CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2500 Series, the then-Secretary of Transports Alexandre Baldy confirmed a new express service, which started operating on December 1, 2020. The new service initially connected Luz and Aeroporto Guarulhos stations, with stops at Guarulhos-CECAP and Brás (towards Luz only). Effective September 1, 2023, the Expresso Aeroporto was extended to Palmeiras - Barra Funda, offering direct train connections between Palmeiras - Barra Funda, Luz, and Aeroporto-Guarulhos stations without transfers. The trains depart every hour from both terminus stations, operating between 5 AM and midnight and there is no special fare for this service. ==Former services==

It was available since October 3, 2018 the special service Connect, which consisted of trains between Brás Station and Guarulhos Airport Station during peak hours (from 5:40am to 8:20am and from 5:20pm to 8:00pm), with no need to exchange trains at Engenheiro Goulart Station, offering direct access to São Paulo city center and also easier connections to other subway lines. There was no special fare for this service. The total route of the Connect service consisted of 5 stations and was long. The service was suspended in March 2020 and on November 16, 2020, Secretary Baldy confirmed that Airport Connect service was officially extinct. There was also a first version of the Airport Express service between Luz Station and Guarulhos Airport Station during specific timetables: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm and 10pm from Luz towards the Airport and 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 9pm from the Airport towards Luz. There was a convenience fare for this service: $8,60 BRL ($ USD), twice the price of normal fare at the time. ==Future expansion==

Original plans for Line 13 consisted of an underground route from Engenheiro Goulart to Chácara Klabin via the city centre, however this is expected to be replaced by using existing overground tracks from Engenheiro Goulart to Luz Station. A northward extension is planned from the airport to Bonsucesso in Guarulhos. ==Stations==

File:Ônibus_circular_GRU_Airport,_aeroporto_de_Guarulhos,_para_linha_13_-_Jade_da_CPTM.jpg|Free transfer service from Guarulhos Airport Station to Airport terminals File:Ponte_ferroviária_da_Linha_13_Jade.jpg|Elevated section of the Line 13 - Jade File:Trem_Serie_2500_na_estação_Engenheiro_Goulart_(2020).jpg|CRRC Qingdao Sifang Series 2500 Train File:Vista_Aeroporto_Guarulhos.jpg|View from Aeroporto - Guarulhos station File:Obras da Estação Engenheiro Goulart da Linha 13-Jade, Lote 1.jpg|Construction of Line 13 near to Engenheiro Goulart station ==References==