Rio de Janeiro
HISTORY OF THE Rio de Janeiro METRO
Mister M presents
Rio de Janeiro subway
Rio de Janeiro Metro Museum
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The Rio de Janeiro Metro (Portuguese: MetrôRio, Portuguese pronunciation: [meˌtɾo ˈʁi.u]), commonly referred to as just the Metrô (Portuguese pronunciation: [meˈtɾo]) is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Metrô was inaugurated on 5 March 1979, and consisted of five stations operating on a single line. The system currently covers a total of 58 kilometres (36 mi), serving 41 stations, divided into three lines: Line 1 (16 kilometres (9.9 mi)); Line 2 (30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi)), which together travel over a shared stretch of line that covers 10 stations of an approximate distance of 5 kilometers; and Line 4 (16 kilometres (9.9 mi)). Metrô Rio has the second highest passenger volume of the metro systems in Brazil, after the São Paulo Metro.
Line 1 (orange line) serves downtown Rio, tourist areas in the South Zone, and several neighbourhoods in the North Zone. It is a semicircular line, and is fully underground. It runs from Uruguai Station to Ipanema/General Osório Station. Line 2 (green line) serves working-class residential neighborhoods extending toward the north. It is a northwest-to-southeast line, and almost completely above-ground (mostly at grade and partly elevated). This line started as a light rail, but due to increasing numbers of commuters, it gradually changed to rapid transit or metro. Because of its origin as light rail, it is at grade except for Estácio Station (the former connection station between lines 1 and 2), which is underground and Cidade Nova Station, which is elevated, and Line 4 (yellow line), connecting Barra da Tijuca/Jardim Oceânico Station in the West Zone to Ipanema/General Osório Station on Line 1.
The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro remains responsible for the expansion of the metro network through Rio Trilhos.
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TIMELINE STORIES
MAPLINE routes
The year of 2013 marked the beginning of operations of 19 new trains and the improvement of operations with the reduction of the train time gaps. We also had an important role in the special Rio de Janeiro mobility operations of during two major events: the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the World Youth Day (WYD).
In 2013, MetrôRio reopened General Osório station and moved forward with the construction of Uruguai station. In addition, the Concessionaire had an important achievement: ISO 9001.
METRÔ
With more than 11 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, Rio de Janeiro has a small metro network consisting of three overlapping lines. The metro network, which has 1,600 mm gauge, is complemented by several suburban rail lines (SuperVia) running north and west from the city centre.
The Rio de Janeiro Metro is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Metrô was inaugurated on 5 March 1979, and consisted of five stations operating on a single line. The system currently covers a total of 58 kilometers (36 mi), serving 41 stations, divided into three lines: Line 1 (16 kilometers (9.9 mi)); Line 2 (30.2 kilometers (18.8 mi)), which together travel over a shared stretch of line that covers 10 stations of an approximate distance of 5 kilometers; and Line 4 (16 kilometers (9.9 mi)). Metrô Rio has the second highest passenger volume of the metro systems in Brazil, after the São Paulo Metro.