BRAZIL | Urban Transport Compilation

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BRAZIL

URBAN TRANSPORT COMPILATION



MAP OF BRAZIL



Overview of main systems - updated May 2013

(click on city to open this page's specific post in new window, or scroll down to find it)

• São Paulo............ 334 km -165 stations - 7.1 million/day (NOTE: São Paulo updates are posted on specific thread)
• Rio de Janeiro..... 265 km -141 stations - 1.1 million/day
• Recife.................... 40 km - 29 stations - 300k/day
• Brasília.................. 42 km - 29 stations - 150k/day
• Belo Horizonte...... 29 km - 19 stations - 215k/day
• Porto Alegre.......... 34 km - 17 stations - 170k/day
• Fortaleza .............. 25 km - 20 stations (line in trial operations as of late 2012)
• Salvador (1 line under construction)
• Curitiba (extensive BRT system, planned metro)
• Other Northeast cities (minor suburban rail)
• Other cities

São Paulo - pop 11 million (metropolitan 19 million) - official thread: Urban Transport (metro, suburban rail, BRT, bus)
Metro (CMSP)
length: 74km - stations: 67 - lines: 5 - daily ridership: 4.2 million - opening: 1974
expansion: 5 remaining stations for line 4 (2011-2015) u/c; line 5 extension (11km, 11 stations) u/c (first for 2013, 10 others for 2016); line 2 monorail (20km, 17 stations, first 2 for 2013, others for 2015/2017) u/c; line 6 (phase 1 Brasilândia-São Joaquim, 19 km, 16 stations) planned to start construction in 2013; line 17 monorail (phase 1, 8 stations from Airport to Morumbi u/c tp open by 2014/2015). More detailed info on history and expansion in the specific Sao Paulo post below.
CPTM
length: 260km - stations: 98 - lines: 6 - daily ridership: 2,9 million - opening: suburban service since mid-20th century. Current state-owned operator CPTM founded in 1992.
expansion: a few new stations in existing lines, planned line to Guarulhos city and airport (line 13).
Bus Corridors
The city has no actual BRT system, but rather a number of organized bus corridors of varying degrees of sophistication, none with pre-paid boarding except main terminals. The São Mateus-Jabaquara corridor (operated by state-owned EMTU) is the largest and spans the south of the metropolitan area. The Expresso Tiradentes links the city center with the southeastern Sacomã and Vila Prudente districts, featuring elevated stations. The planned Eastern extension of this corridor was converted to Line 15 Monorail. Several avenues throughout the city feature exclusive bus lanes, also called 'corridors' in most cases.


Rio de Janeiro - pop 5 million (metropolitan 10 million) official thread: metro, suburban rail, tram
Metro Rio
length: 47 km - lines: 2 (plus connective line 1A) - stations: 40 - daily ridership: 580,000 - opening: 1979
expansion: line 1 new Uruguai station u/c; line 4 (16 km, 6 stations) from Ipanema to Barra da Tijuca to the West is u/c for 2015; planned line 3 separate from system across the bay serving Niterói, to be connected to line 1 via underwater tunnel in future.
Supervia:
length: 225 km - lines: 7 - stations: 89 - daily ridership: 540,000 - opening: several suburban services existed since early 20th century. Current private operator Supervia Consortium in charge since 1998.
expansion: none, except for renovation of stations and rolling stock.
All 7 supervia lines are electric. A diesel suburban rail (Guapimirim line) is operated by Central.
BRT
An extensive BRT system is under construction, including 4 lines (TransOeste, TransCarioca, TransBrasil and TransOlímpica). TransOeste system opened partially in mid 2012.
Other
A Light Rail Tram system is planned in the port/ downtown area. Several gondola systems are either already working or being implemented to serve the hillside districts/favelas. Thread on Bicycle System.


Brasília - pop 2.6 million (metropolitan 2.8 million) official thread Metro and planned Light Rail/Tram
system: Metrô-DF - Y-shaped full metro, partly underground (mostly in the Eastern part) and at grade/elevated.
length: 42 km - lines: 2 (uniting in East to share tracks forming a Y) - stations: 29 - daily ridership: 150,000 - opening: 2002
expansion: several intermediate stations u/c and/or partly completed. Eastward extension to Asa Norte past Central station. Light rail plans on hold.

Recife - pop 1.5 million (metropolitan 4.1 million)
system: Metrorec - superficial suburban metro (city center > outskirts) complemented by a 31-km diesel line (which is being replaced by a diesel light rail tram)
length: metro 40 km (+ 31 km diesel linking East to South) - lines: 2 (one of which Y-branches) - stations: 29 (all at grade) - daily ridership: 260,000 - opening: 1985
expansion: diesel line (31.5 km with 8 station, ridership a few thousand p/day).

Belo Horizonte - pop 2.3 million (metropolitan 5.4 million)
System: superficial suburban train, following old railroad alignment in the central part. Connects city center with Western and Eastern suburbs/ outskirts.
length: 28 km - lines: 1 - stations: 19 - daily ridership: 215,000 - opening: 1986
expansion: a second line (12 km - Barreiro-Santa Tereza) is under construction. A third, underground, line is in advanced planning/funding state.

Porto Alegre - pop 1.4 million (metropolitan 4 million)
system: Trensurb - superficial suburban metro (city center > outskirts). Links downtown Porto Alegre with northern suburbs.
length: 34 km - lines: 1 - stations: 17 (at grade and elevated) - daily ridership: 170,000 - opening: 1985
expansion: northern extension to Novo Hamburgo city u/c for 2013; planned underground line 2 from Central station eastward into the city proper.

Fortaleza - pop 2.5 million (metropolitan 3.6 million)
Metro system and tram/light rail under construction. First part of the South line of the metro opened for tests on June, 2012, remainder (including 4 underground stations) will open by October 2012, shortly thereafter commercial operations will begin.
25 km, 20 stations (18 u/c or complete now), 4 underground stations. Other three lines are planned. The fully underground, completely new East Line is expected to start construction by 2013 and to open some 3 years later. Line 1 full capacity: circa 600,000 passengers a day. By 2013, about 350,000 daily passengers are expected to use the system, making it the third busiest in Brazil. There is a suburban diesel train in service. The diesel light rail trams are replacing the old diesel trains (West line).

Salvador - pop 2.6 million (metropolitan 3.9 million)
Line 1 under construction - to open by 2014
length: 6km - lines: 1 - stations: about 7 (elevated and underground)
expansion: line one to be extended by another 6 km, superficial line 2 is planned, 24km.

Curitiba - pop 1.7 million (metropolitan 3.2 million) official thread
First city in the world with a Bus Rapid Transit system, developed locally, by 1974. The concept has been successfully exported worldwide.
Planned underground metro system, 1 line, 24 stations (official website).

Maceió Diesel light rail tram opened on October 12, 2011 (capacity: 40,000 p/day, 8 vehicles), to replace parts of the old diesel locomotive system

João Pessoa Diesel suburban

Natal Diesel suburban (10,000 p/day)

Teresina Diesel suburban with elevated central sections/stations. Ridership: 12,000/day.

Juazeiro/Crato (Cariri region) Diesel light rail

São Luís - pop 1.2 million - 1 diesel light rail line under construction, first 5 km to open in 2013 (more info here). Official thread. (Note April 2013: SYSTEM INDEFINITELY POSTPONED/CANCELLED)

Manaus - pop 1.7 million - monorail and BRT in advanced planning stage

Belém - pop 1.6 million - BRT system (1 line, 60 km, projected ridership 600,000/day) under construction as of late 2012. Official thread. Official website.

Cuiabá - pop 550,000 - Electric Light Rail system under construction

Santos - pop 415,000 (metropolitan 1.6 million) - Electric Light Rail system to start construction in 2013, to open in 2015(?). Official PDF.

São José dos Campos - pop 630,000 - electric light rail system proposed. More here. Official Thread.

Interesting website on Urban Mobility in Brazil: http://www.mobilize.org.br/


BRAZILIAN URBAN TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW & STATISTICS

By Maria Fernanda Cavalcanti
April 4, 2013

% of city buses accessible to the disabled


fatalities in traffic accidents (per 100,000 inh.)


extension of roads accessible to bicycles in relation to overall road system


proportion between average monthly income and simple city bus fare*

source: simple city bus fare: ANTP (Jan/2013); average monthly income: IBGE (2010)
*number of tickets that can be purchased with one average monthly salary

proportion between automobile and public transport usage


metro/ subway


suburban rail(região metropolitana)


bicycle paths




transportation sector emissions (millions of tons/year CO2 eq)


households with sidewalks around them


households with wheelchair accessibility ramps in their vicinity

source

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São Paulo

pop 11 million (metropolitan 19 million)

(NOTE: São Paulo updates are posted on specific thread)

System: two rail systems, CMSP ("Metrô") and CPTM ("suburban rail") (totalling 330 km, free transfer between systems). Rapid bus lines. Ridership of rail system: 7 million/day.
Rolling stock: CMSP = 164 six-car trainsets (plus 16 six-car trainsets by ViaQuatro on Line 4); CPTM has circa 165 active trainsets, mostly 8-car sets.


The Metro (CMSP) operates purpose-built partly underground lines, in a total of 5 lines, 74 km. The CPTM system is often not included in the count of metro extension, but it operates like a metro system in providing frequent low-headway segragated electric rail service within the city and the metropolitan area. The only difference it that CPTM operates on conventional railroads, converted to provide a metro-like service, even though they are of exclusive use of CPTM trains now. Besides, transfer between CMSP and CPTM is free. Therefore for every practical purpose, the CPTM system is a metro system.

Official SSC thread: Urban Transport (metro, suburban rail, BRT, bus)

Current map (2011-2013):



Current lines + under construction as of 2012:



Planned and u/c network


CMSP
opening: 1974
length: 74km - stations: 67 - lines: 5
daily ridership: 4,2 million (combined ridership of each line, circa 3 million entries in system in total)
rolling stock: 164 six-car trainsets, 136m long, 1600mm gauge, third rail 750Vdc (lines 1, 2, 3) and 1435mm gauge, overhead catenary 1500Vac (lines 4, 5). Capacity per train: circa 1500 passengers. Line 4 features driverless, open gangway trainsets. Suppliers: Mafersa (extinct), Alstom, CAF, Hyundai-Rotem. Origin: Brazil, Korea.

meaning of Metro station names

HISTORY

Line 1 began construction in 1968 and its first section (Jabaquara - Vila Mariana) opened in September 1974. Most remaining stations opened by 1975, while central transfer station Sé waited until 1978 to open, when Line 3 started operating. In 1998, Line 1 gained three new stations in its Northern end. Line 1 is essentially underground from Jabaquara to Armênia, the next three stations are elevated, then there is one underground (Jardim São Paulo), one elevated (Parada Inglesa) and one semi-burried trench station (Tucuruvi terminus). It comprises 23 stations in 20km today, carrying 1.2 million passengers/day, the second busiest line, after Line 3.



Line 3 started construction in the mid 70s, and its first part (Sé-Brás, elevated) opened in 1978. Originally the Eastern part of this line was supposed to be underground and follow a different route, but by the 1980s the huge population boom in the remote Eastern districts plus the nation's financial meltdown made the government radically change plans and extend Line 3 following the existing rail alignment in the city's East Side, effectively turning the Eastern part of Line 3 into a superficial suburban service, although with the high Metro standards. By 1988, Line 3 had reached its current Eastern terminus, Itaquera (Corinthians Itaquera station), much further East than the original plans.

In the West, Line 3 went under the surface from Sé towards the dense Anhangabaú and República areas and remained underground for another two stations (Santa Cecília and Marechal Deodoro) until it surfaced again just before its Western terminus, intermodal station Barra Funda (opened in December 1988, transfer to CPTM and bus). Originally, there were plans for Line 3 to proceed northward, crossing the Tietê river to serve the city's North Side, or alternatively for the Line to follow the existing railroad alignments after Barra Funda at least another 5, 6 km to Lapa, but given the huge Eastern extension of the line, these plans were scrapped as it was felt the line would become too long and wouldn't be able to handle demand. Line 3 is the most overcrowded and problematic line in the system, carrying a whopping 1.5 million passengers per weekday as of 2013.



In the late 80, construction started in Line 2, the section from Line 1 Paraíso station, all the way under the city's main financial Avenue, Avenida Paulista, to Consolação and Clínicas station west of the avenue. The first stations opened in 1990 (Paraíso, Brigadeiro, Trianon-Masp, Consolação), Clínicas and Ana Rosa opened in 1992 and Sumaré and Vila Madalena in 1998. The transfer from Line 2 to Line 1 is done in two stations, Paraíso and Ana Rosa, in other to distrubute demand, Paraíso absorbs northbound passangers, and Ana Rosa the smaller proportion of southbound commuters. In 2004, construction started for the Eastern extension of Line 2, with Cháraca Klabin and Imigrantes opening in 2006, then Alto do Ipiranga in 2007, and finally Tamanduateí and Vila Prudente in 2010. Tamanduateí provides transfer to CPTM Line 10, allowing Line 10 commuters to directly go to Paulista Avenue without transfering at the overcrowded central stations. Line 2 demand today is nearly 600,000/day.



Line 4 was planned since the 1960s, and should have been built by the 1990's, however its high price plus Brazil's financial troubles at the time postponed this essential connective line until works finally started in August 2004. Originally scheduled to open by 2007, delays and an accident where Pinheiros station collapsed during construction in January 2007, pushed the opening first to December 2008 and then to late 2009/ early2010, with a short, non-connective section from Paulista to Faria Lima stations finally opening on limited hours on May 25, 2010. Eventually opening hours were expanded and the remaining Phase I stations were opened (Butantã, Pinheiros, República, Luz) until Line 4 Phase I became fully operational by October 2011. It dramatically improved connectivity not only in the Central areas, but also to CPTM Line 9, a major, 32km long line which previously was poorly connected to the rest of the rail network. The line carries 700,000/day today and is the ony line operated by a private concessionary, called Via Quatro. More info on expansion below.

Line 5, originally planned to distribute passengers from Line 9, started construction in 1998 and its 6 stations opened in 2002. See Expansion below.

scheme including current expansion:



EXPANSION
Full descriptive technical PDF with all current expansion plans
(interactive map with detailed expansion plans year by year)

Line 4 - only the 4 main transfer stations, plus Faria Lima and Butantã terminus were included in Phase I, which opened between May 2010 and September 2011. On October 25, 2011, Line 4 Phase I was finally completed when all six operational stations entered full-time service, after a year and a half operating under various schemes of opening hour restrictions. In 2012, funds were approved for Phase II, which will complete the line as originally planned. It will include all intermediate stations (Higienópolis-Mackenzie, Oscar Freire and Fradique Coutinho) which were left as unfinished skeletons during Phase I construction) plus outer stations São Paulo-Morumbi (also partly built during Phase I) and terminus Vila Sônia (which will have to be built from scratch after the line's depot, underground, as this station in the original plans from the 90's belonged to a hypothetical Phase III but it was included in Phase II when the station between São Paulo-Morumbi and Butantã was cancelled arround 2005, when Phase I was already under construction). All Phase II stations but Vila Sônia are expected to be operational by 2014, and it has been confirmed they will open on September 2014. A post-Vila Sônia Phase III is under consideration, including stations Jardim Juçara and Taboão da Serra (both underground). Line 4 ridership as of 2013 is 700,000/day, with phase II it's expected to climb to nearly 1 million, which will make it the busiest driverless line in the world.Vila Sônia expansion PDF.



Line 5 - the existing part of Line 5 was originally devised as a distributing line for what is now Line 9 by Fepasa, São Paulo State's Railway Company, in the late 1970s. As Line 9 only served the immediate vicinity of the Pinheiros river, a transversal line near Santo Amaro district was planned to serve neighborhoods further away from the riverside area, especially to the West, where large low-income districts were quickly forming. Those plans were revived by the newly created CPTM in the 1990's after it took over all suburban passenger service from the former state-owned companies Fepasa and the Federal railway company RFFSA (through its suburban passenger agency CBTU), and construction started in 1998. The original plans to use the same rolling stock as Line 9 then used were upgraded in favor of a new, more modern rolling stock with metro standards (6-car trainsets instead of 4-car versions of the Francorails then used by Fepasa and CPTM on line 9, Alstom eventually built them), as it was decided that, although CPTM would build the line, CMSP (the Metro Company) would operate it. It opened its six stations (only one underground, Largo Treze) in 2002, becoming the fourth line operated by the Metro Company, although given its origins, it did not provide connections to any of the other Metro lines, only to CPTM Line 9 (then called Line C). Only in 2011, when Line 4 Pinheiros station opened, providing connection to line 9, did line 5 get an (albeit indirect) connection to the other Metro lines.

The early plans for the Metro had included a line extending to the Campo Belo area, almost where Line 5 ended, north of Largo Treze station. This old Metro project was then revived and merged to Line 5 when the line was being built so that it would extend to the remaining Metro lines, reaching Line 1 at Santa Cruz station and Line 2 at what back then was future Chácara Klabin station (opened in 2006). This way this line would become a major part of the system, combining two separately conceived rail projects, and serving one of the main economic and demographic axes of the metropolis, the South-Southwest axis along Ibirapuera Avenue to Santo Amaro district, including the hugely important districts of Moema, Campo Belo and Brooklin. This Second Phase of Line 2 was split into two sections, the first including only one station after Largo Treze, namely Adolfo Pinheiro, whose construction started in 2010 and which is planned to open by late 2013, and all the remaining 10 stations, whose construction started in 2012 and which are officially planned to open by October 2016. Including Adolfo Pinheiro, the Second Phase comprises 11 undeground stations and 11 km of tunnels along densely occupied, high-end commercial and residential urban areas. The expected ridership for the whole line when complete is about 800,000/day. Environmental Report. Bidding documents



A further expansion beyond current terminus Capão Redondo (stations Parque Santo Dias, São José and Jardim Ângela, 3.7km) is considered for a later date.

Line 6 - official website - a fully new line starting in the Northwest of the city, going through the city center and eventually heading toward the East Side is now in advanced planning stage. The first section, starting in the northwestern district of Brasilândia and ending at Line 1 São Joaquim station, is expected to start construction in 2013/2014, and be open to the public sometime between 2018 and 2020. The Eastern section from São Joaquim to Cidade Líder has no estimate to start. The line will be over 30 km long and fully underground. It will be the longest Metro line. [Public hearing PDF][station diagrams] - station renders (Itaberaba, Água Branca, Sesc)

Northwestern section (phase I)

Eastern extension (phase II)



Line 15 (monorail) - (called 'Line 2 Monorail' until September 5, 2012) a 20-km, 17-station monorail starting at the current Eastern terminus of line 2, Vila Prudente, to Cidade Tiradentes district in the far East. Originally planned as a BRT system, it was upgraded to monorail in 2008 amid controversy surrounding the hitherto unknown mode of transportation in Brazil. Construction of first section started in 2010 (Vila Prudente and Oratório stations, 3,5 km plus depot) and is expected to open in 2013. The second phase, from Oratório to São Mateus, is expected to open by 2015 and is already in early stages of construction. The third phase, to Hospital Cidade Tiradentes station, is expected for 2017 and is still not under construction as of June 2012. An additional Western expansion from Vila Prudente to Ipiranga was included in the plans in 2012, to provide connection to CPTM line 10, with no official date of completion.

The Line 2 Monorail denomination was provisory, as it was called Line 2 from 2009 to 2012 because the contracts used for the first phase to Oratório had been originally signed for a full metro extension of Line 2, thus officially the government had to maintain the original denomination for the line. The actual full conventional metro continuation of line 2 received the provisional denomination of Line 15 (see below) and then on September 5, the Metro Company (CMPS) officially announced the name switch, with the monorail getting number 15 and the continuatoion of Line 2 finally correctly named as Line 2. When completed, Line 15 will be the largest, busiest monorail line in the world, transporting around 500,000 passengers a day. Station schemes[video overview (English subtitles)]



Line 2 - (formerly called Line 15) This expansion package from Vila Prudente to Dutra was called Line 15 for bureaucratic reasons (see Line 2 Monorail above), whereby the actual physical continuation of Line 2 was renamed Line 15 and in reality Lines 2 and 15 were always planned to be a transfer-free continuation of each other, i.e. a single line. The name change occured in 2012. Line 2 will be extended from current line 2 terminus Vila Prudente and develop an arc towards the north, reaching current Line 3 Penha station, and then Line 12 future Tiquatira station, where it was originally (until 2010) planned to end, but in 2011 a further extension towards Dutra station (near the Sao Paulo-Rio highway, called Dutra, or BR-116) was included in the plans. Funds were approved in mid-2012 for the first section, 4.6 km including stations Orfanato, Água Rasa, Anália Franco and Vila Formosa, expected to open in 2017. The entire expansion will be underground, 13.3 km. Official PDF. Post with detailed station locations Official metro page with full documentation



Line 17 Monorail - it will form a Southwestern "arc" between Line 1 Jabaquara station, connecting with future Line 5 (at Campo Belo station) and line 9 (Morumbi station) all the way to future Line 4 São Paulo-Morumbi station. The first section (8 stations) will be between the Congonhas domestic airport and Line 9 Morumbi station, and started being built in mid 2012, expected to open by late 2014, missing its World Cup deadline. When complete, it will be 18 km long, with 18 stations and a rolling stock of 24 trains. In the first phase, 2-car Scomi monorails will be used, later to be expanded to 4-car trainsets. Schemes.




Projects already officially announced but still in early planning stage:

Line 16 - Cachoeirinha - Ipiranga

Line 18 - Tamanduateí - São Bernardo Monorail - 14.5km, 12 stations, 25 trains, 300,000 passengers/day - bidding to take place by mid 2013. Official video.

Line 19 - Campo Belo - Dutra (Guarulhos) - Official tender document released on September 20, 2012

Line 20 - Moema - Lapa (extended to São Bernardo - Lapa) - 25 km (mostly underground), 25 stations. Phase I (Lapa - Moema) for 2021, Phase II for 2025, according to Official Chamamento Público (Public Calling) for companies to present proposal for Line 20, released on Augsut 2012. Official tender document released on September 20, 2012. Map.

Still more speculative lines as of August 2012:

Line 21 - Pari - Nordestina (downtown - East Side)

Line 22 - Morumbi - Cotia (monorail or tram)




Summary of current expansion (u/c as of 2012/2013) :5 remaining stations for line 4 (2014) u/c; line 5 extension (10km, 11 stations) u/c (for 2016, except Adolfo Pinheiro, to open by early 2014); Line 15 monorail (24km, 17 stations; first two for 2014, next batch for 2015, complete by 2017) u/c; line 6 (19 km, 16 stations) planned (to start 2013, completion by 2020); line 17 monorail (phase I, 8 stations from Airport to Morumbi u/c tp open by 2014/2015).

CPTM
length: 260km - stations: 98 - lines: 6 - daily ridership: 2,7 million - opening: suburban service since mid-20th century. Current state-owned operator CPTM founded in 1992.
expansion: a few new stations in existing lines, planned line to Guarulhos city and airport (line 13).

Line 8 - new station Vila Aurora (u/c), resumption of operational extension

Line 13 - A CPTM project, the only new CPTM line for the foreseeable future. It will start at either Brás station or Line 12 Engenheiro Goulart station to Guarulhos city (CECAP station) and the International Airport. There is little hope of this line being operational for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.


Line 10 Express (Expresso ABC) - express service along current Line 10

Line 9 - southern extension, 3,5km, stations Mendes and Varginha, u/c (slow progress)

Line 9/Line 8 West-South Express (Expresso Oeste-Sul) - express service from Line 9 Pinheiros station to Line 8 Barueri station. Consrruction to start in 2015, completion 2017. (official thread)


Pictures

Metro system (CMSP)

Typical line 1 station

Line 2 Trianon Masp station under Paulista Avenue

Sé transfer station line 1/line 3, most used station

Barra Funda station, line 3 Western terminus, at grade, transfer to CPTM lines 7 and 8

Line 4 train

Line 4 Luz station main stair well

Line 4 Faria Lima station
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Line 3 train in the Eastern part of the line, which is entirely superficial

Line 4 Butantã station

Line 5 Santo Amaro cable-stayed bridge station, transfer to line 9

Line 2 Sacomã station
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CPTM system

Series 8000 CAF and 9000 Alstom trains

Series 2100 Alstom train, line 8
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Series 3000 Siemens and series 8000 CAF trains

Series 2200 CAF train in line 10 tunnel near José Bonifácio station

Luz station
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RAPID BUS

Two structured systems exist: Tiradentes Express (operated by the city) and the São Mateus Corridor (by the state). Several other avenues possess exclusive bus lanes, and are also called bus corridors.

Tiradentes express




São Mateus BRT:





map


Many trolleybuses still operate in Sao Paulo

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Rio de Janeiro

pop 5 million (metropolitan 10 million)

Metro:

Length: 47 km - lines: 2 (plus connective line 1A) - stations: 40 - daily ridership: 580,000 - opening: 1979
Expansion: line 1 new Uruguai station u/c; line 4 (16 km, 6 stations) from Ipanema to Barra da Tijuca to the West is u/c for 2015; planned line 3 separate from system across the bay serving Niterói, to be connected to line 1 via underwater tunnel in future.

Line 3 full video presentation

Line 4 report:Estudos de Demanda Relatório Final

Supervia (suburban metro/heavy rail):

length: 225 km - lines: 7 - stations: 101 - daily ridership: 540,000 - opening: several suburban services existed since early 20th century. Current private operator Supervia Consortium on charge since 1998.
expansion: none, except for renovation of stations and rolling stock.
All 7 supervia lines are electric. A diesel suburban rail (Guapimirim line) is operated by Central.

BRT
An extensive BRT system is under construction, including 4 lines (TransOeste, TransCarioca, TransBrasil and TransOlímpica). TransOeste system opened partially in mid 2012.

Other
A Light Rail Tram system is planned in the port/ downtown area. Several gondola systems are either already working or being implemented to serve the hillside districts/favelas.



System history (in Portuguese)
Thread on the history of the Rio de Janeiro Metro
SSC thread on the history of the tramway system (defunct)

General map including under construction/planned lines, BRT, gondolas, light rail for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


larger versionhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WtGbyKFdo4...1600/rede4.png

Metro rolling stock:

As of 2012, the Rio de Janeiro Metro system (2 lines) uses 30 6-car trainsets. In late 2012/2013, 19 new 6-car trainsets will arrive for lines 1 and 2. With line 4 (2015), another 17 6-car trainsets will be operational, totalling 66 trains.








Cantagalo station elevator:




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Cidade Nova station


The metro system is complemented by a "Metro Bus" (Metrô na Superfície) which is a exclusive bus for metro passengers
departing Botafogo and General Osório stations toward the Gavea region (westward), an integration card is needed paying a small additional fee.




Suburban rail (called Supervia)

map:









image hosted on flickr






Central do Brasil station, where all suburban lines converge (paid access to metro station Central):





Metro and supervia side by side

 ÍNDICE DE ESTAÇÕES SUPERVIA POR THUMBNAILS [/url]



Ramal de Campo Grande

                            

Ramal de Santa Cruz

                     

Ramal de Japeri

                

Ramal de Paracambi

   

Ramal de Belford Roxo

            

Ramal de Saracuruna

                 

Ramal de Vila Inhomirim

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[QUOTE=Igor Munarim;99116271]Créditos

Header: André Vasconcellos
Mapa: Felipe Golfeto
Thumbnails: André Vasconcellos

Full network map for 2015/2016 by Henryabreu (Metro, Supervia, BRTs, ferries)


Metro and Supervia map (2002 - lacks new line 1 Ipanema stations)


Metro only with the "Metrô na Superfície" exclusive bus system (lacking General Osório Ipanema station)


Most up-to-date map by Robert Schwandel from urbanrail.net showing system as of mid 2011 plus planned expansions:


A number of BRT systems are in implementation, most linked to the 2016 Summer Olympics plans.
The TransOeste BRT opened on June 2012, other systems are TransCarioca (Penha-Barra Da Tijuca) and TransBrasil (Center-Deodoro):





An old tramway still exists serving the hillside district of Santa Teresa. This is the only surviving tramway in Brazil still used as public transportation.
The system is 17km long and transports some 12,000 people every day. EDIT: system temporarily deactivated, since a fatal accident with 6 deaths on August 6, 2011.


A Light Rail ("VLT"/ tram) system is planned to serve the port area and the city center:


A ferry boat system for pedestrians links Rio city to neghboring Niterói across the bay.





Aerial tramways are being implemented as full part of the city's transportation network to serve the hillside communities known as favelas/slums.
They are connected to the Metro/Supervia stations. Some metro stations are complemented by steep elevators to access hilltops.


A number of funiculars/inclined planes also exist on various hills (overview on second page, external website)

Rio de Janeiro MagLev - this was a very theoretical promise but it seems construction of the 200 meter people mover line in a university campus has started, slated for completion by 2014. The vehicle transports 30 people. The technology was developed in Brazil.


official website

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Brasília

pop 2.6 million (metropolitan 2.8 million)

System: Metrô-DF - Y-shaped full metro, partly underground (mostly in the Eastern/central part) and at grade/elevated in the West/outskirts.
Length: 42 km - lines: 2 (uniting in East to share tracks forming a Y) - stations: 29 - daily ridership: 150,000 - opening: 2002
Expansion: several intermediate stations u/c and/or partly completed. Eastward extension to Asa Norte past Central station. Light rail plans on hold

Metro and light rail map:

























Light rail tram under construction (halted)

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Recife

pop 1.5 million (metropolitan 4.1 million)


























The system is connected to a suburban line served by old diesel trains now being replaced by modern diesel "Light Rail" vehicles, both generations shown below:

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Belo Horizonte

pop 2.3 million (metropolitan 5.4 million)

Metro (MetroMinas)
System: superficial suburban train, following old railroad alignment in the central part. Connects city center with Western and Eastern suburbs/ outskirts.
length: 28 km - lines: 1 - stations: 19 - daily ridership: 215,000 - opening: 1986
expansion: a second line (10 km - Barreiro-Santa Tereza, 9 stations) is under construction. Line 3, underground, 4.5 km and 5 stations is in advanced planning/funding state.
BRT system u/c
















Scheme with future lines 2 and 3





BRT system under construction as of early 2013:









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Porto Alegre

pop 1.4 million (metropolitan 4 million)

System: Trensurb - superficial suburban metro (city center > outskirts). Links downtown Porto Alegre with northern suburbs. Current northern extension to Novo Hamburgo city, to open by 2012. Plans exist for an underground line 2 from Central station into the city proper. Line 2 is planned to be fully underground and 14,9km long, with 13 stations, carrying 310,000 passengers/day, in 24 4-car trainsets. Construction probably will not start before 2015.























AEROMOVEL

In addition, an air-propelled system called Aeromóvel (Air-mobile) was implemented as a single-track monorail in the city in the early 80's experimentally (two stations, 770 meters) but was abandoned. Now they are reviving the idea and a new version of the technology will be an airport people mover, on a new elevated line. Picture of new vehicle u/c:





Each unit carries 150 passengers and two can be joined too form a trainset. The first phase of the system, which started experimental operations in May 2013, is 1km long and connectd Porto Alegre's International Airport to a nearby metro station.

Video of new airport Aeromóvel:



Original vehicle, now abandoned:



The original vehicle was exported to Indonesia, where since 1989 it serves a theme park, with 6 stations. Discovery Channel video.

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Fortaleza

pop 2.5 million (metropolitan 3.6 million)

Future network map (only the South Line and the West Line Light Rail exist)



Map highlighting the first section of Line 1 (South Line) to open for test runs with passengers on June, 2012



Notice some stations changed names.



SYSTEM OVERVIEW


Suburban diesel train in service, first section of metro system Line 1 opened on June 2012 (from 8 a.m to noon, Mo-Fri) and tram/light rail under construction, with a number of new compositions already in service. The light rail trams will replace the old diesel trains.

South Line is the first full metro line to open in Fortaleza (June 2012), with the first section (the southern half of the Line, to Parangaba station) opened by June and the rest scheduled to open by October 2012. The northern half of the line will include the line's 4 underground stations, the first underground metro stations in northern Brazil and will make Fortaleza only the 4th city in Brazil to have underground metro service. Full-time commercial operations along all of South Line is expected along 2013.

EXPANSION

The East Line is expected to start construction in the near future (2014) and will be entirely underground. Official video:




PICTURE GALLERY

Metro trains and trams in workshop. Metro Rolling stock will incluce 20 3-car trains model Elettrotreno ETR 200 Metrostar, made in Italy by AnsaldoBreda. 6-car compositions will be possible. As of June 2012, eight 3-car trains have already arrived.















Stations: four of them will be underground in the city center









East Line Light Rail tram (designed and manufactured by Brazilian Bom Sinal):




Diesel suburban rail:

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Salvador

pop 2.6 million (metropolitan 3.9 million)

Map (only the red section is u/c)


System under construction since 1998. As of May 2013, Line 1 (Lapa-Pirajá)) is expected to open by December 2014 (as of April 2013).

Length: 6km (+ another 6km planned extension)
Elevated and underground stations

Line 2 (Bonocô - Lauro de Freitas; 24km, fully above ground) is expected to start construction 'soon'.

Excellent video on planned line 2

Update: line 2 metro approved on June 20, 2011, 22.5 km (2.5km airport extension), 19 stations (2 with transfer to the BRT system to be built in parallel). Completion: in 2011, they said 'before 2014 world cup', nnow it's 2013 and works have not started yet. Possibly by 2016/2017.

Plans (2013)
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Campo da Pólvora station






Brotas station

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Lapa station








by Soteros


A small electric suburban line exists, comprising 9 stations.





Suburban system pictures

The Lacerda elevator takes people from the Low City to the Upper City and is a symbol of Salvador.
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Curitiba

pop 1.7 million (metropolitan 3.2 million)

First city in the world with a Bus Rapid Transit system, developed locally, by 1974. The concept has been successfully exported worldwide.

Number of operational tubular stations: 353
Total Length of Exclusive Bus Lanes: 81 km
Daily ridership:2.3 million passengers
Fleet: 1915 buses
Transfer terminals: 30


New 2011 BRT model, largest bus in the world

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General system presentation video (2012) - excellent quality, English subtitles




Video showing bus arrival, station door/bus door slinding platform coordination as well as station accessibility elevator (used here to lift a baby car)



System map:



Larger version: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...cTransport.png

METRO

An underground metro line is in planning stage. Official website
Line 1 rolling stock will consist of 25 5-car trainsets, with a capacity for 400,000 passengers/day.







Phase 1 map:

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Other Northeast




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Maceió

Light Rail Tram (diesel) opened on October 12, 2011, to replace parts of the diesel system (picture of first day of commercial operations here on page 6 of this thread).









Old suburban diesel system (10,000 p/day)





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João Pessoa


















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Natal









Map

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Teresina

One diesel line operated with two trains
















Juazeiro do Norte/Crato (Cariri - Southern Ceará state)

1 diesel air-conditioned line linking two neigboring cities.






Sobral (Ceará state) (pop 190,000) - Bom Sinal diesel Light Rail in final phases of construction as of late 2012.

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Other cities



Manaus

Planned monorail - construction to start in May 2013, first part operational by November 2014 (as of April 2013)





Complete project

BRT system to start construction allegedly in 2013. Official thread.



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Belém - BRT system under construction. Overview. Brazilian thread.







Santos - planned light rail tram - bidding received no proposals 2010, new process completed by early 2013, construction to start by 2013 and first part (Barreiros-Porto 8km) to be operational by 2014/2015. Map and info:



Sep 2011 update: new bidding proposal published, PDF here
Official PDF

Vehicle selected is Vossloh Tramlink V4 (five cars, capacity 400 passengers):



Technical PDF

Santos also operates an interesting Selective Bus System (ônibus Seletivo) = minibuses with air-conditioning, reclinable cushioned seats that stop anywhere regardless of bus stops (following a fixed route of course). They are a little more expensive.





São José dos Campos
(São Paulo state) - pop 650,000

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Macaé (Rio state) - planned light rail tram (probably cancelled)

Lines: 1
Length: 28km
Stations: 10
Vehicle: Diesel Light Rail by manufacturer Bom Sinal
Opening: 2013 (note: as of April 2013, construction seems to have been cancelled)
more info

Pic:




Goiânia - planned light rail, BRT expansion




Cuiabá - approved Light Rail system for 2014 World Cup (as of June/11). 2 lines, 32 stations, 22km. First line under construction since late 2012, cost R$1,2 billion (US$600 million). First line completion: mid 2014. Expected ridership: 120,000/day.

render:


Vehicle (CAF Urbos 3, 40 seven-car trams, 44 meters long) under construction (May 2013):


Line scheme:






Campina Grande (Paraíba state) - Light Rail system proposed in early 2012


Florianópolis - Light Rail. This system is still a vague promise.

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BRAZILIAN BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS - AN OVERVIEW






As of late 2010:

1 - In operation (22 lines)

Curitiba
Eixo Norte-Sul 1974, triple-bus and tube stations since 1995
Eixo Boqueirão 1977, triple-bus and tube stations since 1992
Eixo Leste-Oeste 1980, triple-bus and tube stations since 2000
Circular Sul 1999
Linha Verde 2009, triple-bus

Goiânia
Eixo Anhangüera, 1976, elevated platforms since 1998

Criciúma
Avenida Centenário, 1996 (elevated platforms)

Uberlândia
Corredor Estrutural João Naves, 2006 (segregated stations)

São Paulo (RMSP)
Paes de Barros, 1980 (trolleybus)
9 de Julho/São Gabriel, 1987
São Mateus-Jabaquara, 1988
Vila Nova Cachoeirinha, 1991 (elevated platforms). Renovated in the 2000s.
João Dias, 2000
Lapa, 2003
Jardim Angela, 2004
Ibirapuera, 2004
Parelheiros, 2004
Varginha, 2004
Rebouças, 2004
Expresso Tiradentes, 2007 (elevated bus corridor with elevated metro-like stations)
Diadema - Brooklin, 2010 (continuation of the São Mateus BRT)

Porto Alegre
Avenida Sertório, 2000 (elevated platforms)


2 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION (6)
Rio de Janeiro: Transoeste (2010). Works started July 2010.
Belo Horizonte (2): Avenida Antonio Carlos-Dom Pedro I (since 2004); Cristiano Machado (Green Line)
Distrito Federal: Green Line (EPTG) under construction since 2008
Grande Vitória (2): Avenida Carlos Lindemberg (Vila Velha) 2010; Talma Rodrigues Ribeiro (Serra) 2010
São Paulo: Tucuruvi - Guarulhos. Scheduled for completion 2012. Works started October 2010.
São Paulo: Butantã - Jandira. Works started June 2011.

3 - PLANNED (6)
Rio de Janeiro (3): Transcarioca (expropriations started early 2010); Transolímpica; Transbrasil (Avenida Brasil)
Recife: North-South. Project presented by October 2009.
Brasília: VLP (Brasília – Santa Maria)
São Paulo: Butantã - Itapevi, 33 km (continuation of the Butantã-Jandira line u/c).

4 - PLANNED (31)
Campinas (2): City Center - Terminal Ouro Verde, with extension to Viracopos (2nd phase); Nortwest: Corredor Campo Grande, on Avenida John Boyd Dunlop.
Curitiba (3): Avenida Cândido de Abreu; Aeroporto-Rodoferroviária BRT ; extension of Green Line South.
Belo Horizonte (2): Área Central; Dom Pedro II / Carlos Luz (Catalão)
Cuiabá (3): Airport/CPA (East/West); Corredor Mário Andreazza; Coxipó/Centro
Fortaleza (4): Avenida Alberto Craveiro; Avenida Paulino Rocha; Avenida Dedé Brasil; Project Raul Barbosa
São Salvador (1): Structuring BRT Airport/ North Access
Manaus (1): East-Center axis
Belém (2):
Natal: (executive project in tender)
João Pessoa - Avenida Epitácio Pessoa
Recife (4) - East - West, Avenida Norte, World Cup City connection, BR-101
DF (4) - Red Line, Yellow Line, EPNB, EPCL.
Porto Alegre (3): Av. Assis Brasil BRT renovation; Av. Protásio Alves BRT renovation; Av. Bento Gonçalves / Portais Azenha e Antônio Carvalho (2 stations).


6 - DEFUNCT (1)

Manaus system

Salvador: Vasco da Gama / Bonocô, operational between 1990 and 1995.


Sources:
http://www.portaltransparencia.gov.b...bana/index.asp
http://memoria70.blogspot.com/

[manrush]

Finally, this thread sees the light of day.

Are there plans to provide new rolling stock for the Refice, BH, and PA metros?

[Ashis Mitra]

After Turkey, I was waiting for such a compilation. I like Brazil & Turkey & China & Japan because rail transports there has some similarities with my country India.

Some points -

1) There is no info & photos of Rio's tram, which is oldes in South America. Please add these.

2) Trams are also running in Itatinga & Campos do Jordao as regular service, and in Campinas & Santos as heritage service. Please add these.

3) Is really Santos is planning a modern tram with its current heritage tram? Please write details. Will it be modern tram (like Buenos Aires's premetro & tranvia del este) or light rail (like Buenos Aires's tren de la costa)?

4) Is really Macaeo is also planning a modern tram? Please write details. Will it be modern tram (like Buenos Aires's premetro & tranvia del este) or light rail (like Buenos Aires's tren de la costa)?

5) Is really Fortaleza is planning a modern tram with its under construction metro? Please write details. Will it be modern tram (like Buenos Aires's premetro & tranvia del este) or light rail (like Buenos Aires's tren de la costa)?

6) What is the current status of Fortaleza's & Salvador's metro? Will it be opened for public service in 2011? If not then when?

[Messi]

Great work! Very modern infrastructure you have got there! I was aware of such a development in Brazil but never took the time to investigate what's really going on across the country. I enjoyed this topic and I looked for such a one! Thanks mate

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Originally Posted by manrush

Finally, this thread sees the light of day.

Are there plans to provide new rolling stock for the Refice, BH, and PA metros?

The rolling stock of the three "1980's CBTU" systems (conceived with similar concepts at that time) is old-fashioned but it seems to be in very good shape. I will try to ask local experts if there are any plans to acquire new trains in the near future.

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Originally Posted by Ashis Mitra

After Turkey, I was waiting for such a compilation. I like Brazil & Turkey & China & Japan because rail transports there has some similarities with my country India.

Some points -

1) There is no info & photos of Rio's tram, which is oldes in South America. Please add these.

Since this is a general thread on transportation, I did not bother to include such minor systems such as the Santa Tereza tramway with its irrelevant ridership. A historical section (which I plan) is more appropriate.

2) Trams are also running in Itatinga & Campos do Jordao as regular service, and in Campinas & Santos as heritage service. Please add these.

Once again, heritage is not actual "urban transport". The Santos system for instance is merely a touristic attraction, you can't use it to move around in the city. I am planning a "heritage/ touristic/ curiosity" section but not in the main page.

3) Is really Santos is planning a modern tram with its current heritage tram? Please write details. Will it be modern tram (like Buenos Aires's premetro & tranvia del este) or light rail (like Buenos Aires's tren de la costa)?

Yes Santos city (near Sao Paulo, metropolitan pop 1,6 mln) has been planning a LRT (light rail transport) along its defunct mid-city railroad for several years. The bidding process last year, however, failed to attract any candidates and a new bidding process is underway. The Brazilian forum thread is here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=820626

4) Is really Macaeo is also planning a modern tram? Please write details. Will it be modern tram (like Buenos Aires's premetro & tranvia del este) or light rail (like Buenos Aires's tren de la costa)?

Wait, do not confuse the city of Maceió (pronounced /maseyó/), capital of Alagoas state (Northeast) with the city of Macaé (pronounced /makaé/) which is a smaller but oil-rich city in the state of Rio de Janeiro (southeast). But both are planning a Light Rail. The Maceió system is shown above, because it is already being implemented. The Macaé system is still just a very vague promise. For the Macaé plans, see: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=887842
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1120245

5) Is really Fortaleza is planning a modern tram with its under construction metro? Please write details. Will it be modern tram (like Buenos Aires's premetro & tranvia del este) or light rail (like Buenos Aires's tren de la costa)?

Fortaleza has, beside full Metro system u/c, plans for a Light Rail (line Buenos Aires tren de la costa I guess - in this thread, always understand "light rail" to mean a full modern tram system). The pictures of these trams are shown in the Fortaleza post above, along with the metro trains. They will be made by Brazilian Bom Sinal Rail Company.

6) What is the current status of Fortaleza's & Salvador's metro? Will it be opened for public service in 2011? If not then when?

Fortaleza has already started trial operations and is slated to open commercially sometime in 2012. Salvador is a bit murkier. Because only 6km of the first line have been built, the system might prove too small to attract any significant ridership and is currently financially unsustainable. It could start operations by 2012, but it might be decided to wait a few more years until the remaining 6km of line 1 get built.

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Originally Posted by Messi

Great work! Very modern infrastructure you have got there! I was aware of such a development in Brazil but never took the time to investigate what's really going on across the country. I enjoyed this topic and I looked for such a one! Thanks mate

I'm glad you appreciate it. It took me a few good days, and there might be mistakes because I am not an expert in Brazilian transport, just a humble learner. I tried to gather the most useful and up-to-date info on all systems but keep an eye on the thread as more stuff may be added and corrections may be needed.

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FULL SAO PAULO MAP COLLECTION

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