Rapid transit in Brazil

Rapid transit in Brazil consists of seven metro systems, one hybrid metro-suburban system, and several tram/light rail systems.

Rapid transit systems

Operational

City System Start of operations System length Lines Stations Gauge Operator
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Metro 1986[1] 28.1 km (17.5 mi) 1 19 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Metrô BH
Brasília Federal District Metro 2001[2] 42.4 km (26.3 mi) 2 27 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF)
Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Metro 1985[3] 43.8 km (27.2 mi) 1 22 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Trensurb
Recife Recife Metro 1985[4] 39.5 km (24.5 mi) 3 37 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) CBTU
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Metro 1979[5] 326.5 km (202.9 mi) 10 145 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. (Invepar)
Salvador Salvador Metro 2014[6] 38 km (24 mi) 2 21 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) CCR Metrô Bahia
Fortaleza Fortaleza Metro 2012 24.1 km (15.0 mi) 3 20 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Metrofor
São Paulo São Paulo Metro CPTM 1974[7] 371 km (231 mi) 13 183 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Lines 1–3, 7-13)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Lines 4–5)
None (Line 15, monorail) 		Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Lines 1–3, 15)
ViaQuatro (Line 4)
ViaMobilidade (Line 5, 8, 9)
CPTM (Lines 7, 10-13)


Proposed

City System Start of operations System length Lines[a] Stations[b] Gauge Operator
Curitiba Curitiba Metro Proposed[8] 17.6 km (10.9 mi) 1 14 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

References

  1. ^ Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
  2. ^ Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.
  1. ^ "Empresa – História" [Company – History] (in Portuguese). CBTU – METRÔ BH. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ "Sobre o metro – Memória" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal – Metrô. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. ^ "História" [History]. www.trensurb.gov.br (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ^ "Empresa – Histórico" [Company – History] (in Portuguese). CBTU-STU Recife. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  5. ^ "Sobre o MetrôRio" [About MetrôRio] (in Portuguese). Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  6. ^ Barrow, Keith (11 June 2014). "Salvador metro opens in time for World Cup". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  7. ^ "Quem somos" [About us] (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo - Metrô. 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  8. ^ "Curitiba re-launches metro concession tender". 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.