Baixada Santista Light Rail

Baixada Santista Light Rail Transit
Vossloh Tramlink V4, train which operates in the system
Vossloh Tramlink V4, train which operates in the system
Overview
Owner Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos
Locale
Transit typeLight rail transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations15
Annual ridership7,000,000 passengers (2018)[1]
Websitewww.emtu.sp.gov.br
Operation
Began operation31 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-31)
Operator(s)Consórcio BR Mobilidade[2]
Number of vehicles22
Train length44 m (144 ft)
Headway10 min
Technical
System length11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line
Average speed25 km/h (16 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
System map

Tatica
Praia Grande
São Vicente
to Mairinque
Up arrow
Proposed by Praia Grande
Samaritá
Rio Branco
Jardim Quarentenário
Ponte Nova
Praia Grande
São Vicente
Ponte dos Barreiros
Up arrow Proposed
Barreiros
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SP-160
Rodovia dos Imigrantes
Mascarenhas de Moraes
São Vicente
Antônio Emmerich
Nossa Senhora das Graças
José Monteiro
Itararé
João Ribeiro
São Vicente
Santos
José Menino Tunnel
Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
Pinheiro Machado
Bernardino de Campos
Ana Costa
Washington Luís
Conselheiro Nébias
Porto
Tamandaré
Porto rail yard
Carvalho de Mendonça
Ferry Boat
ferry/water interchange
Xavier Pinheiro
Universidades I/II
Campos Salles
Mercado
Bittencourt
Paquetá
Poupatempo
José Bonifácio
Mauá
São Bento
Valongo
Down arrow
Proposed by Cubatão
Santos
Cubatão
Nove de Abril
MRS Logística
to Paranapiacaba

Baixada Santista LRT (Portuguese: VLT da Baixada Santista) is a light rail transit system which operates in 2 cities in the Baixada Santista, state of São Paulo.[3] It is operated by Consórcio BR Mobilidade.[2]

It is composed by only one line, which has 15 stations and 11.5 km (7.1 mi) of extension.[4] The system began operating on 31 January 2016. A second stretch of the system, composed by 14 stations and 8 km (5.0 mi) of extension, is under construction.[5]

Currently, it attends only the cities of Santos and São Vicente, but the cities of Cubatão and Praia Grande are planning future branches of the system.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Relatório da Administração 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Idosos e estudantes devem providenciar o BR CARD" (in Portuguese). BR Mobilidade. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Empreendimentos" (in Portuguese). Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbano. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Santos VLT" (in Portuguese). UrbanRail.Net. 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ Martins, Maurício (27 September 2019). "Segunda fase do VLT terá desapropriação em Santos" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Prefeitura de Cubatão pleiteia extensão do VLT na cidade" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ^ Marcos, Antonio (3 March 2019). "Extensão do VLT pode beneficiar quase 3 milhões de pessoas em Praia Grande e Litoral Sul" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. Retrieved 22 December 2019.