Line 2 (Rio LRT)

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 2
LRT composition in operation, in Tiradentes stop.
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
LocaleRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini
  • Praia Formosa
  • Praça XV
Stations11 operational
Service
TypeLight rail transit
SystemRio de Janeiro Light Rail
Operator(s)Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A.
History
Opened6 February 2017[1]
Technical
Line length1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationAlstom APS
Operating speed15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average)
50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Legend
 Praia Formosa
 1  to Terminal Intermodal Gentileza
 Rodoviária
Novo Rio Bus Terminal
Equador
Cordeiro da Graça
Pereira Reis
Santo Cristo
 1  to Santos Dumont
Vila Olímpica
Gamboa
Central
Teleférico da Providência Bus interchange
 Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África
 3  to Santos Dumont
Saara
Tiradentes
 1   3  to Central/Praia Formosa
Colombo
 1   3  to Santos Dumont
Praça XV
ferry/water interchange

Line 2: Praia Formosa ↔ Praça XV is one of the lines of VLT Carioca, being opened on 6 February 2017.[1]

It has 10 stops in operation, all at-grade. Besides that, another one is in planning. Stops Praia Formosa, Rodoviária, Central and Praça XV have connection with other transport modals.[2]

The system, operated by Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A., still don't have the balance of the passengers' movement since the beginning of the operation.[3] It attends the districts of Centro and Santo Cristo.

  1. ^ a b Boeckel, Cristina (6 February 2017). "Prefeito Marcelo Crivella inaugura segunda linha do VLT no Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Mapa da Rede" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Linha 2 do VLT passará a circular a partir das 6h" (in Portuguese). Extra. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.