Line 2 (Rio de Janeiro)

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Rio de Janeiro Metro Line 2 (Green)
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Locale	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini	Pavuna Botafogo
Stations	29
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Rio de Janeiro Metro
Operator(s)	MetrôRio
History
Opened	19 November 1981
Technical
Line length	30 km (19 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	DC third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Pavuna Engenheiro Rubens Paiva Acari River Acari/Fazenda Botafogo Avenida Brasil Coelho Neto Colégio Avenida Monsenhor Félix Irajá Vicente de Carvalho Thomaz Coelho Estrada Velha da Pavuna Engenho da Rainha Inhaúma Yellow Line Nova América/Del Castilho Maria da Graça Jacaré River SuperVia Belford Roxo Line Triagem Viaduto Ana Neri SuperVia Japeri Line SuperVia Santa Cruz Line Maracanã Viaduto Oduvaldo Cozzi São Cristóvão  1  to Uruguai Trapicheiros River Estácio  1  Rua Ceará Elev. Eng. Prof. Rufino de Almeida Pizarro Mangue Canal Av. Francisco Bicalho Maintenance Center │Cidade Nova Central Presidente Vargas Uruguaiana- Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell Carioca Cinelândia Glória Catete Largo do Machado  1  Flamengo Botafogo  1  to General Osório This diagram: view talk edit

Line 2 (Green) of the Rio de Janeiro Metro serves working-class residential neighborhoods extending toward the north. It is a diagonal line, and almost completely above ground (mostly at graded and partly elevated). This line started as a light rail line, but for increasing commuters, it gradually changed to metro standards.^[1] Due to its origin as light rail, it is at-grade except for Estácio station, although Cidade Nova station will be elevated.