SuperVia

SuperVia
SuperVia logo
SuperVia logo
A Series 3000 train departing a platform
A Series 3000 train departing a platform
Overview
Owner Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Area servedGreater Rio de Janeiro
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines8
Number of stations104
Daily ridershipDecrease 300,000/business day (2021)
Annual ridershipDecrease 97.958.268 (2020)[1] (-39.9% Decrease) [2]
Chief executiveAntônio Carlos Sanches
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Websitewww.supervia.com.br
Operation
Began operation1 November 1998; 26 years ago (1998-11-01)
Operator(s) SuperVia
CharacterAt-grade
Rolling stock
Number of vehicles204 trains
Headway4 minutes–30 minutes
Technical
System length270 km (170 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification3,000 V DC catenary
Top speed90 km/h (56 mph)
System map

SuperVia Trens Urbanos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌsupeʁˈvi.ɐ tɾẽzuʁˈbɐ̃nu(j)ʃ]) (English: SuperVia Urban Trains) is a rapid transit and commuter rail company operator, founded in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in November 1998. It carries around 750,000 passengers[3] a day on a railroad network comprising 104 stations in 12 cities: Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Guapimirim, Nova Iguaçu, Nilópolis, Mesquita, Queimados, São João de Meriti, Belford Roxo, Japeri, Paracambi and Magé.

The baggage areas of SuperVia trains were an adaptation of the original design to fit the Brazilian reality. A Brazilian study found that the average passenger carries a weight of 7 kg in backpacks, shopping bags or briefcases on their daily commute.[4]

  1. ^ "RELATÓRIO MENSAL DE ATIVIDADES" (PDF). AGETRANSP (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "RELATÓRIO DE ATIVIDADES" (PDF). AGETRANSP (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019. p. 133. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "You are being redirected..." www.supervia.com.br. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Novos trens da SuperVia terão televisão, câmeras de segurança e bagageiros". 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2010.