Belo Horizonte Metro

Belo Horizonte Metro
Overview
Native nameMetrô de Belo Horizonte
Owner
  • Government of Minas Gerais
Area servedBelo Horizonte
LocaleBelo Horizonte, Brazil
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1[1] (3 planned)
Number of stations19[1] (2 planned)
Daily ridership150.000 (2019)[2]
Annual ridership54.4 million (2019)[2]
Websitewww.metrobh.com.br
Operation
Began operation1 August 1986; 38 years ago (1986-08-01)[3]
Operator(s)Metrô BH
Number of vehicles35[4]
Technical
System length28.1 km (17.5 mi)[5] (In operation)
10.5 km (6.5 mi)[6] (Under construction)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification3,000 V DC by catenary
Average speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)[5]

Belo Horizonte Metro ( Brazil: Metrô de Belo Horizonte) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The system has one 28.1-kilometre (17.5 mi) line which serves 19 stations. The Metro carried 54.4 million passengers in 2019, or approximately 150,000 passengers per day. The system is operated by Metrô BH company, which is part of the Comporte Group.[7] Two more lines are planned.

  1. ^ a b "Operação – Linha em operação" [Operations – Line in operation] (in Portuguese). CBTU – METRÔ BH. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "RELATÓRIO DE GESTÃO de 2019" [Management Report – period 2019] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU). 31 December 2019. p. 39. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  4. ^ CBTU (2 May 2018). "Frota". Portal CBTU (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Operação – Dados operacionais" [Operations – Operational data] (in Portuguese). CBTU – METRÔ BH. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Obras e cronogramas" [Operations – Operational data] (in Portuguese). METRÔ BH. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ Quem somos. "Institucional | Metrô BH" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2024.