Line 1 (Rio de Janeiro)

Rio de Janeiro Metro Line 1 (Orange)
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Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
LocaleRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemRio de Janeiro Metro
Operator(s) MetrôRio
History
Opened5 March 1979
Technical
Line length20.2 km (12.6 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
ElectrificationDC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Uruguai
Saens Peña
São Francisco Xavier
Afonso Pena
 2  to Pavuna
weekends
and holidays
Estácio
 2 
Praça Onze
 2  to Pavuna
Central
Presidente Vargas
Uruguaiana-
Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell
Carioca
Cinelândia
Catete
Largo do Machado
Flamengo
Botafogo
Morro de São João/Rio Sul
Cardeal Arcoverde
Siqueira Campos
Cantagalo
General Osório
 2   4 

Line 1 (Orange) of the Rio de Janeiro Metro serves the city's downtown business centre, the tourist areas in the city's South Zone, and several neighbourhoods in the North Zone. It is a semi-circular line, and is fully underground. It runs from Uruguai to General Osório.

It is the original line of the Rio de Janeiro Metro system and it was constructed from June 1970 to March 1979 (with a hiatus between 1971 and 1974 due to lack of funds).