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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil (America)


Date of opening [d.m.y]05.03.1979
Network length36.53 km (22.70 mi)
Number of stations34 (33*)
Number of lines2
Stations per line17.00
Avg. station distance*1.11 km (0.69 mi)
Avg. line length18.27 km (11.35 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.
     
System known asMetro
Annual ridershipUnknown
Track orientationRight
Air-conditioned trainsYes
Walk-through trainsNo
Rubber-tyred trainsNo
Driverless linesNo
Platform screen doorsNo
Metro Features List




Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:


Rating: 1 star (bronze)  Rio de Janeiro

Only few stations in Rio are spectacular, but all are spacious and have little advertising. Many have marble walls and some are architecturally interesting. The metro was inaugurated in 1979.

Photo: Cardeal Arcoverde station in Copacabana, built in 2002.




Departure Procedure and Sounds

A siren-like sound (resembling a crying baby or meowing cat) of variable duration announces the closing doors. A pre-recorded female voice announces the next stations in Portuguese and English ("Proxima estacao: [name] ... – Next stop: [name] station").

Rio de Janeiro

Line 1 train departing from Estacio station.

Length: 43 sec.

Other videos




Metros to Beaches

Atlantic Ocean: Siqueira Campos or Cardeal Arcoverde stations (both underground) on Line 1 (5 to 10 minutes walk to Copacabana beach). Botafogo or Flamengo stations (both underground on Line 1: 10 minutes walk to Botafogo beach at Guanabara Bay).




Photo Tours

  Rio de Janeiro photo tour




Handpicked Resources

arcoweb.com.br Artistic entrance of Cardeal Arcoverde station (In Portuguese)




Useful Links for Rio de Janeiro Metro

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Rio de Janeiro Metro's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Rio de Janeiro city information (Wikipedia)



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