Line 2 (Rio LRT)

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 2

LRT composition in operation, in Tiradentes stop.

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner|  Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
Locale| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini|

* Praia Formosa
* Praça XV

Stations| 11 operational
Service
Type| Light rail transit
System| Rio de Janeiro Light Rail
Operator(s)| Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A.
History
Opened| 6 February 2017[1]
Technical
Line length| 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Character| At-grade
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification| Alstom APS
Operating speed| 15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average)
50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)

Route map

Legend

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|  | Praia Formosa

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1 to Terminal Intermodal Gentileza

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|  | Rodoviária

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Equador  |  |

|  | Cordeiro da Graça
Pereira Reis  |  |

|  | Santo Cristo
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|  |  1 to Santos Dumont
Vila Olímpica  |  |

|  | Gamboa
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|  | Central

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|  | Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África
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|  |  3 to Santos Dumont
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|  | Saara
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|  | Tiradentes
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|  |  1 3 to Central/Praia Formosa
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|  | Colombo
1 3 to Santos Dumont |  |

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|  | Praça XV

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Line 2: Praia Formosa ↔ Praça XV is one of the lines of VLT Carioca, being opened on 6 February 2017.[1]

It has 10 stops in operation, all at-grade. Besides that, another one is in planning. Stops Praia Formosa, Rodoviária, Central and Praça XV have connection with other transport modals.[2]

The system, operated by Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A., still don't have the balance of the passengers' movement since the beginning of the operation.[3] It attends the districts of Centro and Santo Cristo.

## Stations

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### Praia Formosa → Praça XV

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#  | Name  | Opening  | District  | Connections

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1  | Praia Formosa  | 3 December 2017  | Santo Cristo  | —
2  | Rodoviária  | 12 July 2016  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
3  | Equador  | 12 July 2016  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
4  | Pereira Reis  | 12 July 2016  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
5  | Vila Olímpica  | 21 October 2017  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Line 4
6  | Central  | 21 October 2017  | Centro |  LRT Lines 3 and 4
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
SuperVia Central do Brasil
Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal
Providência Gondola Lift
7  | Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África  | 26 October 2019  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 3 and 4
8  | Saara  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 4
9  | Tiradentes  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 4
10  | Colombo  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 1, 3 and 4
11  | Praça XV  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 4
CCR Barcas Ferry Station

### Praça XV → Praia Formosa

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#  | Name  | Opening  | District  | Connections

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1  | Praça XV  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 4
CCR Barcas Ferry Station
2  | Colombo  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 1, 3 and 4
3  | Tiradentes  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 4
4  | Saara  | 6 February 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 4
5  | Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África  | 26 October 2019  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 3 and 4
6  | Central  | 21 October 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 3 and 4
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
SuperVia Central do Brasil
Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal
Providência Gondola Lift
7  | Gamboa  | 21 October 2017  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
8  | Santo Cristo  | 21 October 2017  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
9  | Cordeiro da Graça  | 21 October 2017  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
10  | Rodoviária  | 12 July 2016  | Santo Cristo  |  LRT Lines 1 and 4
Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
11  | Praia Formosa  | 3 December 2017  | Santo Cristo  | —

## References

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1. ^ a b Boeckel, Cristina (6 February 2017). "Prefeito Marcelo Crivella inaugura segunda linha do VLT no Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. ^ "Mapa da Rede" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. ^ "Linha 2 do VLT passará a circular a partir das 6h" (in Portuguese). Extra. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.