Line 3 (Rio LRT)

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 3

LRT leaving Line 1 and accessing Line 3

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

* Central
* Santos Dumont

Stations| 10
Service
System| Rio de Janeiro Light Rail
Operator(s)| Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A.
History
Opened| 26 October 2019
Technical
Line length| 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Character| At-grade
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification| Third rail
Operating speed| 15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average)
50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)

Route map

Legend

|  |  |

|  |  2 to Praia Formosa

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|  | Central

2 to Praça XV |  |

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|  | Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África
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|  | Camerino/Rosas Negras

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|  | Santa Rita/Pretos Novos
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|  |  1 to Praia Formosa
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|  | Candelária
2 to Praia Formosa |  |

|  |  2 to Praça XV
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|  | Sete de Setembro
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|  | Carioca

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|  | Cinelândia

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|  | Antônio Carlos
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|  | Santos Dumont

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Line 3: Central ↔ Santos Dumont is a LRT line on VLT Carioca system, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

It has 10 stops, all at-grade, 6 of them connected with Line 1 (including terminal station Santos Dumont), 1 with Line 2 (terminal station Central), and 3 more for Line 3: Santa Rita/Pretos Novos, Camerino/Rosas Negras and Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África.[1]

The name of the stops of the line was changed to pay tribute to African descent movements and historical monuments connected to the African culture along the way, besides having only geographic references. Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África was named after the square where the station is located and the area in the district of Centro, where are located the main locations for appreciation to the African culture and heritage. Camerino/Rosas Negras was named after Rua Camerino and the women movements against the slavery and in favor of the black people rights in the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th century. Santa Rita/Pretos Novos was named after the cemetery located in the area, discovered during the line construction.[2][3]

The line is in tests since November 2018,[4] but problems between Rio's Prefecture and the LRT operating consortium didn't allow the line to enter in operation.[5] It was opened on 26 October 2019.[6]`

## Station

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### Central → Santos Dumont

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#  | Name  | Opening  | District  | Connections

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1  | Central | 20 October 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 2
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
SuperVia Central do Brasil
Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal
Providência Gondola Lift
2  | Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África | 26 October 2019  | Centro  | −
3  | Camerino/Rosas Negras | 26 October 2019  | Centro  |  MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
4  | Santa Rita/Pretos Novos | 26 October 2019  | Centro  | −
5  | Candelária | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
6  | Sete de Setembro | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 1 and 2
7  | Carioca | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
8  | Cinelândia | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
MetrôRio Lines and 2
9  | Antônio Carlos | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
10  | Santos Dumont | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
Santos Dumont Airport

### Santos Dumont → Central

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#  | Name  | Opening  | District  | Connections

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1  | Santos Dumont | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
Santos Dumont Airport
2  | Antônio Carlos | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
3  | Cinelândia | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
4  | Carioca | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
5  | Sete de Setembro | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Lines 1 and 2
6  | Candelária | 5 June 2016  | Centro  |  LRT Line 1
7  | Santa Rita/Pretos Novos | 26 October 2019  | Centro  | −
8  | Camerino/Rosas Negras | 26 October 2019  | Centro  |  MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
9  | Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África | 26 October 2019  | Centro  | −
10  | Central | 20 October 2017  | Centro  |  LRT Line 2
MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
SuperVia Central do Brasil
Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal
Providência Gondola Lift

## References

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1. ^ "VLT Carioca realiza testes para a operação da Linha 3" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. ^ Fortuna, Maria (7 December 2018). "Novas paradas do VLT farão homenagens à cultura africana" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. ^ "Viagem-teste oficializa nomes das novas paradas do VLT" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
4. ^ Ávila, Edimilson (22 November 2018). "Linha 3 do VLT entra em testes; promessa é começar a circular em dezembro" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
5. ^ Haidar, Diego (10 May 2019). "Linha 3 do VLT está pronta, mas não entrou em operação por falta de autorização da prefeitura do Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
6. ^ "Linha 3 do VLT do Rio começa a circular; veja o mapa do sistema" (in Portuguese). G1. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.