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Rio de Janeiro Light Rail
Overview
Native name
VLT Carioca
Owner
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
Locale
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Transit type
Light rail
Number of lines
4
Number of stations
43
Website
www.vltrio.com.br
Operation
Began operation
5 June 2016
Operator(s)
VLT Carioca
Character
At-grade
Number of vehicles
32 Alstom Citadis 402 trams[1]
Train length
44 m (144 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
Headway
3-15 minutes 30 minutes (night)
Technical
System length
28 km (17 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC (Alstom APS/SRS)[1][2]
Average speed
15 km/h (9.3 mph)
System map
Rio de Janeiro Light Rail (Portuguese: VLT Carioca) is a modern light rail system serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The system is among several new public transport developments in the region ahead of the city's successful bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Its official name is VLT Carioca, the initialism "VLT" (which stands for veículo leve sobre trilhos, literally Light vehicle on rails) being equivalent to the English term light rail.
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Global Information
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
VLT Carioca