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Grupo Comporte
Suburban and metro concession operator in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. Established in 2002, in 2022 Grupo Comporte won the concession to operate the metro in Belo Horizonte. In 2024 the group won a joint bid with CRRC to operate São Paulo Line 7 (Ruby Line) under the consortium name ...
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NewsTransnordestina funding deal agreed
BRAZIL: The Brazilian Northeast Development Fund (Fundo de Desenvolvimento do Nordeste) has agreed to lend R$3∙6bn to help finance construction of the Ferrovia Transnordestina project. The deal follows agreement by Superintendência do Desenvolvimento do Nordeste for Banco do Nordeste to sign an addendum with concessionaire Transnordestina ...
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NewsFirst phase of Brazil’s FICO railway nearly one-third complete
BRAZIL: Following a series of technical site visits in November representatives of national land transportation agency ANTT announced that they expected the Ferrovia de Integraçao Centro-Oeste (Central West Integration Railway) project to be 32% complete by the end of 2024. The team headed by ANTT Director ...
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Country profileBrazil: major rail developments - project map
Brazil: major rail developments – project map
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NewsSanta Catarina approves two lines
BRAZIL: The state of Santa Catarina is to build two railways to handle agricultural and industrial traffic.
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ViaMobilidade
Concessionaire for several of São Paulo’s metro and suburban routes. See São Paulo network map. On August 4 2018 ViaMobilidade took over as concessionaire for metro Line 5 (lilac) for a 20-year term awarded in January 2018. It has also been selected as operator for the future Line 17 (gold) ...
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Recife Metro (Metrorec)
First line opened 1985; now two routes with branch, serving 29 stations. Linha Centro was opened from the city centre to Werneck in March 1985, and extended to Coqueiral in August 1986. The line was then continued north from Coqueiral to Rodoviária in September 1986 (3·8 km), extended 4·8 km ...
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Santos Light Rail
Opened 2015; single route with 15 stops. The VLT RMBS consortium began full service on this west-east route acrosss the Ilha de São Vicente from Barreiros to Porto on January 31 2017 (11 km, 14 stops). Test running began in May 2015 and a limited public service on January 31 ...
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VLT Cuiabá
Plans for a 22·2 km two-line tramway are under review, following cancellation of the turnkey contract with VLT Cuiabá consortium (which comprised CAF Brasil, CR Almeida and Santa Bárbara). It was due to open for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but construction has stalled. The original plan was for Line ...
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Metrô do Cariri
This diesel-powered light rail line, linking Juazeiro do Norete and Crato in Ceara state, opened in December 2009 and is operated by Metrofor. AddressMetrô de Fortaleza24 Maio 60CEP 60020-001 FortalezaBrazilPhone+85 3101 7100Fax+85 3101 4744Emailcomunicacao@seinfra.ce.gov.brWebsitewww.metrofor.ce.gov.br Network data Gauge1000 mmLength14 kmRolling stock4 DMU cars
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Ministry of Infrastructure, Brazil
The Ministry is responsible for formulating, implementing and monitoring national transport policy and planning. It is responsible for railways, roads merchant marine, inland waterways and inland ports. Its agencies include: National Transport Infrastructure Department (DNIT), National Land Transport Agency (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres, ANTT), National Water Transport Agency (ANTAQ), ...
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Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF, Brasília)
First line opened 2001; network comprises 2 lines with 25 stations. The metro was inaugurated on March 31 2001. Extensions to all branches of the ‘Y’-shaped network are projected, along with four infill stations. A 3·6 km extension southwest from Samambaia to Av. Sul received funding in early January 2025. ...