- Rail transport in Brazil
The rail system in
Brazil operates on fourrail gauge s and services are operated by a variety of private and public operators.Broad gauge (Irish gauge ):4,057 km RailGauge|1.6 gauge
narrow gauge (Meter gauge ):23,489 km RailGauge|1 gaugeDual gauge :336 km 1000 mm and 1600 mm gauges (three rails) (1999 est.)Standard gauge :
Total:27,882 km (1,122 km electrified); note - excludes urban rail
= Metros =Metros operating, under construction, or planned:
*Belo Horizonte Metro
*Brasília Metro
*Curitiba Metro "(planning stages)"
*Fortaleza Metro "(under construction)"
*Goiânia Metro "(planning stages)"
*Porto Alegre Metro
*Recife Metro
*Rio de Janeiro Metro
*Salvador Metro "(under construction)"
*São Paulo Metro
*Teresina Metro
= Tramways =Currently, there are vintage tramways operating in:
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/be/be50.html Belem]
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/cp/pp.html Campinas]
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/cj/cj.html Campos de Jordao]
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/it/it.html Itatinga]
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/rj/st/st.html Rio de Janeir ]
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/ss/st.html Santos]History:
* [http://www.tramz.com/br/tto/1.html The history of Brazil's tramways]Railway links with adjacent countries
Heaviest trains
Brazil has some of the Heaviest iron ore trains in the world, and these run on
metre gauge track.Gauge changing
* Regauging standard gauge locomotives to metre gauge [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_7_45/ai_n14834829/pg_1 International Railway Journal] , July, 2005 by Theodor A. Gevert – Re-gauging offers a cost-effective fleet upgrade]
Timeline
2008
September 2008
In September 2008, Brazil's Transportation Ministry announced a high-speed train project for the world cup connecting
Sao Paulo ,Rio de Janeiro andCampinas . This would cost US$15 billion.August 2008
On August 23, 2008, a deal was signed between Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela to develop an electified railway link between these countries. A minor hurdle is the use of both
50 Hz and60 Hz .Towns served
See also
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Transportation in Brazil References
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