Rail transport in Brazil

Rail transport in Brazil

The rail system in Brazil operates on four rail gauges 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 gauge
Dual 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 and Campinas. 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 and 60 Hz.

Towns served

See also

* Transportation in Brazil

References


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