Line 2 (Rio LRT)

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 2
Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 2
	LRT composition in operation, in Tiradentes stop.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
Locale	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini	Praia Formosa; Praça XV;
Stations	10 operational; 1 in project
Service
Type	Light rail transit
System	Rio de Janeiro Light Rail
Operator(s)	Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A.
History
Opened	6 February 2017
Technical
Line length	1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) (average)
Route map
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Line 2: Praia Formosa ↔ Praça XV is one of the lines of VLT Carioca, being opened on 6 February 2017.^[1]

It has 10 stops in operation, all at-grade. Besides that, another one is in planning. Stops Praia Formosa, Rodoviária, Central and Praça XV have connection with other transport modals.^[2]

The system, operated by Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A., still don't have the balance of the passengers' movement since the beginning of the operation.^[3] It attends the districts of Centro and Santo Cristo.

Stations

Stations under construction or in project

Praia Formosa → Praça XV

#	Name	Opening	District	Connections
1	São Diogo	In project	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
2	Praia Formosa	3 December 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
3	Rodoviária	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1 Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
4	Equador	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
5	Pereira Reis	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
6	Vila Olímpica	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	–
7	Central	21 October 2017	Centro	LRT Line 3 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
8	Saara	6 February 2017	Centro	-
9	Tiradentes	6 February 2017	Centro	-
10	Colombo	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 1 and 3
11	Praça XV	6 February 2017	Centro	CCR Barcas Ferry Station

Praça XV → Praia Formosa

#	Name	Opening	District	Connections
1	Praça XV	6 February 2017	Centro	CCR Barcas Ferry Station
2	Colombo	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 1 and 3
3	Tiradentes	6 February 2017	Centro	-
4	Saara	6 February 2017	Centro	-
5	Central	21 October 2017	Centro	LRT Line 3 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
6	Gamboa	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
7	Santo Cristo	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
8	Cordeiro da Graça	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
9	Rodoviária	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1 Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
10	Praia Formosa	3 December 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
11	São Diogo	In project	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1

References

^ ^a ^b Boeckel, Cristina (6 February 2017). "Prefeito Marcelo Crivella inaugura segunda linha do VLT no Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Mapa da Rede" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Linha 2 do VLT passará a circular a partir das 6h" (in Portuguese). Extra. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[opening-1] Boeckel, Cristina (6 February 2017). "Prefeito Marcelo Crivella inaugura segunda linha do VLT no Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[2] "Mapa da Rede" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[3] "Linha 2 do VLT passará a circular a partir das 6h" (in Portuguese). Extra. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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