Metro Rio de Janeiro

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Metro Rio de Janeiro


Metro Rio de Zhaneyrofoto: Metro Rio de Janeiro Metro Rio de Janeiro is the second largest underground metro in Brazil after Sao Paulo. It was discovered March 5, 1979 after a serious debate and discussion of the project. As you know, the Rio-de-Janeiro - the second largest city of Brazil and the major tourist destinations of the country. In the 1950s, the number of cars on the roads has increased dramatically. Rio de Janeiro is located on a hilly area between the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. Very uneven landscape of the city and travel through the narrow streets by car or bus - a very time-consuming task for drivers. By the early 1960s, jams, air pollution has become a major problem for the city. To overcome these problems, the local authorities decided to significantly reduce the tramway network and gradually replace them with underground lines.

Currently, Metro Rio de Janeiro is the 35 stations on two lines with a total length of 41 kilometers of ways. In this case, Line 1 - the orange line (16 km) and Line 2 - green line (30.2 km) have shared 10 stations spaced more than 5 kilometers.
Metro Line Rio de Janeiro
Line 1 (orange line) runs completely underground, it caters to the center of Rio, the tourist areas in the southern zone, as well as some areas of the North Zone.

Line 2 (green line) passes over the surface of the north-west to south-east and serves sleeping areas. Initially, this line is a light rail route, but due to a significant increase in the number of passengers, it is converted to a metro line.

In the near future commissioning Line 4 (blue line), its construction is scheduled for completion by 2016. It will pass over the bridge and then the tunnel inside the mountain and called to serve the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, in the Western zone.
Tickets for the metro Rio de Janeiro
Pay the fare on the subway Rio de Janeiro, you can use prepaid cards, which are only valid in the subway, it can be bought at any metro station. When this card is free, but the minimum amount on it should be $ 10.

Maps can be purchased from the cashier at the kiosk. Prepaid tickets can be replenished in kiosks or at ticket machines at some stations.