Rio de Janeiro Metro

Also known as Metrô do Rio de Janeiro, Metro do Rio de Janeiro

rapid transit system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Key facts

Native name: Metrô do Rio de Janeiro
Owner: Rio Trilhos ( State of Rio de Janeiro )
Locale: Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil
Transit type: Rapid transit
Daily ridership: 498 401 (2024)
Annual ridership: 182.4 million (2024)
Website: metrorio .com .br
Began operation: 5 March 1979 ; 47 years ago ( 5 March 1979 )
Operator s: Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. ( Mubadala Investment Company )
Train length: 6 cars
System length: 58 km (36 mi)
Track gauge: 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in )

Article

The Rio de Janeiro Metro (Portuguese: Metrô do Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese pronunciation: [meˌtɾo du ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu]), commonly referred to as just the Metrô (Portuguese pronunciation: [meˈtɾo]) is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Metrô was inaugurated on 5 March 1979, and consisted of five stations operating on a single line. The system currently covers a total of 58 kilometres (36 mi), and serves 41 stations.

The metro system is nominally divided into three lines but, because Lines 1 and 4 are operationally the same line, it effectively operates as two: Line 1/4 is 32 kilometres (20 mi) long and runs from Uruguai / Tijuca station in Tijuca to Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca station in Jardim Oceânico; Line 2 is 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi) long and runs from Pavuna station in Pavuna to Botafogo station in Botafogo. Line 1/4 shares track with Line 2 between Central and Botafogo, a stretch that includes 10 stations and approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) of track. The Rio de Janeiro metro has the second highest metro passenger volume in Brazil after the São Paulo Metro.