Line 1: Terminal Intermodal Gentileza ↔ Santos Dumont is one of the lines operated by VLT Carioca, being opened on 5 June 2016.

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 1
LRT composition in operation, in Orla Conde.
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
LocaleRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini
  • Terminal Intermodal Gentileza
  • Santos Dumont
Stations20 operational
Service
TypeLight rail transit
SystemRio de Janeiro Light Rail
Operator(s)Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A.
History
Opened5 June 2016[1]
Technical
Line length12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationAlstom APS
Operating speed15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average)
50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Terminal Intermodal Gentileza
 2  to Praia Formosa
Rodoviária
Novo Rio Bus Terminal
Equador
Cordeiro da Graça
Pereira Reis
Santo Cristo
 2  to Praça XV
Gamboa
Cidade do Samba/Tia Ciata
Teleférico da Providência Providência
Nina Rabha Tunnel
Harmonia
Utopia/AquaRio
Parada dos Navios/Valongo
ferry/water interchange
Parada dos Museus
 3  to Central
São Bento
Candelária
 2  to Praia Formosa
 2  to Praça XV
Sete de Setembro
Carioca
Cinelândia
Antônio Carlos/MAM
Santos Dumont
Santos Dumont Airport

It has a total of 16 stops in operation, all at-grade. Besides that, another one is in planning. The stops Praia Formosa, Rodoviária, Providência, Parada dos Navios/Valongo, Carioca, Cinelândia and Santos Dumont has connection with other transport modals.[2]

The system, operated by Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A., registered a movement of more than 6 million passengers in the first 10 months of operation.[3] Attends the following districts: Centro, Gamboa, Santo Cristo and Saúde.

History

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Main events

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  • 5 June 2016: Start of assisted operation, between Santos Dumont and Parada dos Museus, Mon-Fri 12p.m.-3p.m., with intervals of 20 minutes between trains and no fee.
  • June 2016:
    • Ampliation of the working hours: 10a.m.-5p.m.
    • Ampliation of the working hours: 8a.m.-5p.m.
  • 9 July 2016: Start of the operation during weekends.[4]
  • 12 July 2016: Start of the operation of branch between Parada dos Museus and Rodoviária.
  • 26 July 2016: Start of the commercial operation.
  • 3 August 2016: Olympic flame is transported through LRT, from Santos Dumont to Cinelândia.[5]
  • 4 June 2017: Start of the operation of the second track of Line 1 between Gamboa and Parada dos Navios.[6]

Interruptions

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In the first business day of the LRT, on 6 June 2016, an electrical failure interrupted the operation of the service after one of the trains left Antônio Carlos, at 3p.m. (BRT). The activity of the composition was normalized after 20 minutes.[7]

On 8 June 2016, a failure in the energy supply system interrupted the service between stops Sete de Setembro and São Bento. On 23 July, a security device was triggered by some object on the tracks and interrupted the operation in Avenida Rio Branco, next to Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos and the service was dead for almost 3 hours.[8]

On 31 August 2016, after the automatic shutdown of two Furnas transmission lines, the LRT operation was interrupted for an hour, between 3p.m. and 4p.m. (BRT).[9]

On 25 January 2917, the traffic was interrupted for almost an hour after an accident with an elder woman, who fell next to the Avenida Central building, crossing Avenida Rio Branco. She didn't notice that there were two steps in the central flower bed, stumbled and fell with her face to the ground.[10]

Stations

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Terminal Intermodal Gentileza → Santos Dumont

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# Name Opening District Connections
1 Terminal Intermodal Gentileza 23 February 2024 São Cristóvão   LRT Line 4
2 Rodoviária 12 July 2016 Santo Cristo   Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
  LRT Lines 2 and 4
3 Equador 12 July 2016 Santo Cristo   Lines 2 and 4
4 Pereira Reis 12 July 2016 Santo Cristo   Lines 2 and 4
5 Gamboa 2016 Santo Cristo   Lines 2 and 4
6 Providência 4 June 2017 Gamboa   Providência Gondola Lift
7 Harmonia 4 June 2017 Gamboa
8 Parada dos Navios/Valongo 13 June 2016 Gamboa   Píer Mauá International Ferry Terminal
9 Parada dos Museus 5 June 2016 Saúde
10 São Bento 5 June 2016 Centro
11 Candelária 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
12 Sete de Setembro 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
13 Carioca 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
  MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
14 Cinelândia 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
  MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
15 Antônio Carlos/MAM 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
16 Santos Dumont 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
  Santos Dumont Airport

Santos Dumont → Terminal Intermodal Gentileza

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# Name Opening District Connections
1 Santos Dumont 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
  Santos Dumont Airport
2 Antônio Carlos/MAM 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
3 Cinelândia 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
  MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
4 Carioca 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
  MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2
5 Sete de Setembro 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
6 Candelária 5 June 2016 Centro   LRT Line 3
7 São Bento 5 June 2016 Centro
8 Parada dos Museus 5 June 2016 Saúde
9 Parada dos Navios/Valongo 13 June 2016 Gamboa   Píer Mauá International Ferry Terminal
10 Utopia/AquaRio 12 July 2016 Gamboa
11 Cidade do Samba/Tia Ciata 12 July 2016 Santo Cristo
12 Santo Cristo 12 July 2016 Santo Cristo   LRT Lines 2 and 4
13 Cordeiro da Graça 21 October 2017 Santo Cristo   LRT Lines 2 and 4
14 Rodoviária 12 July 2016 Santo Cristo   Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
  LRT Lines 2 and 4
15 Terminal Intermodal Gentileza 23 February 2024 São Cristóvão   LRT Line 4

References

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  1. ^ Mello, Káthia; Mendonça, Khátia (5 June 2016). "VLT é inaugurado com área de lazer na Avenida Rio Branco, Centro do Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Mapa da Rede" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ Ribeiro, Geraldo (15 April 2017). "Linha 2 do VLT passará a circular a partir das 6h" (in Portuguese). Extra. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ Abdala, Vitor (9 July 2016). "VLT do Rio passa a operar também nos fins de semana a partir de hoje" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Tocha Olímpica chega à Cinelândia de VLT" (in Portuguese). VLT Rio. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ Goulart, Gustavo (5 June 2017). "Completando um ano de operação, VLT ganha duas estações" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ "VLT tem problema elétrico no primeiro dia útil de funcionamento" (in Portuguese). G1. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ Berthone, Rodrigo (7 August 2016). "Pane em ar-condicionado retira composição do VLT de circulação" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. ^ Ouchana, Giselle; Resende, Dayana (31 August 2016). "Queda na rede de Furnas deixa 50 cidades às escuras no estado" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ^ Goulart, Gustavo (25 January 2017). "Tráfego do VLT foi interrompido após mulher tropeçar e cair nos trilhos" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 11 August 2019.