Sistema de Trens Urbanos de Natal

The Sistema de Trens Urbanos de Natal (Natal Urban Trains System) is the metropolitan train system of the Natal Metropolitan Region in Brazil. It is operated by the Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU).[4]

Sistema de Trens Urbanos de Natal
Overview
OwnerCBTU
LocaleNatal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations24
Daily ridership15,000
Annual ridership3.7 million[1]
Technical
System length56.2 km (34.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Lines[3]
to Jucurutu (inland city)
Ceará Mirim
Lagoa Grande
Massangana
Raposa
Ceará-Mirim
Extremoz
Extremoz
Estrela do Mar
Extremoz
Natal
Nordelândia
Nova Natal
Fronteiras
Soledade
Santa Catarina
Shopping Norte
Igapó
Potenji River
Quintas
Natal
Nova Alecrim
Padre João Maria
Bom Pastor
Cidade Esperança
Prómorar
Pitimbu
Cidade Satélite
Natal
Parnamirim
Jardim Aeroporto
Parnamirim
Cajupiranga
São José de Mipibu
to Nova Cruz (inland city)
Legend
North Line
South line

It consists of 22 stations on a two-line system of 56 kilometres. It was extended to 24 stations and 71 km on 17 January 2023. Rodoviaria of Natal is not directly linked, but walkable, closest stations Bom Pastor and Cidade Esperança.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "VLT de Natal registra aumento no número de usuários em 2018". ANP Trilhos (in Portuguese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "CBTU proposes Natal light rail expansion". International Railway Journal. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Natal". Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. ^ "Portal CBTU - Natal". Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ International2023-01-17T09:27:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "Natal opens next stage of Linha Sul extension". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2024-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)