Line 3 (Rio de Janeiro)
Line 3 is a planned line of the Rio de Janeiro Metro.
Line 3 Rio de Janeiro | |
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Overview | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Rio de Janeiro Metro |
Status | Postponed |
Locale | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Niterói, Brazil |
Termini | Carioca Station Visconde de Itaboraí |
Stations | 16 |
Operation | |
Planned opening | Unknown |
Technical | |
Line length | 37 kilometres (23 mi) |
Background
In 2011, the Brazilian Ministry of Works announced that construction on the line would begin that year for a 2014 opening.[1] The line would feature an existing 23 kilometres (14 mi) suburban rail alignment in Niterói, São Gonçalo and Itaboraí being upgraded to metro standard, and a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) tunnel under Guanabara Bay to Rio de Janeiro. [2]
References
- "Work set to begin on Rio de Janeiro Line 3". Metro Report. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Brazil to begin construction on Rio de Janeiro metro Line 3 by end of the year". Metro Report. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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