Line 2 (Rio LRT)

Line 2: Praia Formosa ↔ Praça XV is one of the lines of VLT Carioca, being opened on 6 February 2017.[1]

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 2
LRT composition in operation, in Tiradentes stop.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
Locale	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini	Praia Formosa Praça XV
Stations	10 operational 1 in project
Service
Type	Light rail transit
System	Rio de Janeiro Light Rail
Operator(s)	Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A.
History
Opened	6 February 2017[1]
Technical
Line length	1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) (average)
Route map São Diogo In project Praia Formosa Rodoviária Equador Cordeiro da Graça Pereira Reis Santo Cristo  1  to Santos Dumont Vila Olímpica Gamboa Central  3  to Santos Dumont Saara Tiradentes  1 / 3  to Central/Praia Formosa Colombo  1 / 3  to Santos Dumont Praça XV

It has 10 stops in operation, all at-grade. Besides that, another one is in planning. Stops Praia Formosa, Rodoviária, Central and Praça XV have connection with other transport modals.[2]

The system, operated by Concessionária do VLT Carioca S.A., still don't have the balance of the passengers' movement since the beginning of the operation.[3] It attends the districts of Centro and Santo Cristo.

Stations

  Stations under construction or in project

Praia Formosa → Praça XV

#	Name	Opening	District	Connections
1	São Diogo	In project	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
2	Praia Formosa	3 December 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
3	Rodoviária	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1 Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
4	Equador	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
5	Pereira Reis	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
6	Vila Olímpica	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	–
7	Central	21 October 2017	Centro	LRT Line 3 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
8	Saara	6 February 2017	Centro	-
9	Tiradentes	6 February 2017	Centro	-
10	Colombo	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 1 and 3
11	Praça XV	6 February 2017	Centro	CCR Barcas Ferry Station

Praça XV → Praia Formosa

#	Name	Opening	District	Connections
1	Praça XV	6 February 2017	Centro	CCR Barcas Ferry Station
2	Colombo	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 1 and 3
3	Tiradentes	6 February 2017	Centro	-
4	Saara	6 February 2017	Centro	-
5	Central	21 October 2017	Centro	LRT Line 3 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
6	Gamboa	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
7	Santo Cristo	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
8	Cordeiro da Graça	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
9	Rodoviária	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1 Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
10	Praia Formosa	3 December 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1
11	São Diogo	In project	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 1

References

1. Boeckel, Cristina (6 February 2017). "Prefeito Marcelo Crivella inaugura segunda linha do VLT no Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. "Mapa da Rede" (in Portuguese). VLT Carioca. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. "Linha 2 do VLT passará a circular a partir das 6h" (in Portuguese). Extra. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.