Manaus Monorail

Manaus Monorail (Portuguese: Monotrilho de Manaus) is a 20 kilometres (12 mi) straddle monorail planned for construction in the Brazilian city of Manaus. In February 2012, the Infrastructure Secretariat of Amazonas signed a contract with a consortium of CR Almedia, Mendes Junior, Serveng and Malaysian rail company Scomi Rail for the construction of the monorail.[1] As of 2018, construction has yet to begin.[2]

Manaus Monorail
Overview
StatusPlanned
LocaleManaus (Amazonas, Brazil)
Coordinates3°07′33.6″S 60°01′14.4″W
Stations9
Service
TypeMonorail
Technical
Line length20 km (12 mi)
CharacterElevated
Route map

 Matriz
 Constantino Nery
 São Jorge
 Arena Amazônia
 Santos Dumont
 Manoa
 Cidade Nova
 Francisca Mendes
 Jorge Teixeira

History

Announced in August 2011, the line would run from Largo da Matriz to Jorge Teixeira, serving nine stations. It is designed to carry up to 35 000 passengers/h per direction. Completion was scheduled for 2014, though it has been delayed. Scomi Rail will supply 10 six-car SUTRA trainsets and depot equipment, as well as track switches, a maintenance vehicle, system integration and project management. [3]

Route
Station Inauguration City ward Connections
Matriz planned Centro
Constantino Nery planned Nossa Senhora das Graças
São Jorge planned São Jorge
Arena Amazônia planned Flores
Santos Dumont planned Da Paz
Manoa planned Cidade Nova
Cidade Nova planned Cidade Nova
Francisca Mendes planned Francisca Mendes
Jorge Teixeira planned Jorge Teixeira Bus Terminal 4

References
  1. "RailwayGazette". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "Brazil still coming to terms with failures of its World Cup construction efforts". The Irish Times. 9 Jun 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. "The Star". Retrieved 15 April 2015.


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