Recife Metro
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| Native name | Metrô do Recife | ||
| Locale | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 (plus one light rail line) | ||
| Number of stations | 29[1] | ||
| Daily ridership | 225,000 (Metro only)[1] | ||
| Website | CBTU-STU Recife | ||
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| Began operation | 11 March 1985 | ||
| Operator(s) | Superintendência de Trens Urbanos de Recife | ||
| Number of vehicles | 25[1] | ||
| Train length | 4 cars[1] | ||
| Headway |
4.75–7 minutes (Center Line)[1] 16 minutes (South Line)[1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 39.5 km (24.5 mi)[1] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
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The Recife Metro (Portuguese: Metrô do Recife, commonly called Metrô) is the metro system for the city of Recife in Brazil. It is operated by CBTU/Metrorec, and currently serves 29 stations along 39.5 kilometers (24.5 mi) of route.[1]
Operations
System characteristics
Recife Metro is currently formed by the Central Line (further divided into two lines) and the South line.
The stations were designed with a caution to include various forms of identification. Besides the service of audio messages announcing the name of the stop, there is a different colour used on the walls of every station and their signs are equipped with graphical symbols next to the name which always accompany the maps spread in the buildings.
Trains of the Center Line leaving the station Recife have two distinct destinations: the cities of Camaragibe and of Jaboatão dos Guararapes. This is due to the fact that lines Center-1 (Camaragibe) and Center-2 (Jaboatão) share the part of the railway between Recife and Coqueiral stations, reusing the route of an old railway track where the metro system was built.
In Lines of Metrorec the average distance between stations is of 1.2 kilometers (0.7 mi), hence the typical speed of the train is 40 km/h (25 mph), while the maximum speed is 90 km/h (56 mph).[1] The gauge is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Irish gauge) and energy supply for trains is done through aerial catenary.[1]
The system originally had a total of 25.2 kilometers (15.7 mi) of route. After completion of the expansion of the network that occurred from February 2005 to March 2009, the metro grew to its current 39.5 kilometers (24.5 mi) in length.[1]
There is also a 31.5-kilometer (19.6 mi) meter gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)) diesel light rail line in Recife.[1] The system also includes several bus lines linked from the terminals of bus/metro integration designated S.E.I (Sistema Estrutural Integrado - Integrated Structural System), through which a passenger can continue their travel on the same ticket.[2]
Lines
- Metro
| Line | Terminals | Start date | Length | Stations | Duration (min) | Schedule |
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| Center - 1 | Recife ↔ Camaragibe | 11 March 1985 | --- | 15 | 28 | Daily, 5 AM to 11 PM |
| Center - 2 | Recife ↔ Jaboatão | 29 August 1987 | --- | 14 | 24 | Daily, 5 AM to 11 PM |
| South | Recife ↔ Cajueiro Seco | 28 February 2005 | 14.3 km | 13 | 25[3] | Daily, 5 AM to 11 PM |
| Total (C1+C2+S) | 39.5 km[1] | 29[1] | --- | --- | ||
- Light rail
In addition, Recife metropolitan area also has a meter gauge[1] (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)) diesel light rail line:
| Line | Terminals | Start date | Length | Stations | Duration (min) | Schedule |
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| Diesel light rail* | Cabo ↔ Cajueiro Seco; Cajueiro Seco ↔ Curado | 2012 | 31.5 km[1] | 8[1] | 54 | Monday to Saturday, 5 AM to 8 PM |
(*) The light rail train isn't included in the metro service, even though it under the same administrative company.
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| Nº | Center - C1 | Center - C2 | South Line - S | Light Rail Train - LRT |
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| 1 | Recife SEI | Recife SEI | Recife SEI | Curado C1 |
| 2 | Joana Bezerra¹ SEI | Joana Bezerra¹ SEI | Joana Bezerra¹ SEI | Jorge Lins |
| 3 | Afogados SEI | Afogados SEI | Largo da Paz SEI | Marcos Freire |
| 4 | Ipiranga | Ipiranga | Imbiribeira | Cajueiro Seco SEI, S |
| 5 | Mangueira | Mangueira | Antonio Falcão | Ângelo de Souza |
| 6 | Santa Luzia SEI | Santa Luzia SEI | Shopping Center Recife | Pontezinha |
| 7 | Edgar Werneck | Edgar Werneck | Tancredo Neves SEI | Ponte dos Carvalhos |
| 8 | Barro SEI | Barro SEI | Aeroporto - Airport SEI | Santo Inácio |
| 9 | Tejipió | Tejipió | Porta Larga | Cabo SEI |
| 10 | Coqueiral² | Coqueiral² | Monte dos Guararapes | |
| 11 | Alto do Céu | Cavaleiro SEI | Prazeres SEI | |
| 12 | Curado LRT | Floriano | Cajueiro Seco SEI, LRT | |
| 13 | Rodoviária-Coach station | Engenho Velho | ||
| 14 | Cosme e Damião | Jaboatão | ||
| 15 | Camaragibe SEI |
- Notes:
- SEI = integration with local buses
- 1: C1, C2 and S run together as far as J. Bezerra
- 2: C1 and C2 run together as far as Coqueiral
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Características - Características Técnicas E Operacionais Do Metrô" [Characteristics - Technical and Operational Characteristics of Metro] (in Portuguese). CBTU-STU Recife. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm[]
- ↑ http://www.cbtu.gov.br/operadoras/sites/menuprincrec.htm[]
External links
- CBTU-STU Recife – official website (Portuguese)
- Parent company CBTU's website; Contains links to other Brazilian urban rail systems
- The three Lines' (Centro, Sul & Diesel) map at the official site
- UP-TO-DATE Recife Metro System Map
- Photographic gallery for the Diesel line (pictures taken at a "photographical excursion" involving several photo artists at 19 August 2009)
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