List of Rio de Janeiro metro stations

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Metrô Rio

This is a list of stations on the underground railway system (Metrô Rio) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nowadays, the system has two lines denominated numerically: broadly Linha 1 serves the south and central zones while Linha 2 serves the north. There used to be an interchange between them at Estácio Station, but now Linha 2 uses the rails of Linha 1 to get at Botafogo Station, closing interchange at Estácio.

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Line 4 (yellow line) links West Zone, in the neighbourhood of Barra da Tijuca, to South Zone, in Ipanema.

Line 3, serving Niterói and São Gonçalo municipalities is planned.

Currently, there are 41 operational stations.

Current lines

Linha 1 (Line 1 - Orange)

Then-President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and then-governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral, at the now-open Cantagalo Station (2007). Lula e Cabral no metro.jpg
Then-President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and then-governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, at the now-open Cantagalo Station (2007).

Station is shared with Line 2 on work days
Station is shared with Line 2 on holidays and weekends

Linha 2 (Line 2 - Green)

Linha 4 (Line 4 - Yellow)

Under construction/planned

Linha 3 (Line 3 - Blue)

It is a line planned to go from Niterói to Guaxindiba, in São Gonçalo. Plans also include an extension from Niterói to Carioca Station, in Rio.

Inactive stations

Planned stations

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References

  1. Mendes, Marlos (2015-11-18). "Botafogo também possui plataforma pronta de metrô sem utilização" [Botafogo also has finished subway platform without use]. O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-13.