Estrada de Ferro do Amapá

The Amapá Railway is a former rail line built by Bethlehem Steel^[1] to exploit the manganese deposits in the territory of Amapá (now a state), Brazil. It is 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, the only railway in the country to use this gauge aside from Line 5 of the São Paulo Metro. The line was also in use for passenger transport.^[2]

Amapá Railway
Map of the line
Overview
Native name	Estrada de Ferro do Amapá
Status	Ceased operation
Owner	Bethlehem Steel / MMX Mineração e Metálicos
Locale	Amapá, Brazil
Termini	Serra do Navio Port of Santana
Stations	5
Service
Type	Freight rail & Passenger rail
Technical
Line length	194 kilometres (121 mi)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Amapá Railway Legend Serra do Navio Pedra Branca do Amapari Porto Grande Santana Port of Santana

The line was about 194 kilometres (121 mi), spanning from mines near Serra do Navio to the port city of Santana.^[3] The rail line stopped transporting ore in 2014,^[3] and as of 2020, remains derelict.^[4]

See also

• Rail transport in Brazil