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	11 operational
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	Alstom APS
Operating speed	15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average) 50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)
Route map Legend Praia Formosa  1  to Terminal Intermodal Gentileza Rodoviária Equador Cordeiro da Graça Pereira Reis Santo Cristo  1  to Santos Dumont Vila Olímpica Gamboa Central Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África  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

Praia Formosa → Praça XV

#	Name	Opening	District	Connections
1	Praia Formosa	3 December 2017	Santo Cristo	—
2	Rodoviária	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4 Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
3	Equador	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4
4	Pereira Reis	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4
5	Vila Olímpica	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Line 4
6	Central	21 October 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 3 and 4 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
7	Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África	26 October 2019	Centro	LRT Lines 3 and 4
8	Saara	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Line 4
9	Tiradentes	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Line 4
10	Colombo	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 1, 3 and 4
11	Praça XV	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Line 4 CCR Barcas Ferry Station

Praça XV → Praia Formosa

#	Name	Opening	District	Connections
1	Praça XV	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Line 4 CCR Barcas Ferry Station
2	Colombo	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 1, 3 and 4
3	Tiradentes	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Line 4
4	Saara	6 February 2017	Centro	LRT Line 4
5	Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África	26 October 2019	Centro	LRT Lines 3 and 4
6	Central	21 October 2017	Centro	LRT Lines 3 and 4 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
7	Gamboa	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4
8	Santo Cristo	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4
9	Cordeiro da Graça	21 October 2017	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4
10	Rodoviária	12 July 2016	Santo Cristo	LRT Lines 1 and 4 Rio de Janeiro Road Terminal
11	Praia Formosa	3 December 2017	Santo Cristo	—