Alstom celebrated, with VLT Carioca concession company and the city of Rio de Janeiro, the start of operations of its first tramway line, on time for the summer Olympic Games. The inauguration took place on 5.
The Rio tramway network consists of three lines covering more than 28 km, with 31 stations. The portion of the line that is opened covers a distance of 7 km connecting Santos Dumont to Parada dos Museus (Praça Maua). The 7 other km will open before the beginning of the Olympic Games. Well connected to other modes of transport, the tramway lines will significantly improve traffic in downtown Rio.
The tramway project, which was initiated by the municipality of Rio to modernise the port area, was awarded to Alstom by the VLT Carioca consortium in September 2013.
Alstom is responsible for providing a full integrated tramway system which includes 32 Citadis trams, electrification, signalling, telecommunications and depot equipment.
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