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The first stretch of high-speed train line in Brazil will be between its main cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The distance of 412 km between the two city terminals: Campo de Marte in São Paulo and the Barão de Mauá station in Rio de Janeiro will be covered in one hour and twenty-five minutes at a maximum speed of 360 km/h.
The first planned line will link the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. There will be seven stations on the route, including the cities of Campinas, Jundiaí, São José dos Campos, and Aparecida in the State of São Paulo and the cities of Resende, Barra Mansa in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
In September 2008, Brazil's Transportation Ministry announced a high-speed train project for the world cup connecting São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Campinas. This would cost US$15 billion. These lines will use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge.
GE-Pulmann train of Sorocabana, the first commuter train in São Paulo suburban area. The story of railways in the state of São Paulo begins in 1867 with the construction of the first link between the cities of Santos, São Paulo and Jundiaí by São Paulo Railway, opened on 16 February 1867, which crossed the state plateau and going down the Serra do Mar.
Part of the Greater São Paulo rail system, the CPTM has 57 stations in five lines, with a total length of 199 kilometres (124 mi). The system carries about 2 million passengers a day. On 7 December 2018, CPTM set a weekday ridership record with 3,221,035 trips. [1]
The inaugural LRT service passing Rio de Janeiro's Theatro Municipal. Light rail in the Cinelândia station. The first phase, consisting of a single 15-kilometre line between the Novo Rio Bus Terminal and Santos Dumont Airport and 18 stops, [3] was inaugurated on 5 June 2016, two months ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony, [4] with regular service beginning the following day.
On May 9, 2013, the Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin cancelled the former project, as it seemed no longer viable due to the Federal Government project to establish the Rio–São Paulo high-speed rail. Line 14 would have a special fare estimated in R$ 30.00 (ten times higher than the normal CPTM fare, R$ 3.00 as of 2013).
Train of CPTM. Faria Lima station, on Line 4 - Yellow. With 13 lines, 187 stations and a total length of 377 km (234 mi) (of which about 353 km or 219 mi is within the São Paulo Metropolitan Region boundaries), [5] the São Paulo Metropolitan Rail Transport Network is the largest urban rail system in Latin America. [6]