List of Rio de Janeiro metro stations

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

Currently, there are 41 operational stations.

Current lines

Linha 1 (Line 1 - Orange)

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

  • Belford Roxo, on Line 2
  • São João de Meriti, on Line 2
  • Duque de Caxias, on Line 2
  • Barra da Tijuca, on Line 4
  • Alvorada, on Line 4
  • Galeão (possible transference to the airport), on Line 5

Bibliography

  • "Mapa Esquematico" (PDF). MetrôRio. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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.