{"id":1630,"date":"2025-06-25T20:56:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tfrail.com\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2025-06-26T00:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:38:43","slug":"tram-rail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tfrail.com\/?page_id=1630","title":{"rendered":"TRAM\/LIGHT RAIL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Native name<\/th>VLT Carioca<\/td><\/tr>
Owner<\/th>\u00a0Municipality of Rio de Janeiro<\/td><\/tr>
Locale<\/th>Rio de Janeiro,\u00a0RJ,\u00a0Brazil<\/td><\/tr>
Transit type<\/th>Light rail<\/td><\/tr>
Number of lines<\/th>4<\/td><\/tr>
Number of stations<\/th>43<\/td><\/tr>
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Operation<\/th><\/tr>
Began operation<\/th>5 June 2016<\/td><\/tr>
Operator(s)<\/th>\u00a0VLT Carioca<\/td><\/tr>
Character<\/th>At-grade<\/td><\/tr>
Number of vehicles<\/th>32\u00a0Alstom Citadis 402 trams<\/td><\/tr>
Train length<\/th>44\u00a0m (144\u00a0ft\u00a04+<\/span>1<\/span>\u20444<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in)<\/td><\/tr>
Headway<\/th>3-15 minutes
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Technical<\/th><\/tr>
System length<\/th>28\u00a0km (17\u00a0mi)<\/td><\/tr>
Track gauge<\/a><\/th>1,435\u00a0mm<\/span>\u00a0(4\u00a0ft\u00a08+<\/span>1<\/span>\u20442<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>)\u00a0standard gauge<\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Electrification<\/a><\/th>750 V DC<\/a>\u00a0(Alstom<\/a>\u00a0APS\/SRS<\/a>)[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>
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\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Rio de Janeiro Light Rail (Portuguese: VLT Carioca) is a modern light rail system serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The system is among several new public transport developments in the region ahead of the city’s successful bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Its official name is VLT Carioca, the initialism “VLT” (which stands for ve\u00edculo leve sobre trilhos, literally Light vehicle on rails) being equivalent to the English term light rail.<\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 The first phase, consisting of a single 15-kilometre line between the Novo Rio Bus Terminal and Santos Dumont Airport and 18 stops, was inaugurated on 5 June 2016, two months ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony, with regular service beginning the following day. For the first month of operation, it was free of charge to ride, but only two trams were in service between noon and 15:00 on the section between Parada dos Museus in Pra\u00e7a Mau\u00e1 and Santos Dumont Airport. The remainder of the line was opened and service was expanded to full-time operation on 12 July, although only 16 of the 18 stops on the line are in use.
\u00a0 \u00a0 The network uses 32\u00a0Alstom Citadis\u00a0402\u00a0low-floor trams\u00a0carrying 420 passengers each. They are\u00a0bi-directional,\u00a0air-conditioned, have seven sections, and eight doors per side. The first five trams were built in\u00a0Alstom’s facility in\u00a0La Rochelle, France and shipped to Rio in July 2015, and the remaining 27 were built in Alstom’s facility in\u00a0Taubat\u00e9, in the\u00a0state of S\u00e3o Paulo.
\u00a0 \u00a0 There are no\u00a0overhead lines\u00a0installed along the entire route. Instead, Alstom has equipped approximately 80% of the line with its proprietary\u00a0ground-level power supply\u00a0(APS) system. The remaining 20% uses on-board\u00a0supercapacitor-based\u00a0energy storage\u00a0(SRS), also developed by Alstom. Trams are still equipped with\u00a0pantographs\u00a0for use in the maintenance facility.
\u00a0 \u00a0 The remainder of the three-line, 28-km network will open in stages by the end of 2017. It is estimated that when the entire network is at full capacity, it would be able to eliminate 60% of buses and 15% of automobile traffic circulating in\u00a0the city centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Status<\/th>Operational<\/td><\/tr>
Owner<\/th>Medell\u00edn<\/td><\/tr>
Locale<\/th>Medell\u00edn,\u00a0Colombia<\/td><\/tr>
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Stations<\/th>9<\/td><\/tr>
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Type<\/th>Translohr<\/td><\/tr>
System<\/th>SITVA<\/td><\/tr>
Services<\/th>1\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Operator(s)<\/th>Medell\u00edn Metro<\/td><\/tr>
Ridership<\/th>10.2 million (2024)<\/td><\/tr>
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Opened<\/th>15 October 2015<\/td><\/tr>
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Line length<\/th>4.3\u00a0km (2.7\u00a0mi)<\/td><\/tr>
Number of tracks<\/th>2<\/td><\/tr>
Track gauge<\/th>There is a central guide rail instead<\/td><\/tr>
Electrification<\/th>750\u00a0V\u00a0DC\u00a0Overhead line<\/td><\/tr>
Operating speed<\/th>25\u00a0km\/h (16\u00a0mph)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b><\/span>The Ayacucho Tram (or Medell\u00edn Tram; Spanish: Tranv\u00eda de Medell\u00edn) is a Translohr tram system that serves the Metropolitan Area of the Aburr\u00e1 Valley in Medell\u00edn, Antioquia, Colombia. It started trial operations on 20 October 2015. The tramline consists of 9 stations with three of those allowing interchanges with the Medell\u00edn Metro and the Metrocable systems. The Ayacucho Tram is operated by Medell\u00edn Metro and is the only (rubber-tyred or otherwise) tram in Colombia.<\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>In the late 2000, plans to return trams to Medell\u00edn began to come together. The first contracts for the project, to be known as the Tranv\u00eda de Ayacucho (Ayacucho Tram), were signed in 2011. It was decided that the new Medell\u00edn tramway would uses Translohr vehicles, imported from France, as rubber-tyred trams would be able to handle the line’s steep hills better than a conventional steel-wheeled tramway. Construction of the line began in 2012, and delivery of the Translohr vehicles began in 2014.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>On 13 July 2015, the first test runs took place. Free, limited passenger service began on 15 October 2015, and on 31 March 2016 regular passenger operations officially started.<\/p>

The modern tram routes completely run on unreserved tracks and in the middle of the road. Due to rubber-tyres, it is not possible to lay tracks on grass, as they can only be built on concrete road. The tram runs through many numerical avenues via Buenos Aires, Miraflores, Alejandro Echevarria and connects the city center to the eastern part of the city. All stops have side platforms except for both termini, which have island platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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High Mileage<\/strong><\/p>\n

The high wear compound and footprint design matching passenger flow can bring excellent irregular wear resistance and wear resistance.<\/p>\n

High Load<\/strong><\/p>\n

The special structure design for rai l transit can ensure the load capacity of products.<\/p>\n

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5-pattern grooves and dens ified si pecan ensure the bes tg ripon the wet and slippery rail surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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High Mileage<\/strong><\/p>

The high wear compound and footprint design matching passenger flow can bring excellent irregular wear resistance and wear resistance.<\/p>

High Load<\/strong><\/p>

The special structure design for rai l transit can ensure the load capacity of products.<\/p>

Wet-Grip Resistance<\/strong><\/p>

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High Mileage<\/strong><\/p>

The high wear compound and footprint design matching passenger flow can bring excellent irregular wear resistance and wear resistance.<\/p>

High Load<\/strong><\/p>

The special structure design for rai l transit can ensure the load capacity of products.<\/p>

Wet-Grip Resistance<\/strong><\/p>

5-pattern grooves and dens ified si pecan ensure the bes tg ripon the wet and slippery rail surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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