Japeri Line

Japeri Line
Diagram of the line
Overview
Native name	Linha Japeri
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Locale	Greater Rio de Janeiro
Termini	Central do Brasil
Stations	20
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	SuperVia
Operator(s)	SuperVia
Rolling stock	95 Hitachi/Nippon Sharyo Series 500 (23 trains) 100 Mafersa/Hitachi Series 700 (25 trains) 104 Francorail/Cobrasma/MTE/BBC/Traction Cem Oerlikon/Jeumont-Schneider Series 900 (26 trains) 80 Hyundai Rotem Series 2005 (20 trains) 400 CNR Series 3000 (100 trains) 160 Alstom Series 4000 (20 trains)
Technical
Line length	61 km (38 mi)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	3,000 V DC catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Central do Brasil Viad. São Pedro/São Paulo Canal do Mangue Av. Francisco Bicalho Elev. Prof. Engº Rufino de Almeida Pizarro São Cristóvão Maracanã Saracuruna Belford Roxo switches to local during late nights and weekends São Francisco Xavier Riachuelo Sampaio Engenho Novo Silva Freire open 10am−3pm Engenho de Dentro Jacaré River Yellow Line Piedade Quintino Cascadura Madureira Oswaldo Cruz Fontinha River Bento Ribeiro Marechal Hermes Deodoro switches to local during late nights and weekends Santa Cruz BR-101 Avenida Brasil Acari River Ricardo de Albuquerque Anchieta Pavuna River Rio de Janeiro Nilópolis Olinda Nilópolis Sapucaí River Nilópolis Mesquita Édson Passos Dona Eugênia River Mesquita Presidente Juscelino Mesquita Nova Iguaçu Silver River Nova Iguaçu Botas River Comendador Soares BR-116 Rodovia Pres. Dutra Austin Austin level crossing Nova Iguaçu Queimados Queimados River Queimados Queimados Japeri Santo Antônio River Engenheiro Pedreira Japeri Paracambi MRS Logística to Monte Azul

The Japeri Line is a commuter rail line operated by SuperVia.

History[]

The line begins in Central do Brasil station and ends in , where it's possible to transfer to trains of .^[1]

Due to the lower train fare when compared to intermunicipal buses running similar routes, it is the line with the highest demand, especially in station which connect the Baixada Fluminense with the North Side, the West Side and the Center of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The demand is high between the first five stations of this line and Central do Brasil, representing a significant amount of trips in the system.

On weekdays before 9 PM, all of the Japeri Line trains circulate between Central do Brasil and as express. There are daily departures between Central do Brasil and during peak hours, so as to offer more comfort in critical hours, as well as one daily departure from towards Central do Brasil.^[2]

The average headway during peak hours is 6 to 18 minutes.

The route is the longest of all SuperVia lines and the one with the longest acceleration time of the trains between and , with 5 to 7 minutes of acceleration, and reaching speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph).

The Dom Pedro II- line is the initial branch of the defunct Center Line of Central do Brasil Railway. The stretch between and Monte Azul, Minas Gerais is currently operated only for cargo trains.

Stations[]

Code	Station	Municipality	Connections
CBL	Central do Brasil	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz  1   2   2   3  Teleférico da Providência Américo Fontenelle Bus Terminal
SCO	São Cristóvão	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz  1   2
MNA	Maracanã	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz  1   2
SFE		Rio de Janeiro	−
EDO	Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz
MRA		Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz TransCarioca
DEO	Deodoro	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz
N/A		Rio de Janeiro	−
N/A		Rio de Janeiro	−
N/A		Nilópolis	−
N/A		Nilópolis	−
N/A		Mesquita	−
N/A		Mesquita	−
N/A		Mesquita	−
N/A		Nova Iguaçu	−
N/A		Nova Iguaçu	−
N/A		Nova Iguaçu	−
N/A		Queimados	−
N/A		Japeri	−
N/A		Japeri

See also[]

• SuperVia

References[]

External links[]

• SuperVia official website

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