Rio de Janeiro Metro Line 2
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Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
LocaleRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Termini
Stations29
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemRio de Janeiro Metro
Operator(s) MetrôRio
History
Opened19 November 1981
Technical
Line length30 km (19 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
ElectrificationDC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Pavuna
Engenheiro Rubens Paiva
Acari/Fazenda Botafogo
Coelho Neto
Colégio
Avenida Monsenhor Félix
Irajá
Vicente de Carvalho
Transcarioca
Thomaz Coelho
Estrada Velha da Pavuna
Engenho da Rainha
Inhaúma
Nova América/Del Castilho
Bus interchange
Maria da Graça
Jacaré River
SuperVia Belford Roxo Line
Triagem
Viaduto Ana Neri
Maracanã
Viaduto Oduvaldo Cozzi
São Cristóvão
 1  to Uruguai
Estácio
 1 
Rua Ceará
Elev. Eng. Prof. Rufino
de Almeida Pizarro
Mangue Canal
Av. Francisco Bicalho
Maintenance
Center
Cidade Nova
Central
Teleférico da Providência Bus interchange
Presidente Vargas
Carioca
Cinelândia
Glória
Catete
Largo do Machado
 1 
Flamengo
Botafogo
Bus interchange

Line 2 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro serves working-class residential neighborhoods extending toward the north. It is a diagonal line, and almost completely above ground (mostly at graded and partly elevated). This line started as a light rail, but for increasing commuters, it gradually changed to metro. Due to its origin as light rail, it is at-grade except for Estácio station, although Cidade Nova station will be elevated.

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