Brasília Metro
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Brasilia Metro at Estação Central
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| Overview | |||
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| Native name | Metrô de Brasília | ||
| Locale | Brasília, Guará, Águas Claras, Taguatinga, Ceilândia and Samambaia | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 24 (5 more planned) | ||
| Annual ridership | 51 millions (FY 2013) | ||
| Website | Metrô-DF | ||
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| Began operation | March 2001 (official opening) 24 September 2001 (start of revenue service) |
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| Operator(s) | Companhia Metropolitana do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 32 | ||
| Train length | 4-cars | ||
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| System length | 42.4 km (26.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Electrification | 750 V third rail | ||
| Average speed | 45 km/h (28.0 mph) | ||
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The Brasília Metro (Portuguese: Metrô de Brasília, commonly called Metrô) is the rapid transit system in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. It is operated by Metrô-DF (Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal) and was opened in 2001. Currently, Brasília's Metro has 24 stations on two lines, and it runs for 42.38 kilometers (26.33 mi).
The metro covers part of the metropolitan area. Its main problem is the sheer distance between stations, making it only a small part of the transit system of the Federal District. The administrative region of Águas Claras is well-served by the system, making it one of the fastest-growing areas of Brasília.
All this is possible thanks to the Signaling and Traffic Control and Automatic Protection System for Trains, which allow the regularity of the interval between trips, speed control and control of the distance between the trains. Electrical, communication and signalling systems work in a redundant way; i.e. if there are flaws in the main system, the second is immediately started. The whole system takes corrective and preventive maintenance daily.
Construction to link Brasília to sites of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) began in 1992, and its first sections started operating in 1999, but because of a backlog of work, the metro was not opened at its originally-scheduled date and time (21 April 1994 at 17:00). Work was finally finished in the beginning of 2001, and commercial service began in September.
During the first months, the metro operated only from 10:00 to 16:00 over only 32 kilometers (19.9 mi) of the network of total of 41 kilometers (25.5 mi). Five more stations were opened in 2008: 108 South, Guariroba, Downtown Ceilândia, North Ceilândia and Ceilândia.
102 South and 112 South stations opened in 2009; Guará station opened in 2010.
It operates from 06:00 to 23:30 Mondays to Saturdays, from 07:00 to 19:00 on Sundays. The metro's commercial speed is 45 km/h (28.0 mph). The track gauge is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) and powered by a third rail. Its stations are equipped with stairs and lifts.
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