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Salvador Metro

Salvador Metro
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A train on the Salvador Metro.
Overview
Native name Metrô de Salvador,
Metrô Bahia
Locale Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 10
(19 total planned)
Website CCR Metrô Bahia (Portuguese)
Operation
Began operation June 11, 2014; 2 years ago (2014-06-11) (Line 1)
Operator(s) Companhia de Transportes de Salvador
Technical
System length 11.9 km (7.4 mi) (Line 1)
33.4 km (20.8 mi) (planned: Lines 1 & 2)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3,000 V overhead lines
System map
Lapa (Bus/Train Station)
Campo da Pólvora
Brotas (Arena Fonte Nova)
Bonocô
Acesso Norte (Bus/Train Station)
Retiro (Bus/Train Station)
Bom Juá
Pirajá (Bus/Train Station)

The Salvador Metro (Portuguese: Metrô de Salvador, commonly called Metrô) is a metro system and project for the Bahia state of Brazil, specifically in the city of Salvador. The current system includes a fully open 11.9-kilometre (7.4 mi), eight-station Line 1 (Lapa-Pirajá), which began partial public service on June 11, 2014.

Line 2 (Acesso Norte-Aeroporto-Lauro de Freitas) is currently under construction with projected opening dates over the coming three years.

Additionally, Salvador, Brazil is served by a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) metre gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)) railway line known as the Suburban Line (Calçada-Paripe) that does not connect with the Metro.

The project is a Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) scheme for the operation of the urban rapid rail transportation system in the municipality of Salvador da Bahia, and includes the supply and installation of rolling stock and signaling equipment, and commercial operation of the system for the 25-year concession. Each train, consisting of four cars, has the capacity to carry 1,250 passengers.

Currently, the urban transportation system in Salvador is underdeveloped and largely road-based, causing significant congestion and delays. This level of road-based transport has significant impacts on the local economy and environment. For this reason the municipality and the state, together with the World Bank, have been involved since 1992 in the design and implementation of a transportation strategy. The international standard gauge is 3kV overhead power supply. And Built by a consortium of Siemens and Camargo Corrêa and Andrade Gutierrez of Brazil.


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