SuperVia
SuperVia Trens Urbanos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌsupeʁˈvi.ɐ tɾẽzuʁˈbɐ̃nu(j)ʃ]) (English: SuperVia Urban Trains) is a rapid transit and commuter rail company operator, founded in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in November 1998. It carries around 750,000 passengers a day on a railroad network comprising 104 stations in 12 cities: Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Guapimirim, Nova Iguaçu, Nilópolis, Mesquita, Queimados, São João de Meriti, Belford Roxo, Japeri, Paracambi and Magé.
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SuperVia logo | |||
A Series 3000 train departing a platform | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Area served | Greater Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Transit type | Commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 8 | ||
| Number of stations | 104 | ||
| Daily ridership | 300,000/business day (2021) | ||
| Annual ridership | 97.958.268 (2020) (-39.9% ) | ||
| Chief executive | Antônio Carlos Sanches | ||
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1 November 1998 | ||
| Operator(s) | SuperVia | ||
| Character | At-grade | ||
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| Number of vehicles | 204 trains | ||
| Headway | 4 minutes–30 minutes | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 270 km (170 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Electrification | 3,000 V DC catenary | ||
| Top speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) | ||
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The baggage areas of SuperVia trains were an adaptation of the original design to fit the Brazilian reality. A Brazilian study found that the average passenger carries a weight of 7 kg in backpacks, shopping bags or briefcases on their daily commute.
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