{{Short description|Rapid transit network serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{redirect-distinguish-text|Rio Metro|the regional transportation agency named Rio Metro Regional Transit District that runs the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train in a route paralleling the Rio Grande}} {{Infobox Public transit | name = Rio de Janeiro Metro | image = Logo MetroRio(2018).svg | imagesize = 50px | image2 = Estação Antero de Quental (15-07-2016) 03.jpg | imagesize2 = 300px | caption2 = Antero de Quental / Leblon Station | native_name = ''Metrô do Rio de Janeiro'' | locale = Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | transit_type = Rapid transit | lines = 2<ref name="Line 1/4 Times" /><ref name="Line 1/4 Gazette" /> | stations = 41<ref name="Rio-Metro-stats" /><ref name="Rio-stats"/> | ridership = 498 401 <small>(2024)</small><ref name="Rio-Metro-ridership">{{cite web |title=Total mensal de passageiros transportados no Metrô, segundo as estações e linhas, no Município do Rio de Janeiro entre 1998 e 2024 |trans-title=Total monthly passenger numbers on the Metro, sorted by stations and lines, in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro between 1998 and 2024 |url=https://www.data.rio/documents/2f911f92b7e44b33854c13d4160b0f5a/about |date=25 April 2025 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro City government |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> | annual_ridership = 182.4 million <small>(2024)</small><ref name="Rio-Metro-ridership" /> | website = {{URL|metrorio.com.br}} | owner = Rio Trilhos (State of Rio de Janeiro) | operator = Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. (Mubadala Investment Company) | began_operation = {{start date and age|5 March 1979}}<ref name="Rio-history" /> | vehicles = | train_length = 6 cars | system_length = {{convert|58|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="Rio-Metro-stats" /><ref name="Rio-stats"/> | track_gauge = {{track gauge|1600mm|lk=on}} | el = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Barrow |first=Keith |title=Testing begins on Rio's Olympic metro line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/central-south-america/testing-begins-on-rios-olympic-metro-line/ |date=25 May 2016 |publisher=International Railway Journal |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=en}}</ref> | average_speed = | top_speed = {{cvt|100|km/h|mph}}<ref name="Changchun" /> | map = frameless|300px | map_state = }}
The '''Rio de Janeiro Metro''' ({{langx|pt|Metrô do Rio de Janeiro}}, {{IPA|pt|meˌtɾo du ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu}}), commonly referred to as just the '''''Metrô''''' ({{IPA|pt|meˈtɾo}}) is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Metrô was inaugurated on 5 March 1979, and consisted of five stations operating on a single line.<ref name="Rio-history">{{cite web |url=http://www.metrorio.com.br/Empresa/Historia |title=History - How it all began |publisher=MetrôRio |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027112500/https://www.metrorio.com.br/Empresa/Historia |url-status=live }}</ref> The system currently covers a total of {{convert|58|km|mi}},<ref name="Rio-stats">{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/07/temer-participa-de-inauguracao-da-linha-4-do-metro-no-rio.html|title=Temer participa de inauguração da Linha 4 do Metrô no Rio|publisher=G1 Portal|language=pt|trans-title=President Temer takes part in inauguration of Rio's metro's line four|format=url|date=30 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709192307/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/07/temer-participa-de-inauguracao-da-linha-4-do-metro-no-rio.html}}</ref> and serves 41 stations.<ref name="Rio-Metro-stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.metrorio.com.br/Content/pdf/Demonstracoes_Financeiras_2013.pdf |title=METRÔ RIO - Concessão Metroviára Do Rio De Janeiro S/A |publisher=MetrôRio |language=pt |trans-title=METRÔ RIO - Concession Metroviára Of Rio De Janeiro S/A |date=31 December 2013 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=3 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103175030/http://www.metrorio.com.br/Content/pdf/Demonstracoes_Financeiras_2013.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rio-stats"/>
The metro system is nominally divided into three lines but, because Lines 1 and 4 are operationally the same line, it effectively operates as two:<ref name="Line 1/4 Times">{{cite news |last=Forte |first=Jay |title=Rio's Metro Completes Connection of Line 4 and Line 1 in Ipanema |url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-real-estate/rios-metro-completes-connection-of-line-4-and-line-1-in-ipanema/ |date=22 March 2017 |publisher=The Rio Times |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=en}}</ref><ref name="Line 1/4 Gazette">{{cite news |title=Agreement to complete Rio de Janeiro's unfinished Gávea metro interchange |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/urban-rail/agreement-to-complete-rio-de-janeiros-unfinished-gavea-metro-interchange/67771.article |date=12 November 2024 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=en}}</ref> Line 1/4 is {{convert|32|km|mi}} long<ref name="Rio-Lines-km">{{cite web |url=http://www.metrorio.com.br/info_item07.htm |title=EXTENSÕES DAS LINHAS EM KILÔMETROS |publisher=MetrôRio |language=pt |trans-title=LENGTH OF THE LINES IN KILOMETERS |access-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016031206/http://www.metrorio.com.br/info_item07.htm |archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Rio-stats" /> and runs from Uruguai / Tijuca station in Tijuca to Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca station in Jardim Oceânico; Line 2 is {{convert|30.2|km|mi}} long<ref name="Rio-Lines-km" /> and runs from Pavuna station in Pavuna to Botafogo station in Botafogo. Line 1/4 shares track with Line 2 between Central and Botafogo, a stretch that includes 10 stations and approximately {{cvt|5|km|mi}} of track.<ref name="Rio-map">{{cite web |url=http://www.metrorio.com.br/VadeMetro/Mapas |title=Maps |publisher=MetrôRio |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423054249/https://www.metrorio.com.br/VadeMetro/Mapas |url-status=live }}</ref> The Rio de Janeiro metro has the second highest metro passenger volume in Brazil after the São Paulo Metro.<ref>{{cite book |title=Transporte metroferroviário de passageiros |trans-title=Passenger rail and metro transport |url=https://www.mobilize.org.br/midias/pesquisas/transporte-metroferroviario-de-passageiros-cnt.pdf |date=2016 |publisher=Confederação Nacional do Transporte |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
Line 1/4 serves Tijuca, the city center, the South Zone and the eastern tip of Barra da Tijuca. It is a semicircular line, and is almost fully underground. Line 2 serves working-class residential neighborhoods in the North Zone, as well as the city centre and part of the South Zone. It is a northwest-to-southeast line, and the non-shared portion is almost completely above-ground (mostly at-grade and partly elevated); the section of the line that interlines with Line 1/4 is entirely underground. This line started as a pre-metro on top of an old abandoned railway line, but due to increasing numbers of commuters, it was converted to metro.<ref name="Pre-metro">{{cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro Light Rail #1 1982-1985 |url=http://www.tramz.com/br/lr/r.html |publisher=Electric Transport in Latin America |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=en}}</ref>
The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro is responsible for the expansion of the metro network through Rio Trilhos; however, the operation and maintenance of the system was contracted out to Metrô Rio in 1998 with a 20 year lease.<ref>{{cite web |title=History: The Concession |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/Empresa/Historia?p_interna=2 |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=10 October 2025}}</ref> In late December 2007, the lease was renewed until 2038 and Metrô Rio assumed responsibility for the construction of Cidade Nova Station, interlining Lines 1 and 2, the purchase of 114 cars and the construction of Uruguai Station, extending Line 1 further north.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.invepar.com.br/pages/metrorio#.VAAiC0jvuod |title=MetrôRio |publisher=Invepar |access-date=28 August 2014 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216100158/http://www.invepar.com.br/pages/metrorio#.VAAiC0jvuod |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Mubadala acquired majority control of Metrô Rio.<ref name="Mubadala">{{cite news |last=Góes |first=Francisco |title=Mubadala takes over control of Metrô Rio |url=https://valorinternational.globo.com/business/news/2021/11/08/mubadala-takes-over-control-of-metro-rio.ghtml |date=11 August 2021 |publisher=Valor International |access-date=10 October 2025 |lang=en}}</ref> In 2025, the lease was further extended to 2048 in exchange for Metrô Rio finishing the construction of Gávea Station.<ref name="Lease">{{cite news |last=Alves |first=Raoni |title=Especialista vê viabilidade técnica no metrô até São Gonçalo, mas questiona prazo de 7 anos: 'Pouco realista' |trans-title=Specialist sees technical viability in metro to São Gonçalo, but questions 7 year deadline: "Unrealistic" |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2025/06/10/especialista-ve-viabilidade-tecnica-no-metro-ate-sao-goncalo-mas-questiona-prazo-de-7-anos-pouco-realista.ghtml |date=10 June 2025 |publisher=g1 |access-date=8 October 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
==History== thumb|right|Rio de Janeiro Metro construction [[File:Estação Saens Peña - Tijuca (entrada A).jpg|thumb|right|Saens Peña Station entrance]] In the middle of the 20th century, Rio de Janeiro was the largest city in Brazil and was quickly growing, in large part due to urban industrialization and the migration of rural workers from the Northeast.<ref>{{cite book |last=Franco da Silva |first=Carlos Alberto |title=A modernização distópica do território brasileiro |trans-title=The dystopian modernization of the Brazilian territory |date=2019 |publisher=Consequência |pages=110–111 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> At the same time, with the explosive growth of the Brazilian car industry, the number of motor vehicles on the streets was quickly overwhelming the city, then reliant on its streetcar,<ref>{{cite web |last=Morrison |first=Allen |title=RIO DE JANEIRO - 75 Photographs of Tramway History - Part 3 (of 3): 1910-1967 |url=http://www.tramz.com/br/rj/th/th3.html |date=26 March 2017 |publisher=Electric Tramways in Latin America |access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref> bus and suburban rail networks. By the early 1960s, traffic jams, pollution, and overcrowded public transport had become serious problems in the city, which were made worse by the dismantling of the streetcar network in 1964. To overcome these problems, the local government decided to build a metro network.<ref>{{cite book |last=Guedes |first=Eliane |title=O Metrô do Rio de Janeiro: interesses, valores e técnica em projetos estruturais de desenvolvimento urbano |trans-title=The Rio de Janeiro Metro: Interests, values and technical knowledge in structural urban development projects |url=https://observatoriodasmetropoles.net.br/arquivos/biblioteca/abook_file/livro_metrorj.pdf |date=2014 |publisher=Letra Capital |chapter=Capítulo 4 - Como se desloca a população metropolitana |pages=126–161 |access-date=24 October 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
On 14 December 1968, the Companhia do Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro (Metro Company of Rio de Janeiro) was created through State Law number 1736.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gov-rj.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/154732/decreto-lei-35-75 |title=Decreto-lei 35/75 | Decreto-lei nº 35, de 15 de Março de 1975 |publisher=JusBrasil |language=pt |trans-title=Decree-Law 35/75 | Legislative Decree No. 35 of March 15, 1975 |access-date=29 August 2014 |archive-date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718160115/https://gov-rj.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/154732/decreto-lei-35-75 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 June 1970, construction work started in Praça Paris using the cut-and-cover method. The Rio de Janeiro Metro began operating on 5 March 1979. In the beginning, there were only five stations, all on Line 1: Praça Onze, Central, Presidente Vargas, Cinelândia, and Glória, operating from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. In its initial 10 days, the system transported more than half a million people, averaging sixty thousand passengers per day. At that time, the subway worked with only four trains of four cars each, with an average interval of eight minutes. In December of the same year, the operating schedule was extended until 11:00 PM, including Saturdays. In 1980, the metro system began to be expanded with the opening of Uruguaiana and Estácio stations. The two new stations caused larger passenger demand, compelling an increase in the number of trains from four to six. Carioca Station in the city centre was finished in January 1981. By the end of the same year, Catete, Largo do Machado, Flamengo (originally called Morro Azul)<ref>{{cite news |title=Morro Azul vai ser Flamengo dia 23 |trans-title=Morro Azul will become Flamengo on the 23rd |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=030015_10&pasta=ano%20198&pesq=%22Morro%20Azul%22%20flamengo&pagfis=52942 |date=15 December 1981 |publisher=Jornal do Brasil |via=Biblioteca Nacional Digital |edition=251 |page=7 |access-date=27 May 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> and Botafogo stations were completed. In 1982, the metro was extended to Tijuca, with the openings of Afonso Pena, São Francisco Xavier and Saens Peña stations.<ref name="Rio-history" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Villela |first=Gustavo |title=Com 50 anos de atraso, Rio ganhou metrô em março de 1979, inaugurado por Geisel |trans-title=50 years late, Rio got a metro in March 1979, inaugurated by Geisel |url=https://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/em-destaque/com-50-anos-de-atraso-rio-ganhou-metro-em-marco-de-1979-inaugurado-por-geisel-12092759 |date=4 April 2014 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=18 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
[[File:Metrô Rio - Estação São Cristóvão 03.jpg|thumb|right|São Cristóvão Station]] [[File:Inside Cardeal Arcoverde Metro Station - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.jpg|thumb|right|Cardeal Arcoverde Station (nicknamed "Batcave")<ref>{{cite news |last=Lo-Bianco |first=Alessandro |title=Estação Gávea do metrô, a 55m abaixo do nível da rua, terá 4 elevadores e 8 escadas rolantes |trans-title=Gávea metro station, which is 55 metres below street level, will have 4 elevators and 8 escalators |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/estacao-gavea-do-metro-55m-abaixo-do-nivel-da-rua-tera-4-elevadores-8-escadas-rolantes-14756217 |date=6 December 2014 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=12 February 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Idoso cava túnel de 40 metros na própria casa e morre ao cair dentro |trans-title=Old man digs 40 metre tunnel under own house and dies after falling in |url=https://exame.com/brasil/idoso-cava-tunel-de-40-metros-na-propria-casa-e-morre-ao-cair-dentro/ |date=6 January 2024 |publisher=Exame |access-date=12 February 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> in Copacabana.]] Line 2 opened from Estácio to Maracanã via São Cristóvão in 1981, and initially used the same rolling stock as Line 1, but, due to a shortage of this rolling stock, started instead using modified light rail vehicles that had been ordered for the planned pre-metro system in 1982. Line 2 was extended from Maracanã to Maria da Graça in 1983; at the same time, the at-grade pre-metro was opened from Maria da Graça to Irajá along an abandoned railway alignment via Del Castilho and Inhaúma. By 1984, Line 2 used 5 trains and ran every 5.5 minutes. A burst pipeline in 1985 led to the closure of the pre-metro line; it was partially rebuilt as fully grade-separated metro and re-opened in 1987 as an extension of Line 2, with trains running from Estácio to Inhaúma. In 1988, Triagem Station opened. Engenho da Rainha Station opened in 1991 and was followed by Thomaz Coelho Station and Vicente de Carvalho Station, both of which opened in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicente de Carvalho |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/Estacoes?p_ponto=34 |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref> By this point, Line 2 used 9 trains and ran every 6 minutes.<ref name="Rio-history" /><ref name="Pre-metro" />
[[File:Estação Inhaúma.jpg|thumb|right|Inhaúma Station]] Since 1997, the metro has operated 24/7 during Carnaval. In December of that year, the management and operation of the system was privatized, with the Opportrans Consortium presenting the winning bid for a 20 year lease under the Metrô Rio brand; expansion of the network and purchase of new rolling stock is still the responsibility of the state government through Rio Trilhos. In 1998, Line 1 was extended from Botafogo to Copacabana with the opening of Cardeal Arcoverde Station. The same year, Line 2 was extended from Vicente de Carvalho to Pavuna via Irajá, Colégio, Coelho Neto, Acari/Fazenda Botafogo and Engenheiro Rubens Paiva. Since 1999, the metro has sold tickets in advance for the Rio Réveillon, with passengers assigned a specific time window to pass through the ticket barriers.<ref name="Rio-history" />
In 2002, Siqueira Campos Station in Copacabana was inaugurated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Siqueira Campos |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/Estacoes?p_ponto=25 |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref> In 2004, the metro started operating on Sundays.<ref name="Rio-history" /> Cantagalo Station beyond Siqueira Campos was due to be completed in March 2006, but owing to financial problems, the opening date was postponed to 15 December.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomé |first=Juliet |url=http://www.sidneyrezende.com/noticia/2779+estacao+cantagalo+do+metro+sera+inaugurada+em+dezembro |title=Estação Cantagalo do metrô será inaugurada em dezembro |newspaper=SRZD |language=pt |trans-title=Cantagalo metro station will be opened in December |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=29 August 2014 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903170804/http://www.sidneyrezende.com/noticia/2779+estacao+cantagalo+do+metro+sera+inaugurada+em+dezembro |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was again postponed and the final opening took place in February 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estação de metrô Cantagalo começa a funcionar |trans-title=Cantagalo metro station starts working |url=https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Rio/0,,MUL7683-5606,00.html |date=27 February 2007 |publisher=g1 |access-date=25 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Estácio Station was briefly renamed Estácio/RioCidadeNova in 2007 as part of a partnership with a nearby convention centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Venue |url=http://www.lilith.fisica.ufmg.br/~silvia/sps7/venue.html |publisher=UFMG |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bicicletas & Metrô |trans-title=Bicycles & Metro |url=https://www.ta.org.br/site/banco/7manuais/workshop/Apresentacoes/BicicletasMetro-MetroRio.pdf |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Curiosidades |trans-title=Curiosities |url=https://www.tgvbr.org/viewtopic.php?t=76 |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
[[File:Metro Rio 01 2013 5414.JPG|thumb|right|General Osório Station. The bus was part of the Metrô na Superfície (Metro on the Surface), which was a bus service operated by Metrô Rio between some South Zone stations and Gávea from 2002 to 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Concessionária anuncia fim do metrô de superfície; seis novas linhas passam a fazer transporte de passageiros |trans-title=Concessionaire announces end of Metrô na Superfície; six new bus lines replace it |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2024/07/19/fim-do-metro-de-superficie-linhas-passam-a-fazer-transporte-de-passageiros.ghtml |date=19 July 2024 |publisher=g1 |access-date=12 February 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>]] In late December 2007, Metro Rio renewed the concession, then defined as for another 20 years, to 2038. In exchange for this early renewal, Metro Rio would buy 19 new trains; Metro Rio would also build a new stretch of track between São Cristóvão and Central, which would be used to interline Line 2 and Line 1, as well as a new station on that section of track.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estado deve renovar concessão do Metrô-Rio |trans-title=State should renew Metrô-Rio concession |url=https://revistaferroviaria.com.br/2007/10/estado-deve-renovar-concessao-do-metro-rio/ |date=18 October 2007 |publisher=Revista Ferroviária |access-date=26 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> In March 2008, Del Castilho Station was renamed Nova América/Del Castilho as part of a partnership between Metrô Rio and the adjacent {{ill|Nova América Shopping Mall|pt|Nova América Shopping}}.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Pinheiro de Azevedo |first=Renata |title=Avaliação da Interação Entre Empreendimentos Comerciais e de Transporte: O Metrô do Rio e o Shopping Nova América |trans-title=Evaluation of the Interaction between Commercial and Transportation Businesses: The Rio Metro and the Nova América Shopping Mall |url=https://www.lesfer.coppe.ufrj.br/images/documentos/dissertacoes/Renata_Pinheiro_de_Azevedo.pdf |date=June 2010 |publisher=COPPE |degree=Master's |page=49 |access-date=30 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> It had been renamed back to Del Castilho by 2021. Ipanema/General Osório Station in Ipanema opened in December 2009,<ref>{{cite news |title=Metrô de Ipanema será inaugurado nesta segunda, com presença de Lula |trans-title=Ipanema Metro will be inaugurated this Monday, with the presence of Lula |url=https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Rio/0,,MUL1422163-5606,00.html |date=21 December 2009 |publisher=g1 |access-date=2 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> and was renamed General Osório in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boletim de Notícias do Centro de Operações Rio |trans-title=Rio Operations Center News Bulletin |url=https://www.rio.rj.gov.br/dlstatic/10112/3628967/DLFE-269234.pdf/2.8.0.3.1.3._6.h.pdf |date=28 March 2013 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro City Government |page=3 |access-date=2 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mendonça |first=Alba Valéria |title=Estação do metrô em Ipanema, no Rio, reabre com nova cobertura |trans-title=Metro station in Ipanema, in Rio, reopens with new entrance |url=https://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2013/12/estacao-do-metro-em-ipanema-no-rio-reabre-com-nova-cobertura.html |date=14 December 2013 |publisher=g1 |access-date=2 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> The connection between São Cristóvão and Central also opened in December 2009. The same month, Invepar bought control of Metro Rio from the Opportrans Consortium. Cidade Nova Station, located between São Cristóvão and Central, opened in November 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticias/metro-rio-inaugura-a-estacao-cidade-nova-20101101.html |title=Metrô Rio inaugura a estação Cidade Nova |newspaper=R7 |language=pt |trans-title=Metro Rio inaugurates Cidade Nova station |date=1 November 2010 |access-date=29 August 2014 |archive-date=20 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920212404/http://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticias/metro-rio-inaugura-a-estacao-cidade-nova-20101101.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Demonstrações Financeiras 2013 |trans-title=2013 Financial Demonstration |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/Content/pdf/Demonstracoes_Financeiras_2013.pdf |date=20 March 2014 |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=26 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> From 2009 to 2023, Line 2 ran from Pavuna to Botafogo on weekdays and from Pavuna to Estácio on weekends and public holidays, which meant that Cidade Nova station was only open on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrô cobrará embarque na estação Cidade Nova a partir de segunda |trans-title=Metro will charge to board at Cidade Nova from Monday onwards |url=https://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2010/11/metro-cobrara-embarque-na-estacao-cidade-nova-partir-de-segunda.html |date=19 November 2010 |publisher=g1 |access-date=26 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Since 2023, Line 2 has run from Pavuna to Botafogo every day, with trains continuing on to General Osório during special events.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barboza |first=Júlio |title=MetrôRio inicia Operação Verão neste fim de semana (16 e 17/12) |trans-title=MetrôRio starts Operation Summer this weekend (16/12 and 17/12) |url=https://onibusetransporte.com/2023/12/15/metrorio-inicia-operacao-verao-neste-fim-de-semana-16-e-17-12/ |date=15 December 2023 |publisher=Ônibus e Transporte |access-date=26 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alves |first=Altair |title=Metrô: Passageiros poderão ir direto da Pavuna para Zona Sul do Rio sem transferência no Estácio |trans-title=Metro: Passengers will be able to go directly from Pavuna to the South Zone of Rio without transferring at Estácio |url=https://diariodorio.com/metro-passageiros-poderao-ir-direto-da-pavuna-para-zona-sul-sem-transferencia-no-estacio/ |date=15 December 2023 |publisher=Diário do Rio |access-date=26 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
[[File:Estacaouruguai.jpg|thumb|right|Uruguai Station entrance]] [[File:Salão principal da Estação Jardim Oceânico.jpg|thumb|right|Jardim Oceânico Station]] 19 new trains, built by CNR (which merged into CRRC in 2015), arrived between August 2012 and March 2013.<ref name="Crea">{{cite news |title=Crea-RJ não encontra irregularidades em vistoria feita na Linha 1 no Metrô Rio |trans-title=Crea-RJ doesn´t find irregularities during inspection made on Rio Metro Line 1 |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/crea-rj-nao-encontra-irregularidades-em-vistoria-feita-na-linha-1-no-metro-rio-5878672 |date=23 August 2012 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lobo |first=Caio |title=MetrôRio: novos trens não aliviam o sufoco do carioca |trans-title=MetroRio: new trains don´t alleviate the suffering of the cariocas |url=https://viatrolebus.com.br/2013/03/metrorio-novos-trens-nao-aliviam-o-sufoco-do-carioca/ |date=19 March 2013 |publisher=Via Trólebus |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> These trains are able to carry up to 2240 people and have a top speed of {{cvt|100|km/h|mph}}; they also have air conditioning units that allow the trains to operate in temperatures of up to {{cvt|56|C}}.<ref name="Changchun">{{cite news |last1=Nan |last2=Mingtai |first1=Zhong |first2=Liu |title=CRRC supplies trains for Rio Olympics |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business//2016-07/26/content_26221208.htm |date=26 July 2016 |publisher=China Daily |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=en}}</ref> In March 2014, Line 1 was extended further into Tijuca with the opening of Uruguai Station.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hearst |first=Chesney |title=New Tijuca Metro Station Opened in Rio |url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-real-estate/new-tijuca-metro-station-opened-in-rio/ |date=17 March 2014 |publisher=The Rio Times |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=en}}</ref> In 2016, Line 4 was completed between General Osório Station and Jardim Oceânico Station. This line had been legally conceded to the Rio Barra consortium, which was owned by {{ill|Queiroz Galvão|pt}}, Odebrecht and Carioca Engenharia, and had its rolling stock acquired by MetroBarra, which was owned by Invepar; Metrô Rio was responsible for operation and maintenance of the new line.<ref name="Rio Barra">{{cite report |last1=Soares |last2=Tenyi |last3=Tiburcio |first1=Fernando |first2=Thomas |first3=Renan |title=Metrô Rio - Próxima Parada: Estação Gávea |trans-title=Metrô Rio - Next Stop: Gávea Station |url=https://content.btgpactual.com/research/files/file/pt-BR/2025-10-06T142838.757_114701__2_.pdf |date=12 September 2025 |publisher=BTG Pactual |page=10 |access-date=13 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Line 4 originally opened on 1st August, 4 days before the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, but was restricted to Olympic and Paralympic ticket holders, athletes and media members until 19th September, the day after the Paralympic Games ended.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wade |first=Stephen |title=Metro line to open 4 days before Rio Olympics |url=https://apnews.com/metro-line-to-open-4-days-before-rio-olympics-c8c43081576648acb493aa3e8f2184e7 |date=15 May 2016 |publisher=AP News |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Franco |last2=Vettorazzo |first1=Luiza |first2=Lucas |title=Após Jogos, linha do Metrô do Rio abre sem integração de tarifas com BRT |trans-title=After Games, Rio Metro line opens without fare integration with BRT |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2016/09/1814738-carioca-reclama-de-falta-de-integracao-de-tarifas-em-linha-4-do-metro-do-rio.shtml |date=19 September 2016 |publisher=Folha de São Paulo |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> 15 more CRRC trains were used for Line 4, with a total of 34 such trains in the system.<ref name="Changchun" /> In March 2017, Lines 1 and 4 were fully interlined, with all trains running from Uruguai to Jardim Oceânico.<ref name="Gávea">{{cite news |title=Agreement to complete Rio de Janeiro's unfinished Gávea metro interchange |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metro/agreement-to-complete-rio-de-janeiros-unfinished-gavea-metro-interchange/67771.article |date=12 November 2024 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |access-date=28 December 2025 |lang=en}}</ref>
[[File:Estação Botafogo.jpg|thumb|right|China CNR train at Botafogo Station]] Gávea Station, which is located on a Line 4 spur between Antero de Quental and São Conrado, started construction in 2013, but construction was abandoned in 2015 due to an investigation from the Rio de Janeiro State Court of Accounts (TCE-RJ) into overpriced contracts. Nearby tunneling work continued until April 2016. By the time construction work was abandoned, there was a {{cvt|35|m}} deep hole at the station site; this was flooded with {{convert|36|e6l|e6USgal e6impgal|abbr=off}} of water in 2017 so as to minimize structural risk to the surrounding buildings, including PUC-RJ. The function of Gávea Station in the metro system would be as an interchange station between a deinterlined Line 1 and Line 4, with Line 1 running a circular route via Antero de Quental that will go under Tijuca Massif towards Uruguai, and Line 4 running from Barra da Tijuca to the city centre via São Conrado and Jardim Botânico.<ref name="Plano Diretor">{{cite report |last1=Gaspar |last2=Gonzalez |first1=Tamara |first2=Álvaro |title=Plano Diretor Metroviário: Relatório Técnico 3: Plano de Implantação |trans-title=Metro Master Plan: Technical Report 3: Implementation Plan |url=https://www.rj.gov.br/riotrilhos/sites/default/files/2024-10/Relat%C3%B3rio%20Tecnico%203%20Plano%20de%20Implementacao.pdf |date=December 2017 |publisher=Rio Trilhos |access-date=29 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> In August 2025, work resumed on the station, with a shuttle between São Conrado and Gávea expected to open by July 2028.<ref name="Gávea" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Callegari |first=Carolina |title=Metrô do Rio: novela da estação da Gávea se arrastou por 10 anos; relembre |trans-title=Rio Metro: Gávea station soap opera dragged on for 10 years |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noticia/2025/04/11/metro-do-rio-novela-da-estacao-da-gavea-se-arrastou-por-10-anos-relembre.ghtml |date=11 April 2025 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=29 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Magalhães |last2=Schmidt |first1=Luiz Ernesto |first2=Selma |title=Metrô da Gávea: veja os próximos passos na obra da estação após a retirada da água |trans-title=Gávea metro: see the next steps in the station's construction after the removal of water |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noticia/2025/12/12/metro-da-gavea-veja-os-proximos-passos-na-obra-da-estacao-apos-a-retirada-da-agua.ghtml |date=12 December 2025 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=29 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
[[File:Estação Jardim de Alah - 1.jpg|thumb|right|Jardim de Alah Station]] [[File:Presidente Vargas station opening hours.jpg|thumb|right|Opening hours for each entrance at Saara / Presidente Vargas Station]] In November 2019, a state law officially changed the name of Uruguaiana Station to Uruguaiana-Engenheiro Fernando Mac Dowell after the then-recently deceased vice-mayor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gomes Freire |first=Quintino |title=Fernando Mac Dowell, vice de Crivella, é homenageado com nome em estação do metrô |trans-title=Fernando Mac Dowell, Crivella's vice-mayor, is honoured with his name on a metro station |url=https://diariodorio.com/fernando-mac-dowell-vice-de-crivella-e-homenageado-com-nome-em-estacao-do-metro/ |date=1 November 2019 |publisher=Diário do Rio |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Metrô Rio ignored this law and would later go on to rename the station themselves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uruguaiana / Centro |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/Estacoes?p_ponto=16 |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> In January 2021, Metrô Rio sold the naming rights to Botafogo Station, which was renamed Botafogo/Coca-Cola;<ref>{{cite news |title=Metrô Rio vende 'naming rights' e estação de Botafogo troca de nome |trans-title=Metro Rio sells 'naming rights' and Botafogo station changes name |url=https://www.tupi.fm/rio/metro-rio-vende-naming-rights-e-estacao-de-botafogo-troca-de-nome/ |date=7 January 2021 |publisher=Rádio Tupi |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Em crise, Metrô Rio vende nome de estação, que vira Botafogo/Coca-Cola |trans-title=In crisis, Metro Rio sells station name, which becomes Botafogo/Coca-Cola |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2021/01/07/em-crise-metro-rio-vende-naming-rights-e-estacao-de-botafogo-vira-botafogo-coca-cola.ghtml |date=7 January 2021 |publisher=g1 |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> the name was reverted to Botafogo in November 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estação do Metrô Botafogo não usa mais "naming rights" Coca Cola |trans-title=Botafogo Metro Station no longer uses Coca Cola "naming rights" |url=https://bafafa.com.br/mais-coisas/jornal-bafafa/estacao-do-metro-botafogo-nao-usa-mais-naming-rights-coca-cola |date=17 November 2022 |publisher=Agenda Bafafá |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> In June 2022, a state law changed the name of Presidente Vargas Station to Saara/Presidente Vargas so as to promote the nearby {{ill|Sociedade de Amigos das Adjacências da Rua da Alfândega|lt=Saara|pt|Sociedade de Amigos das Adjacências da Rua da Alfândega}} commercial district.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estação do metrô Presidente Vargas, no Centro do Rio, passa a se chamar Saara-Presidente Vargas |trans-title=Presidente Vargas metro station, in the city centre of Rio, is now called Saara-Presidente Vargas |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2022/06/10/estacao-do-metro-presidente-vargas-no-centro-do-rio-passa-a-se-chamar-saara-presidente-vargas.ghtml |date=10 June 2022 |publisher=g1 |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> In August 2022, another 16 of the system's 41 stations were renamed after the neighbourhoods where they are located: Uruguai, Saens Peña, São Francisco Xavier, Afonso Pena, Central, Uruguaiana, Carioca, Cinelândia, Cardeal Arcoverde, Siqueira Campos, Cantagalo, General Osório, Nossa Senhora da Paz, Jardim de Alah, Antero de Quental and Jardim Oceânico were respectively renamed to Uruguai / Tijuca, Saens Peña / Tijuca, São Francisco Xavier / Tijuca, Afonso Pena / Tijuca, Central do Brasil / Centro, Uruguaiana / Centro, Carioca / Centro, Cinelândia / Centro, Cardeal Arcoverde / Copacabana, Siqueira Campos / Copacabana, Cantagalo / Copacabana, General Osório / Ipanema, Nossa Senhora da Paz / Ipanema, Jardim de Alah / Leblon, Antero de Quental / Leblon and Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metro stations in Rio de Janeiro are named after neighborhoods to facilitate the location of passengers |url=https://anptrilhos.org.br/metro-stations-in-rio-de-janeiro-are-named-after-neighborhoods-to-facilitate-the-location-of-passengers/?lang=en |date=30 September 2022 |publisher=ANPTrilhos |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Estações do metrô no Rio receberão complemento com nomes dos bairros onde estão localizadas |trans-title=Metro stations in Rio will be renamed with the names of the neighbourhoods where they're located |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2022/08/04/estacoes-do-metro-no-rio-receberao-nomes-dos-bairros-onde-estao-localizadas.ghtml |date=4 August 2022 |publisher=g1 |access-date=31 December 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
In September 2021, Mubadala took over control over Metrô Rio from Invepar in exchange for Mubadala forgiving R$1.8 billion worth of debt owed by Invepar. In April 2025, the State Government signed a deal that extended Metrô Rio's concession until 2048 in exchange for Metrô Rio investing R$600 million into the construction of Gávea Station, with the State Government adding in another R$97 million. The agreement also provided for Metrô Rio to take over the Line 4 concession from the Rio Barra Consortium, which up until that point had been administratively separate despite being operated as an extension of Line 1.<ref name="Rio Barra" /><ref name="Gávea" /><ref name="Mubadala" /><ref name="Lease" />
[[File:Historical passenger traffic of the Rio de Janeiro Metro.svg|thumb|center|500px|Since tracking began in 1998, there has been a steady increase in passenger traffic in the metro.<ref name="pass-count">{{cite web | url=https://www.data.rio/documents/2f911f92b7e44b33854c13d4160b0f5a/ | title=Total mensal de passageiros transportados no Metrô, segundo as estações e linhas, no Município do Rio de Janeiro entre 1998 e 2021 | language=pt-br | trans-title=Monthly total of passengers transported by the Metro, according to stations and lines, in the Rio de Janeiro city between 1998 and 2021 | website=Data.rio | date=19 March 2022 | access-date=16 April 2023 | archive-date=16 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416202029/https://www.data.rio/documents/2f911f92b7e44b33854c13d4160b0f5a/ | url-status=live }}</ref> There is a drastic dip in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.]]
==Network== {{Rio de Janeiro Metro}} ===Summary=== * '''Line 1 (Orange)/Line 4 (Yellow)''': Uruguai / Tijuca, Saens Peña / Tijuca, São Francisco Xavier / Tijuca, Afonso Pena / Tijuca, Estácio, Praça Onze, Central do Brasil / Centro, Saara / Presidente Vargas, Uruguaiana / Centro, Carioca / Centro, Cinelândia / Centro, Glória, Catete, Largo do Machado, Flamengo, Botafogo, Cardeal Arcoverde / Copacabana, Siqueira Campos / Copacabana, Cantagalo / Copacabana, General Osório / Ipanema, Nossa Senhora da Paz / Ipanema, Jardim de Alah / Leblon, Antero de Quental / Leblon, São Conrado, Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca. Though nominally separate lines, Line 1 and Line 4 are operated as a single line, with all trains running between Uruguai / Tijuca Station and Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca Station.<ref name="Line 1/4 Times" /><ref name="Line 1/4 Gazette" /> There is a short section of elevated track over the Joatinga Channel, close to Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca; the rest of the line, including all stations, are underground. Saens Peña / Tijuca has three tracks and two island platforms; two tracks are used for trains towards Uruguai / Tijuca and one track is used for trains towards Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Conhecendo a linha 1 do metrô do Rio de Janeiro (Parte 1) |trans-title=Getting to know Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro (Part 1) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbsK-W0dC0Q& |date=15 November 2025 |publisher=FC. |time=32:00 |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> Estácio, Carioca / Centro, Botafogo and General Osório / Ipanema use the Spanish solution, including at the seldom-used terminating platforms at Estácio<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Metrô Rio / Rio de Janeiro Metro video 2: Linha 1, Linha 2 & Linha 4 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErQ02BBoz7k |date=30 December 2018 |publisher=Nícolas Gordiano |time=9:14-9:40 |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> and General Osório.<ref>{{cite web |title=[Linha 1] Estação Ipanema/General Osório - Foto 7 |trans-title=[Line 1] Ipanema/General Osório Station - Photo 7 |url=https://www.tgvbr.org/viewtopic.php?t=3994 |date=26 December 2009 |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> Uruguai / Tijuca, Central do Brasil / Centro, Cinelândia / Centro and São Conrado have island platforms. All other stations have side platforms, with up and down tracks divided by a low wall interspersed with thin pillars at stations. Every station has a mezzanine.<ref name="nycsubway">{{cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro Metro |url=https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_Metro |date=2002–2007 |publisher=nycsubway.org |access-date=2 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |title=MetrôRio - Uruguai x Jardim Oceânico (Viagem completa na linha 1/4) |trans-title=MetroRio - Uruguai x Jardim Oceânico (Complete trip on Line 1/4) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1yoaCd7HA0 |date=23 May 2021 |publisher=FC. |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rio Metrô Gallery |url=https://www.urbanrail.net/am/rioj/rio-gallery.htm |date=2015–2016 |publisher=urbanrail.net |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref>
[[File:Metrorio-PVN-042022.jpg|thumb|right|Pavuna Station]] * '''Line 2 (Green)''': Pavuna, Engenheiro Rubens Paiva, Acari/Fazenda Botafogo, Coelho Neto, Colégio, Irajá, Vicente de Carvalho, Thomaz Coelho, Engenho da Rainha, Inhaúma, Del Castilho, Maria da Graça, Triagem, Maracanã, São Cristóvão, Cidade Nova, Central do Brasil / Centro, Saara / Presidente Vargas, Uruguaiana / Centro, Carioca / Centro, Cinelândia / Centro, Glória, Catete, Largo do Machado, Flamengo, Botafogo. During special events, some Line 2 trains continue from Botafogo to General Osório / Ipanema via Cardeal Arcoverde / Copacabana, Siqueira Campos / Copacabana and Cantagalo / Copacabana.<ref>{{cite news |title=Como funciona o metrô no carnaval do Rio? |trans-title=How will the metro work during the Rio carnaval? |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/carnaval/noticia/2025/02/28/como-funciona-o-metro-no-carnaval-do-rio.ghtml |date=28 February 2025 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=3 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sena |first=Yuri |title=Metrô do Rio de Janeiro altera atendimento a partir deste sábado (18); veja as mudanças |trans-title=Rio de Janeiro Metro changes service starting this Saturday (18th); see the changes |url=https://diariodotransporte.com.br/2025/01/18/metro-do-rio-de-janeiro-altera-atendimento-a-partir-deste-sabado-18-veja-as-mudancas/ |date=18 January 2025 |publisher=Diário do Transporte |access-date=3 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
[[File:2013-12-15 - Estação Irajá.jpg|thumb|right|Irajá Station]] The line is above-ground from Pavuna to Cidade Nova and underground from Central do Brasil / Centro to Botafogo. The section between Pavuna and Cidade Nova is mostly at-grade, with elevated sections through Colégio, Irajá and Triagem, and also between São Cristóvão and Cidade Nova. There is also a short section in a cutting and a bridge over the Acari River<ref>{{cite google maps |title=Bridge over the Acari River |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-22.8224261,-43.3510254,905m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> between Engenheiro Rubens Paiva and Acari/Fazenda Botafogo, as well as short tunnels between Del Castilho and Maria da Graça and between Triagem and Maracanã.<ref name="Line 2 Full Ride">{{cite AV media |title=MetrôRio - Linha 2 Operação Eventual - Pavuna ➜ General Osório/Ipanema |trans-title=MetroRio - Line 2 Occasional Operation - Pavuna ➜ General Osório/Ipanema |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX1ZqyL7NXg |date=28 March 2023 |publisher=Arlindo Pereira |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref>
[[File:Estação Maracanã.jpg|thumb|right|Maracanã Station]] Maracanã has three tracks and two island platforms.<ref>{{cite web |title=[Linha 2] Estação Maracanã - Foto 22 |trans-title=[Line 2] Maracanã Station - Photo 22 |url=https://www.tgvbr.org/viewtopic.php?t=66 |date=2007 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> Pavuna, Carioca / Centro and Botafogo use the Spanish solution, as do the seldom-used platforms at Estácio and General Osório / Ipanema. Engenheiro Rubens Paiva, Acari/Fazenda Botafogo, Colégio, Irajá, Engenho da Rainha, Cidade Nova, Central do Brasil / Centro and Cinelândia / Centro have island platforms. All other stations have side platforms.<ref name="Line 2 Full Ride" /><ref name="nycsubway" />
Central, which is a major interchange point between both lines of the Metro, local bus and van lines, the Providência Cable Car, the Rio de Janeiro Light Rail and the suburban rail network,<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Stephen |title=Providência’s Cable Car Launch: Urban Mobility or Tourism? |url=https://rioonwatch.org/?p=16464 |date=1 July 2014 |publisher=RioOnWatch |access-date=3 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref> is the busiest station on the network.<ref name="Rio-Metro-ridership" />
===Connections=== [[File:Bike Rio 01 2013 5425.JPG|thumb|right|Bicycles at a metro station in Rio.]] [[File:Mapa Estação Central detalhe.jpg|thumb|right|Map of surrounding area at Central do Brasil / Centro]] * Line 1/4 and Line 2 through-run between Central do Brasil / Centro and Botafogo. * Buses run to every station on the Metro system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anexo 1: Resumo do Plano Operacional |trans-title=Annex 1: Summary of the Operational Plan |url=https://transportes.prefeitura.rio/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/11/11-2025.pdf |date=November 2025 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro City Government |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="Integrações">{{cite web |title=Integrações na Cidade do Rio de Janeiro |trans-title=Transfers in the City of Rio de Janeiro |url=https://transportes.prefeitura.rio/integracoes/ |date=9 October 2025 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro City Government |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=428L Route: Schedules, Stops & Maps - Bonsucesso (Updated) |url=https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-line-428l-Rio_de_Janeiro-322-857351-186838657-0 |publisher=Moovit |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=104 Route: Schedules, Stops & Maps - São Conrado (Updated) |url=https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-line-104-Rio_de_Janeiro-322-1847718-188548605-0 |publisher=Moovit |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=302 Route: Schedules, Stops & Maps |url=https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-line-302-Rio_de_Janeiro-322-1847723-29645102-0 |publisher=Moovit |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref> * There are major local bus stations at Central do Brasil / Centro and Carioca / Centro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminais |trans-title=Bus Stations |url=http://www.rioterminais.com.br/terminais |publisher=Rio Terminais |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> * Central do Brasil / Centro, São Cristóvão and Maracanã are transfer stations with the Deodoro, Santa Cruz, Japeri, {{ill|Belford Roxo Line|lt=Belford Roxo|pt|Linha Belford Roxo}} and {{ill|Saracuruna Line|lt=Saracuruna|pt|Linha Saracuruna}} Lines of the Suburban Rail system; Triagem has transfers to the Belford Roxo and Saracuruna Lines; Pavuna has a transfer to the Belford Roxo Line.<ref name="Metropolitan Transport Map">{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Transport Map |url=https://www.rj.gov.br/transporte/sites/default/files/2025-07/mapa-metropolitano.pdf |date=June 2025 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro State Government |access-date=4 January 2026}}</ref> * Thomaz Coelho is {{convert|850|m|mi}} away from {{ill|Tomás Coelho Station|pt|Estação Tomás Coelho}} on the Belford Roxo Line of the Suburban Rail system; Del Castilho Station on the Metro is {{convert|350|m|mi}} away from the identically-named {{ill|Del Castilho Station (Belford Roxo line)|lt=Del Castilho Station|pt|Estação Del Castilho}} on the Belford Roxo Line of the Suburban Rail system.<ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=Thomaz Coelho on the metro is a 10 minute walk from Tomás Coelho on the suburban rail |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Thomaz+Coelho+-+Tom%C3%A1s+Coelho,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ,+21370-540/-22.8687223,-43.3044257/@-22.8662729,-43.3066819,906m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x997c94c9483019:0x12d9826bb8d868bf!2m2!1d-43.3067939!2d-22.8624519!1m0!3e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=Del Castilho metro station is a 5 minute walk away from Del Castilho suburban rail station |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Metr%C3%B4:+Nova+Am%C3%A9rica%2FDel+Castilho+-+Avenida+Pastor+Martin+Luther+King+Junior+-+Inha%C3%BAma,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/-22.8803544,-43.2700496/@-22.880027,-43.2734788,906m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x997c46129632a1:0xeb34ed96ea356e4d!2m2!1d-43.2719243!2d-22.8793156!1m0!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> * Central do Brasil / Centro has transfers to Lines 2, 3 and 4 of the Light Rail system; Carioca / Centro has transfers to Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4;<ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=Carioca metro station is next to Colombo light rail station |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Carioca+%2F+Centro+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+State+of+Rio+de+Janeiro/Parada+VLT+-+Colombo+-+R.+Sete+de+Setembro,+111-87+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ,+20050-005/@-22.9059677,-43.1790377,453m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x997f60ecc51f85:0xdde2da6cc437d062!2m2!1d-43.1784408!2d-22.9081555!1m5!1m1!1s0x997f5e3dbc3365:0x87b7ca27ac9c3234!2m2!1d-43.1782631!2d-22.9053281!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Cinelândia / Centro has transfers to Lines 1 and 3.<ref name="Metropolitan Transport Map" /> * Saara / Presidente Vargas is {{convert|260|m|mi}} away from {{ill|Camerino/Rosas Negras Station|pt|Parada Camerino/Rosas Negras}} on Line 3 of the Light Rail system;<ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=Presidente Vargas metro station is a 3 minute walk away from Camerino/Rosas Negras light rail station |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Metr%C3%B4+Saara+%2F+Presidente+Vargas+-+Sa%C3%ADda+B+-+Saara+%2F+Presidente+Vargas+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/Camerino%2FRosas+Negras+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ,+20080-005/@-22.9029765,-43.1864535,226m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x997fca00227aaf:0x8a6b40000b188c47!2m2!1d-43.1858236!2d-22.9035977!1m5!1m1!1s0x997f42ea8674fb:0xcc78578e611b655b!2m2!1d-43.1856453!2d-22.9023182!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Uruguaiana / Centro is {{convert|400|m|mi}} away from {{ill|Candelária Station|pt|Parada Candelária}} on Lines 1 and 3.<ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=Uruguaiana metro station is a 5 minute walk away from Candelária light rail station |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Uruguaiana+%2F+Centro+-+Rua+Uruguaiana+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/Candel%C3%A1ria+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/@-22.9022268,-43.1809042,226m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x997f5db325a9c1:0x188fd4c2ac5597!2m2!1d-43.1817!2d-22.90299!1m5!1m1!1s0x997f5eb008ab8f:0xd554e93f1445f547!2m2!1d-43.1788611!2d-22.9016863!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="Metropolitan Transport Map" /> * Vicente de Carvalho has a transfer to the TransCarioca BRT; Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca has a transfer to the TransOeste BRT.<ref name="Metropolitan Transport Map" /><ref name="Integrações" /> * Acari/Fazenda Botafogo is {{convert|1.2|km|mi}} away from Fazenda Botafogo Station on the TransBrasil BRT,<ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=Acari/Fazenda Botafogo metro station is a 10 minute walk away from Fazenda Botafogo BRT station |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Acari+%2F+Fazenda+Botafogo+-+Acari,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/-22.8314596,-43.3528244/@-22.8300901,-43.3524313,453m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m10!1m1!1s0x99649f4b1263f3:0xb35710f705f654f3!2m2!1d-43.34969!2d-22.82458!3m4!1m2!1d-43.3492001!2d-22.8279873!3s0x9964a0285341a3:0x72b1f33c9921177e!1m0!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> but unlike the transfers at Vicente de Carvalho and Jardim Oceânico, there is no possible fare discount for transferring there.<ref name="Integrações" /> * Central do Brasil / Centro is a station on the Providência Cable Car.<ref name="Metropolitan Transport Map" /> * Carioca / Centro is {{convert|700|m|mi}} away from Praça XV,<ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=Carioca is a 10 minute walk away from Praça XV |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Carioca+%2F+Centro+-+Centro,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/Pra%C3%A7a+XV+de+Novembro/@-22.9054976,-43.1785616,906m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x997f60ecc51f85:0xdde2da6cc437d062!2m2!1d-43.1784408!2d-22.9081555!1m5!1m1!1s0x9981d1cbde3c4d:0xe44d343f75854a89!2m2!1d-43.173307!2d-22.9028972!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro Ferries |url=https://www.tourbytransit.com/rio-de-janeiro/public-transit/ferries |publisher=Tour by Transit |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref> which has ferries to Niterói, Governador Island and Paquetá Island.<ref name="Metropolitan Transport Map" /> * Carioca / Centro is a stop on the Santa Teresa Tram.<ref>{{cite web |title=Santa Teresa Tram |url=https://riotur.rio/en/que_fazer/45744/ |publisher=Riotur |access-date=4 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref> * Glória Station is {{convert|450|m|mi}} away from the Outeiro da Glória inclined elevator;<ref>{{cite web |title=outeiro da glória |url=https://www.riocidademaravilhosa.com.br/oquefazer/templos/outeirodagloria/ |publisher=Rio Cidade Maravilhosa |access-date=5 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> General Osório / Ipanema Station is {{convert|900|m|mi}} away from the Cantagalo-Pavão-Pavãozinho inclined elevator.<ref>{{cite Google Maps |title=General Osório station is a 10 minute walk away from the Pavão-Pavãozinho inclined elevator |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o+General+Os%C3%B3rio+-+Metr%C3%B4+Rio+-+Rua+Visconde+de+Piraj%C3%A1+-+Ipanema,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ/Primeira+Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o+-+R.+Saint+Roman+-+Copacabana,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+RJ,+22071-060/@-22.9837632,-43.1962288,452m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x9bd5175b3d3155:0xa81c4ed17f0c058f!2m2!1d-43.1971693!2d-22.9847589!1m5!1m1!1s0x9bd515f5f4efdd:0x7d6a6e72d648e842!2m2!1d-43.1940982!2d-22.9809847!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Governo do Rio planeja criar monotrilho nas encostas |trans-title=Government of Rio plans to create monorail on steep slopes |url=https://exame.com/brasil/governo-do-rio-planeja-criar-monotrilho-nas-encostas/ |date=20 January 2014 |publisher=Exame |access-date=5 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
==Rolling stock== {{multiple image | perrow = 2 | total_width = 350 | image1 = Metro Rio 01 2013 Ipanema Osorio 5381.JPG | caption1 = Série 1000 at General Osório / Ipanema | image2 = Metro Rio 01 2013 Ipanema Osorio 5375.JPG | caption2 = Série 2000 at General Osório / Ipanema | image3 = Estação Cidade Nova.jpg | caption3 = Série 4000 at Cidade Nova | image4 = Estação Antero de Quental (15-07-2016) 03.jpg | caption4 = Série 5000 at Antero de Quental / Leblon | align = right }} The Série 1000 trains were originally built by Mafersa, Budd, {{ill|Villares Metals S/A|pt|lt=Villares}} and Westinghouse from 1978<ref name="Budd Aço Inox">{{cite news |title=Consórcio entrega em São Paulo o primeiro carro |trans-title=Consortium hands over first car in São Paulo |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_09&pagfis=118258 |date=31 January 1978 |publisher=Jornal do Brasil |via=Biblioteca Nacional Digital |edition=296 |page=18 |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> to 1984; although 210 cars had originally been ordered, a government budgetary crisis led to only 146 being delivered, enough for 24 6-car EMUs.<ref>{{cite book |last=Guedes |first=Eliane |title=O Metrô do Rio de Janeiro: interesses, valores e técnica em projetos estruturais de desenvolvimento urbano |trans-title=The Rio de Janeiro Metro: Interests, values and technical knowledge in structural urban development projects |url=https://observatoriodasmetropoles.net.br/arquivos/biblioteca/abook_file/livro_metrorj.pdf |date=2014 |publisher=Letra Capital |page=230 |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Estado vai discutir empréstimo |trans-title=State will discuss loan |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_10&pagfis=113597 |date=26 January 1984 |publisher=Jornal do Brasil |via=Biblioteca Nacional Digital |edition=291 |page=5 |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Each car has three {{cvt|1870|mm}} wide doors per side.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mafersa Train Unit |url=http://vfco.brazilia.jor.br/TU/MetroRio/Trem-Unidade-Eletrico-Mafersa-do-Metro-Rio-RJ.shtml |publisher=VFCO |access-date=15 January 2026}}</ref> Because of the Série 1000, the Rio de Janeiro Metro became the second metro system in the world to have only air-conditioned trains when it opened in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adequação do sistema de extração de fumaça com foco na configuração dos trens CRC do MetrôRio |trans-title=Improvement of the smoke extraction system focusing on the configuration of the MetrôRio CRRC trains |url=https://www.aeamesp.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/artigo_ADEQUACAOSISTEMADEEXTRACAODEFUMACA.pdf |date=2017 |publisher=AEMESP (Association of Metro Architects and Engineers) |access-date=15 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> A modified version of the Série 1000 known as the Série 2000 was produced by Mafersa and Alstom and handed over in 1998;<ref name="Alstom Aço Inox">{{cite news |last=Couri |first=Norma |title=Metrô vai receber 270 vagões |trans-title=Metro will receive 270 cars |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pagfis=296358 |date=14 March 1997 |publisher=Jornal do Brasil |via=Biblioteca Nacional Digital |edition=340 |page=25 |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Metrôs encomendam carros à Alstom |trans-title=Metros order cars from Alstom |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=364568_18&pagfis=105906 |date=18 September 1998 |publisher=Jornal do Commercio |via=Biblioteca Nacional Digital |edition=292 |page=11 |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> this included 36 cars, or enough for 6 6-car EMUs. 19 Série 4000 trains were produced by China CNR and handed over from 2012 to 2013,<ref name="Crea" /> with a further 15 Série 5000 trains handed over by CRRC in 2016;<ref name="Changchun" /> together, these include 204 cars, or enough for 34 6-car EMUs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lobo |first=Renato |title=Por dentro do Metrô Rio |trans-title=Inside Metro Rio |url=https://viatrolebus.com.br/2023/09/por-dentro-do-metro-rio/ |date=18 September 2023 |publisher=Via Trólebus |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Frota de TUEs é 2,97% maior que ano passado |trans-title=EMU fleet is 2.97% larger than last year |url=https://rdstation-static.s3.amazonaws.com/cms%2Ffiles%2F29747%2F1541592677Todos_os_TUEs_2017.pdf? |date=2017 |publisher=Revista Ferroviária |access-date=6 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title=Relatório 3 - Atualização da Base de Dados do PDTU |trans-title=Report 3 - Update of the data used in the Urban Transport Master Plan |url=https://www.rj.gov.br/central/sites/default/files/arquivos_paginas/Relat%C3%B3rio%203%20-%20Atualizacao%20da%20Base%20de%20Dados%20do%20PDTU%20a.pdf |date=May 2016 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro State Government |page=65 |access-date=8 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Therefore, the system has a total of 64 trains.
Every train is built out of stainless steel and has air-conditioning.<ref name="Budd Aço Inox" /><ref name="Alstom Aço Inox" /><ref>{{cite news |title=First Rio Line 4 metro train rolls out |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/first-rio-line-4-metro-train-rolls-out/40068.article |date=7 October 2014 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |access-date=8 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Segundo maior do país, metrô do Rio chega aos 40 anos; conheça a história |trans-title=Second largest in the country, Rio metro turns 40; know the history |url=https://anptrilhos.org.br/segundo-maior-do-pais-metro-do-rio-chega-aos-40-anos-conheca-a-historia/ |date=2 April 2019 |publisher=ANPTrilhos |access-date=8 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> Passenger trains always use six cars, but Line 2 was originally planned to use eight cars.<ref>{{cite web |title=The expansion of Metro Line 2 is necessary and mentioned in a study, but remains on paper |url=https://trilhosdorio.org/expansao-da-linha-2-do-metro-e-necessaria-e-citada-em-estudo-mas-permanece-no-papel/ |date=11 August 2025 |publisher=Trilhos do Rio |access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref> The Série 1000 can carry 1726 passengers assuming 6 standing passengers per m², or 2210 passengers assuming 8 standing passengers per m²; The Série 2000 can carry 1732 passengers assuming 6 standing passengers per m², or 2226 passengers assuming 8 standing passengers per m²; The Série 4000 and 5000 can carry up to 2240 passengers.<ref name="FGV">{{cite report |title=Relatório Final - Estudos de Demanda - Linha 4 do Metrô do Rio de Janeiro |trans-title=Final report - Demand studies - Line 4 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro |url=http://p-web01.mp.rj.gov.br/Arquivos/RAP/Estudo_Demanda.pdf |date=2011 |publisher=Fundação Getúlio Vargas |pages=120-121 |access-date=14 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="Changchun" />
Inside each coach, seat arrangement is both parallel and perpendicular to the windows. When the left side has parallel seats, the right side has perpendicular seats, and vice versa. Each vertical seat has a handle for easier standing. There are vertical stanchions from ceiling to floor for standing passengers, one set in front of the horizontal seats, another set at the middle of the coach.<ref name="FGV" />
[[File:Pre Metro - Estacao Estacio (1983).jpg|thumb|right|Rio de Janeiro pre-metro at Estácio Station]] Since part of Line 2 was formerly a premetro line, it used to use Série 3000 stock, which consisted of modified light rail trains with high doors that had been built by La Brugeoise et Nivelles and Cobrasma. Although these trains were initially built without air-conditioning, they were retrofitted for the re-opening of Line 2 in 1987. By the same year, 31 of these trains were in service. The Série 3000 was also used on the {{ill|Campinas Light Rail|pt|VLT de Campinas}}. Each train ran in a two-car configuration with 16 total doors and could carry 436 passengers. This rolling stock was removed from service in 2004 and the trains were left abandoned in Cidade Nova until 2020, when most of them were sold for scrap.<ref name="Pre-metro" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Frederico |first=Tiago |title=Trens do pré-metrô ‘repousam’ no Centro |trans-title=Pre-metro trains "rest" in the city centre |url=https://odia.ig.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/2016-06-25/trens-do-pre-metro-repousam-no-centro.html |date=25 June 2016 |publisher=O Dia |access-date=14 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lobo |first=Renato |title=MetrôRio leiloa VLTs que foram usados em “pré-metrô” |trans-title=MetrôRio sells off LRTs that were used in "pre-metro" |url=https://viatrolebus.com.br/2020/11/metrorio-leiloa-vlts-que-foram-usados-em-pre-metro/ |date=1 November 2020 |publisher=Via Trólebus |access-date=14 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
==Fare structure== [[File:Lula na bilheteria do metro.jpg|thumb|right|Lula at the Maracanã Station ticket office in 2007]]
As of January 2026, Rio de Janeiro Metro tickets cost R$7.90, making them the most expensive single-use metro tickets in Brazil.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bohnenberger |last2=Resende |first1=Pedro |first2=Leandro |title=Mais caro do país: tarifa do metrô do Rio chegará a R$ 8,20 em 2026 |trans-title=Most expensive in the country: Rio metro ticket price will reach R$8.20 in 2026 |url=https://cbn.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2026/01/10/mais-caro-do-pais-tarifa-do-metro-do-rio-chegara-a-r-820-em-2026.ghtml |date=10 January 2026 |publisher=CBN |access-date=17 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> The fare does not change based on distance or time. All stations have ticket barriers, at which at the following are accepted as of January 2026:<ref name="tarifas">{{cite web |title=Fares and Payments |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/como-pagar/meios-e-tarifas |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref>
* Single (''Unitário'') tickets can be bought from manned ticket counters at each station.<ref name="tarifas" />
* The RioCard is a fare card used throughout the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It can be bought and recharged both at manned ticket counters and at automated ticket machines. It can also be recharged through the RioCard app. People between the ages of 5 and 64 who have a self-declared monthly income lower than R$3205.20 can register for the ''Bilhete Único Intermunicipal'' benefit, which lowers some public transport fares and allows for some limited fare integration. This also ties the card to its owner's CPF and biometric identification data.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metrô terá biometria facial contra fraudes no Bilhete Único Intermunicipal |trans-title=Metro will have facial biometric identification to combat Bilhete Único Intermunicipal fraud |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2025/10/27/metro-biometria-facial.ghtml |date=27 October 2025 |publisher=g1 |access-date=17 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> On the Metro, this benefit lowers the fare to R$5 and allows for the following fare integrations: Metro+BRT (at Vicente de Carvalho and Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca only) for R$9.70; Metro+Intramunicipal bus (309, 538, 539, 548, 583 and 584 at Botafogo and Antero de Quental / Leblon only) for R$7.90; Metro+Intramunicipal bus (133, 209, 513, 603, 608, 611, 614 and 913 only) for R$8.80; Metro+Suburban Rail for R$9.40; Metro+Ferry for R$9.40; Metro+Intermunicipal bus for R$9.40.<ref name="tarifas" /> These fare integrations can't be chained together: For example, a passenger who takes the BRT, the Metro and a ferry in succession will pay the full price for the ferry ticket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilhete Único Intermunicipal |url=https://www.rj.gov.br/transporte/bilhete_unico_intermunicipal |date=2025 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro State government |access-date=17 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
* The {{ill|Jaé|pt}} is a fare card used in Rio de Janeiro City. This uses a different fare integration system to the RioCard. Unlike the RioCard, all Jaé cards have fare integration enabled, though Metro trips cost R$7.90. Jaé cards allow for the following fare integrations: Metro+BRT (Vicente de Carvalho and Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca only) for R$9.70; Metro+Intramunicipal bus (309, 538, 539, 548, 583 and 584 at Botafogo and Antero de Quental / Leblon only) for R$7.90; Metro+Intramunicipal bus (133, 209, 513, 603, 608, 611, 614 and 913 only) for R$8.80; Metro+Van (2101 and 2102 only) for R$8.80.<ref>{{cite web |title=Integrations |url=https://jae.com.br/integracoes/ |publisher=Jaé |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref> Jaé cards can be recharged at Pavuna, São Francisco Xavier / Tijuca, Central do Brasil / Centro, Siqueira Campos / Copacabana and Antero de Quental / Leblon, as well as other parts of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=View all recharge points |url=https://jae.com.br/onde-estamos/estabelecimentos-credenciados/ |date=15 January 2026 |publisher=Jaé |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref> They can also be recharged from the Jaé app.<ref name="Jaé">{{cite web |title=Jaé - Digital Ticketing System |url=https://jae.com.br/ |publisher=Jaé |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref>
* Single-use QR Codes can be used via RecargaPay and the {{ill|Jaé|pt}} app.<ref name="Jaé" /><ref name="tarifas" />
* Credit and debit cards issued by Visa, Mastercard and Elo can be used to pass through the ticket barriers, as can Google Pay and Apple Pay.<ref name="tarifas" />
* Giro is a fare card issued by Metrô Rio. It can be purchased for R$4 plus a R$7.90 minimum charge and recharged both at stations and through an app.<ref name="tarifas" />
* Public school students and people older than 65 years of age can apply for a free travel pass.<ref>{{cite web |title=Free Pass |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/ComoPagar/Gratuidade |publisher=Metrô Rio |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref> In addition, disabled people have the right to a free travel pass that includes the Metro, suburban rail, ferries and intermunicipal buses, as do people with chronic illnesses who are receiving treatment through the Sistema Único de Saúde.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale Social |url=https://www.rj.gov.br/transporte/node/304 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro State government |access-date=17 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
==Expansion== [[File:Mapa com previsão da Rede do Metrô do Rio de Janeiro em 1990.tif|thumb|right|1970 map showing what the network was expected to look like in 1990; as of 2026, the expansions to Niterói, Méier and Jacarepaguá haven't been built.]] {{ill|Gávea Station|pt|Estação Gávea}} is under construction. It will initially have a shuttle service to São Conrado, but is planned to be an interchange station between a deinterlined Line 1 and Line 4.<ref name="Plano Diretor" /><ref name="Gávea" />
The Rio de Janeiro State government has plans for further expansion of the metro system. As of 2017, the following lines are intended to be built or extended:<ref name="Plano Diretor" />
* Line 1 would run a circular route via Uruguai / Tijuca, Carioca / Centro, Siqueira Campos / Copacabana, Antero de Quental / Leblon and Gávea. Between Gávea and Uruguai, this line would run under Tijuca National Park. This line would be fully underground.
* Line 2 would be extended from its former terminus at Estácio through Catumbi, {{ill|Praça da Cruz Vermelha|pt}}, Carioca / Centro and Praça XV before going under Guanabara Bay to {{ill|Praça Araribóia|pt}} in Niterói. This extension would be fully below the surface. A second set of tracks and platforms was partially built under Carioca to facilitate this extension.<ref name="Ghost Stations">{{cite news |last=Ying |first=Xiu |title=The ghost subway stations in the city of Rio de Janeiro |url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-de-janeiro/the-ghost-subway-stations-in-the-city-of-rio-de-janeiro/ |date=23 April 2021 |publisher=The Rio Times |access-date=19 January 2026 |lang=en}}</ref>
* Line 3 would continue North from Araribóia through to {{ill|Alcântara, São Gonçalo|pt|Alcântara (São Gonçalo)|lt=Alcântara}} in São Gonçalo following an {{ill|Niterói Line|pt|Linha Niterói|lt=abandoned rail alignment}}. This line would be mostly elevated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Linha 3 do metrô: obras devem começar em janeiro de 2013 |trans-title=Line 3 of the metro: Construction should start in January 2013 |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/linha-3-do-metro-obras-devem-comecar-em-janeiro-de-2013-4733390 |date=25 April 2012 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=19 January 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/work-set-to-begin-on-rio-de-janeiro-line-3.html|title=Work set to begin on Rio de Janeiro Line 3|website=Metro Report|date=2 November 2011|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806175419/https://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/work-set-to-begin-on-rio-de-janeiro-line-3.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Line 4 would run from Recreio dos Bandeirantes through Alvorada, Jardim Oceânico / Barra da Tijuca, São Conrado, Gávea, Jardim Botânico, Humaitá and Santa Teresa before terminating at Carioca / Centro. This line would follow the TransOeste BRT between Recreio and Jardim Oceânico.
* The Alvorada-Cocotá Line would run from Barra da Tijuca to Governador Island, following the Linha Amarela highway via Engenho de Dentro, Del Castilho and Fiocruz. It would also run to the main campus of the UFRJ at Cidade Universitária and have a branch to Galeão International Airport.
* The Presidente Vargas-Deodoro Line would run from the city centre to a major Suburban Rail station, following Avenida Brasil. This line has since been effectively supplanted by the TransBrasil BRT.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rio City Hall begins the new operation of the BRT Transbrasil and Avenida Brasil on Saturday |url=https://en.prefeitura.rio/transportes/prefeitura-do-rio-inicia-no-sabado-a-nova-operacao-do-brt-transbrasil-e-da-avenida-brasil/ |date=28 March 2024 |publisher=Rio de Janeiro City government |access-date=19 January 2026}}</ref>
* The Uruguai-Del Castilho Line would run via Grajaú and Méier.
* The Araribóia-{{ill|Maravista|pt}} Line would run via Icaraí, São Francisco and Itaipu. This line would be fully inside Niterói.
* The Fiocruz-Gávea Line would run via Triagem and Uruguai.
In addition to these lines, the following lines and extensions were also considered by the state government: An extension of Line 3 from Alcântara to Itaboraí, an extension of the Araribóia-Maravista Line to {{ill|Itaipuaçu|pt}}, a new line from São Francisco to Alcântara parallel to the {{ill|RJ-104|pt|lt=RJ-104 highway}} and a new line from Campo Grande to Duque de Caxias via Nova Iguaçu and Pavuna.<ref name="Plano Diretor" />
In addition to these expansions, an infill station called Morro de São João has been partially constructed. It is located on Line 1 between Botafogo and Cardeal Arcoverde / Copacabana.<ref name="Ghost Stations" />
== Network map == {{Rapid transit OSM map | system_qid = Q1133623 | frame-lat = -22.9 | frame-long = -43.25 | frame-width = 750 | frame-height = 470 | zoom = 11 | length = yes }}
==In popular culture== * The collection of narratives Entre Linhas: Histórias do Metrô e Trem do Rio de Janeiro (2023), by Sofia Neves, delves into the stories of anonymous passengers on the Rio de Janeiro subway.<ref> https://www.amazon.com.br/Entre-Linhas-Hist%C3%B3rias-Metr%C3%B4-Janeiro-ebook/dp/B0C9DZWXJ5</ref>
* The Metro plays ambient music in stations. The composer of the music used by the metro is Zanna, who has three Latin Grammy nominations. Her voice is also used for in-train announcements.<ref name="On track for success">{{cite news |last=Rodrigues |first=Thayná |title=Nos trilhos do sucesso: música do MetrôRio ganha letra inspirada na história dos cariocas e passageiros |trans-title=On track for success: MetrôRio song gets lyrics inspired by the stories of Cariocas and passengers |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noticia/2025/08/17/nos-trilhos-do-sucesso-musica-do-metrorio-ganha-letra-inspirada-na-historia-dos-cariocas-e-passageiros.ghtml |date=17 August 2025 |publisher=O Globo |access-date=13 February 2026 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rio Metro: From Sonic Identity to the Song That Moves a Million Hearts |url=https://zannasound.com.br/en/blog/sound-branding/rio-metro-music-song/ |date=20 August 2025 |publisher=Zanna Sound |access-date=13 February 2026 |lang=en}}</ref> * In 2025, fourteen years after composing the original Rio Metro theme, Zanna released a new recording of the piece, now featuring its first official lyrics. The updated version pays tribute to the atmosphere of the metro system, its passengers, and even references specific stations, adding a new narrative dimension to the composition.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-24 |title=Música MetrôRio ganha letra após 14 anos! Cante junto! |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2025/08/24/proxima-estacao-cantar-junto-musica-tema-do-metrorio-ganha-letra-apos-14-anos.ghtml |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=g1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name="On track for success" /> * During the period of the 2016 Summer Olympics, the in-train announcements of the Metro were modified to feature recordings by three former Brazilian Olympic athletes: Ricardo Prado, a silver medalist at Los Angeles (1984), rower Sebastián Cuattrin, and volleyball player Dora Castanheira. The announcements would provide station names and where the passengers could exit to get to certain competition venues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vozes de atletas guiam os passageiros do metrô do Rio |trans-title=Athletes' voices guide the passengers of Rio's metro |url=https://www.mobilize.org.br/noticias/9845/vozes-de-atletas-guiam-os-passageiros-do-metro-do-rio.html |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.mobilize.org.br}}</ref> One of the announcements was the following: <blockquote> "Eu sou a Dora castanheira, atleta Olímpica do vôlei. Bem-vindos ao palco dos Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016. Próxima estação: Maracanã" </blockquote> <small>(" I am Dora Castanheira, Olympic volleyball athlete. Welcome to the stage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Next stop: Maracanã.")</small> * The final scene of the Brazilian soap opera ''Pecado Capital'' was filmed at the construction site of Carioca Station.<ref name="MemoriaGloboPC">{{cite web |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/pecado-capital-1a-versao/noticia/producao.ghtml |title=Pecado Capital: Production |date=29 October 2021 |publisher=Memória Globo |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref> * In the remake of the Brazilian soap opera ''Pecado Capital'', the final scene was filmed at Cardeal Arcoverde Station.<ref name="MemoriaGloboPC" /> * Central Station (originally called Central do Brasil), a 1998 Oscar nominated Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles, produced by VideoFilmes, written by João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein and starring Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira, had many scenes filmed at the Central do Brasil Station.<ref name="variety">{{cite magazine|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/central-station-1200452950/|title=Central Station|magazine=Variety|date=8 February 1998|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Rio de Janeiro metro stations * SuperVia * Rio de Janeiro Light Rail * Santa Teresa Tram * List of Latin American rail transit systems by ridership * List of metro systems * Rapid transit in Brazil
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons|Metrô do Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro Metro}} * {{Official website}} {{in lang|pt|en}} *[http://world.nycsubway.org/latinamerica/riometro.html Rio de Janeiro Metro] at ''NYCSubway.org'' {{in lang|en}} *[http://www.imprensa.rj.gov.br/SCSSiteImprensa/detalhe_noticia.asp?ident=24910 Cantagalo Station information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019223439/http://www.imprensa.rj.gov.br/SCSSiteImprensa/detalhe_noticia.asp?ident=24910 |date=19 October 2008 }} {{in lang|pt}} *[http://www.riotrilhos.rj.gov.br/ Rio Trilhos] {{in lang|pt}} *[http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/rio_map.htm Rio de Janeiro metro map] {{in lang|en}}
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