Contactless ticket payments increased by 60% on the Rio de Janeiro Metro in March. In partnership with Visa, MetrôRio accepts contactless cards in the accesses to its 41 stations since…
The Government of the State of Bahia and the Skyrail Bahia consortium presented the first train of the light monorail transport vehicle that will operate in the city of Salvador,…
Brazil’s National Association of Passenger Rail Operators, ANPTrilhos has signed a technical co-operation agreement with the American Public Transportation Association, paving the way for the two organisations to exchange information…
National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) signed an International Technical Cooperation Agreement this Wednesday (April 7), in a ceremony by videoconference. The…
MetrôRio passengers will be more connected when using the stations and trains. In partnership with the telephone operators Claro, Oi, Tim and Vivo, Rio's subway system is receiving a new…
Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded two grants to Brazil’s National Association of Passenger Rail Operators, Associação Nacional dos Transportadores de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (ANPTrilhos), to strengthen rail…
It is scheduled for April 20, the public session to receive the international bid proposals for the concession of the provision of the public transport service for lines 8-Diamante and…
The São Paulo Metro started the Digital Origin-Destination (OD) Survey, which will collect travel data in Greater São Paulo through a smartphone application. This will be a pilot test to…
The Brazilian Ministry of Infrastructure released the Report on Participatory Meetings of the National Passenger Rail Transport Policy, which gathers contributions for the elaboration of the national policy for the…
Operators of Brazilian metro rail systems are using specific technologies and products to clean trains and stations as part of measures to fight coronavirus. Trensurb, operator of the urban train…
By Roberta Marchesi The world is experiencing its biggest health crisis with the pandemic of the new coronavirus, which reached all continents. There are already over 117 million cases and…
On March 17, the National Congress of Brazil decided to maintain the veto of the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, to the Bill of Law 3.364 / 2020, which…
