Brazilian urban passenger numbers drop 46.7% in 2020
BRAZIL’s metro, urban rail and light rail networks carried only 1.7 billion passengers in 2020, a 46.7% drop compared with 3.3 billion in 2019, according the Balance of the Brazilian…
Approximate ticket payment increases 60% on the Rio de Janeiro Metro
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…
Salvador presents first train of the new system being implemented
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,…
US supports Brazilian urban networks
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…
ANPTrilhos and APTA sign International Technical Cooperation Agreement
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 now has voice and data coverage for mobile phones usage throughout the system
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…
USTDA Supports Rail Energy Efficiency and Safety in Brazil
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…
Public session for the concession of CPTM lines will take place in April
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…
Metro of São Paulo starts pilot to carry out Destination Search by smartphone application
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…
Brazilian government releases National Passenger Rail Transport Policy Report
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…
Brazilian operators use sanitizing innovations to clean trains and stations
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…
Article | One year of the biggest public transport crisis
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…
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