Salvador metro system becomes success model
The metro of Salvador, capital of the State of Bahia in the Brazilian Northeast, became an example of infrastructure work in the area of transportation executed quickly and competently. The…
ANPTrilhos president attendes on UITP congress in Los Angeles
The president of National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos), Joubert Flores, attended the UITP Metropolitan Railways Assembly, October 10-12, in Los Angeles, United States. The ANPTrilhos executive gave a…
São Paulo gets direct train connection to Guarulhos Airport
The Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) started in October the direct train service from Luz Station, in the center of São Paulo to Guarulhos International Airport, via Line 13-Jade.…
Metro São Paulo launches notice for the construction of the Jardim Colonial Station of Monorail Line 15- Silver
Companhia do Metrô de São Paulo launched in September the tender notice for the construction of the Jardim Colonial station of the Monorail Line 15-Silver. The opening of the envelopes…
Government of Federal District opens bid for the construction of 2 stations of Brasília Metro
The Government of the Federal District, in the capital of Brazil, has issued the bidding notice for the expansion of the Brasília subway, at the Samambaia branch. The project foresees…
ANPTrilhos launches book “Urban Mobility on Rails in the Viewpoint of Great Opinion Leaders”
The National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) has launched the book "Urban Mobility on Rails in the Viewpoint of Great Opinion Leaders". The book has 27 articles on urban…
City of Sorocaba publishes public call to feasibility of Light Rail
The City of Sorocaba, in the countryside of the State of São Paulo, has published a public call, which aims to gather companies interested in the elaboration of a model…
BNDES releases R$ 1 billion to Metrofor East Line
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) authorized the contracting of R$ 1 billion in financing for the construction of the Metrofor Metro Line in the state of Ceará, linking the city…
Metro São Paulo opens request for private initiative to present proposals for forecasting demand in metropolitan transport
Metro de São Paulo opened a Request for Expression of Interest for companies to prepare tools for estimating and simulating growth and variation of number of passengers. Interested companies must…
Metro Line 5-lilac wins ‘Oscar of Engineering’ given by American magazine
The work of Line 5-Lilás of Metro de São Paulo won the award of Honor to Merit, in the Bridges and Tunnels category, of the American magazine ENR. The award…
Salvador’s VLT works begin in November
The Skyrail Bahia Consortium, made up of Build Your Dreams - BYD Brasil and Metrogreen, was announced by the Government of the State of Bahia as the winner of the…
São Paulo can revise PPP model of Line 6-Orange
The Government of the State of São Paulo evaluates the possibility of changing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model of Line 6-Laranja of the subway of São Paulo to resume works.…