Fortaleza Metro creates board to capitalize on business
In view of the growth in the number of passengers in the Fortaleza Metro, installed in the capital of the State of Ceará, in the Brazilian Northeast, the Companhia Cearense…
Rio de Janeiro regulates the implementation of interoperability in the ticketing system in transportation
The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro published, at the beginning of February, the decree regulating the implementation of interoperability in the ticketing system in the transportation of…
CPTM completes line viaducts connecting Sao Paulo to Guarulhos International Airport
The two overpasses in the line 13-Jade, which will link Sao Paulo to Guarulhos International Airport, were completed in the first week of February. Now, the services of the tracks,…
João Gouveia, Conrado Grava, José Cláudio Sicco, José Eduardo Copello, Joubert Flores e Harald Zwetkoff compõem a nova Diretoria da ANPTrilhos
Board of Directors of ANPTrilhos takes office for the 2018/2020 biennium
The Board of Directors of National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) for the 2018/2020 biennium took office on February 1, in Brasília. The President of the Association, Joubert Flores,…
Brazil receives unprecedented course of international metro rail certification
ITL (Institute of Transportation and Logistics) and SEST SENAT (Social Transport Service and National Transportation Learning Service), both entities of the System CNT (National Confederation of Transport), started on…
Federal Government authorizes bidding to expand and modernize Brasília Metro
The Brazilian government, through the Ministry of Cities, authorized the government of the Federal District to bid two stages of expansion and modernization of the Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito…
CCR and RuasInvest win concession of metro lines 5 and 17 of São Paulo’s monorail
The auction for the concession of the 5-Lilac subway lines and the 17-Gold subway monorail of the São Paulo subway was held on the morning of January 19th, in the…
Rio begins construction of Line 3 of VLT Carioca
The city of Rio de Janeiro began in early January the works of Line 3 of the Light Rail Vehicle (VLT), operated by the VLT Carioca concessionaire, in the central…
Salvador’s VLT Notice to be released by the end of January
The bidding notice for the construction of the Light Rail Vehicle (VLT) of Salvador (in the State of Bahia, in the Northeast of Brazil) is due to be launched by…
Fortaleza VLT must have new stretch ready until the end of February
The Light Rail Vehicle (VLT) of Fortaleza (in the State of Ceará, in the Northeast of Brazil) should have another section completed in the month of February this year. The…
Rio de Janeiro starts consultation to bid electronic ticketing
The Secretaria de Estado de Transportes of Rio de Janeiro started the Public Consultation for contributions to the Term of Reference for contracting the company that will carry out the…
Niteroi City Hall studies implantation of Light Rail Vehicle
Niteroi City Hall has signed a cooperation agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) for a feasibility study aiming at the implementation of a Light Rail Vehicle line and improvements…