Article | Metro is a long-term investment
By Joubert Flores and Roberta Marchesi* You may have already heard that the cost of building a subway line is very high and the implementation period is long, but that's…
Article | Technology in favor of security
By Roberta Marchesi* The Brazilian rail passenger transport sector adopts strict safety and maintenance protocols, at the same levels as the main operators in the world. To give you an…
Foto: Divulgação Metrô São Paulo
Why ‘2023 will be a good year’ for Brazil’s passenger transport sector
As urban train and subway passenger volumes recover to pre-pandemic levels in Brazil, more projects are likely to emerge, especially in São Paulo. BNamericas talks to the head of the…
Roberta Marchesi is awarded the IRJ Women in Rail Awards 2022
The English publication International Railway Journal (IRJ) announced this Wednesday (June 1st) the winners of the IRJ Women in Rail Awards 2022 and the Executive Director of the National Association…
Meeting of the Energy Efficiency Committee of ANPTrilhos
ANPTrilhos committees start follow-up activities for USTDA studies
The Energy Efficiency and Asset Management Committees of the National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) held the first meetings to monitor the execution of the activities of the energy…
ANPTrilhos participates in seminar promoted by the Consulate of Austria
The Executive Director of the National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrails), Roberta Marchesi, participated in the opening ceremony of the Virtual Symposium: Railway Technology in Austria, promoted by the…
Article | Post-pandemic withhold chaos in Brazilian public transport
By Roberta Marchesi Much is said about active transport, on-demand transport, applications, innovations, but none of this contributes to solving the problem of mobility in our metropolises if high-capacity public…
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…
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…
Roberta Marchesi and Marcello Costa signed the Technical Cooperation Agreement between ANPTrilhos and the Ministry of Infrastructure
ANPTrilhos signs Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Infrastructure
The National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) and the Ministry of Infrastructure (MInfra), through the National Secretariat for Land Transport (SNTT), signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement (ACT), which will…
Article | Reformed urban mobility
By Roberta Marchesi* Urban mobility is being strongly impacted by the pandemic caused by Covid-19. The subway, urban train and Light Rail Vehicle systems are registering an average weekly drop…