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2.2.3 Transport Condition (1) Overall Condition 1) Transport Mode Table 2-25 Shows the Transport Modes in the Metropolitan Region of Rio De Janeiro The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 2.2.3 Transport Condition (1) Overall Condition 1) Transport Mode Table 2-25 shows the transport modes in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. Table 2-25 Existing Transportation Modes in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Bus International Permission Federal Novo Rio - 6 lines use by Novo Rio government Terminal (ANTT) Inter State Permission Federal 471 stops - 181 lines in the Rio government 2 terminals State (ANTT) Inter Municipal Concession and State government 20 terminals 5,688 in RMRJ 565 in RMRJ Permission (About 200 (DETRO) 6,816 in RJ 1,103 in RJ companies) (Fetranspor) (Fetranspor) Munici Rio Concession (about 50 Municipality 2,136 stops with About 9,000 About 900 lines pal companies) government shelters buses (SMTR) 26 terminals Niteroi Concession (2 Municipality 1 terminal About 672 54 lines companies) government buses (NITTRANS) Others Permission Municipality 9 terminals - Sao Goncalo: 68 government (Sao Goncalo, Marica: 13 Guapimirim, Belford Roxo: 26 Itaborai, Mage, Nova Iguacu: 76 Marica, Nilopolis, Queimados: 12 Nova Iguacu, S.J. Duque de Caxias: 23 Demeriti) S.J. Demeriti: 9 Japeri: 2 (not confirmed for other municipalities) BRT (Rio) TransOeste Municipality 50 stations 110 fleets 56 km TransCarioca (SMTR) 44 stations 217 fleets 39 km TransOlympica 16 stations 86 fleets 26 km TransBrasil - - 31 km Subway Concession (Metro RJ) State Line1: 19 stations 32 fleet Line 1: 16 km (AGETRANSP) Line 2: 26 182 cars Line 2: 30.2 km stations (10 in shared) Rail Concession (SuperVia) State 99 stations 164 fleets 8 lines (270 km) (AGETRANSP) 609 cars Teleferico Contract (Odebrecht – State 6 stations 152 cars 1line (3.5 km) SuperVia) (SETRANS) Tram Santa Teresa State government State Revitalization process (Central) (SETRANS) Corcovado Private (Companhia ANTT 3 4 1 line (3.8 km) Trem do Corcovado) Boat Concession (Barcas) State 8 port 19 ships 6 lines (AGETRANSP) Taxi Permission Municipality (Ex. - About 30,000 - Rio -> SMTR) vehicles (Rio City) Airport Federal government - 3 in RMRJ - - (INFRAERO) 5 in Rio State Sea Port Companhia Docas do - 4 for cargo - - Rio de Janeiro 2 for container Pier Maua S/A 1 for passengers Freight Truck Private company Federal - - - (registration) (examples, government Utilissimo Tranportes (ANTT) LTDA., A. Cupello Transporte LTDA.) Rail Concession (MRS Federal - - 1 region (1,674 km) Logística S.A.) government (ANTT) Source: Several websites and data provided by operators 2-112 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 2) Network This table shows the transport network in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. New BRT and metro networks are planned for the near future. [Existing] [Planned] Source: JICA Study Team Figure 2-105 Network of Public Transport in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro 2-113 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report (2) Public Transport Related to the State Government in Rio 1) Rail Rail is operated in and around the municipality of Rio de Janeiro by SuperVia, with an increasing amount of passengers. Table 2-26 Existing Rail Condition Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Rail Concession (SuperVia) State 99 stations 164 fleets 8 lines (270 km) (AGETRANSP) 609 cars Source: SuperVia Figure 2-106 Rail Network Map Flow of passengers per day of rail (in 1000) 600 Japeri (deriva do Sistema Deodoro) Belford Roxo (Linha Auxiliar) 500 Saracuruna (Leopoldina) Santa Cruz Deodoro 400 300 200 100 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: http://www.armazemdedados.rio.rj.gov.br/ (Tabela 1265 -Fluxo de passageiros por dia, por subsistema do sistema ferroviário - Município do Rio de Janeiro - 1995-2011) Figure 2-107 Average Daily Passengers of Rail 2-114 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report Railway crossing is shown in Figure 2-108. RailLevel Crossing Crossing G With Minor Road G With Major Road Source: JICA Study Team Figure 2-108 Railway Crossing of SuperVia 2-115 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 2) Metro The metro is operated in the central Rio by Metro Rio and number of passengers is increasing. Table 2-27 Existing Condition of the Metro Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Subway Concession (Metro RJ) State Line1: 19 stations 32 fleet Line 1: 16 km (AGETRANSP) Line 2: 26 182 cars Line 2: 30.2 km stations (10 in shared) Source: Metro Rio Figure 2-109 Metro Network Map Passengers per day carried by Metro (in 1,000) 700 Line 2 Line 1 600 167 500 143 130 131 134 119 400 114 107 103 103 103 300 445 473 200 407 416 414 350 370 312 313 322 333 100 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: http://www.armazemdedados.rio.rj.gov.br/ (Tabela 1268 - Fluxo médio de passageiros por dia nas linhas da Rede Metroviária - Município do Rio de Janeiro - 1995-2011). Figure 2-110 Average Daily Passengers of Metro 2-116 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 3) Tram The tram is operated in the tourist area of central Rio. Table 2-28 Existing Condition of the Tram Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Tram Santa Teresa State government State (Central) (SETRANS) Revitalization process Corcovado Private(Companhia ANTT Trem do Corcovado) 3 4 1 line (3.8 km) Source: JICA Study Team i) Corcovado This tram is only for tourists going to Corcovado. Tickets are reserved via website. Source: Corcovado Tram HP Figure 2-111 Photo and Location of Corcovado Tram ii) Santa Teresa The Santa Teresa Tram is operated by the state government. Currently, a process of revitalization is undergoing. Source://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/riotur/exibeconteudo?article-id=157387 Figure 2-112 Photo of Santa Teresa Tram 2-117 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 4) Cable Car The cable car is operated on one line as a branch of the railway network through a poor area of Rio by SuperVia. One year has passed since the cable car started operating and it has achieved the planned number of passengers. Table 2-29 Existing Condition of Cable Car Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Teleferico Contract (Odebrecht – State 6 stations 152 cars 1line (3.5 km) SuperVia) (SETRANS) Source: JICA Study Team Table 2-30 Number of Passengers of Cable Car Passengers First year More than 2,500,000 Daily About 7,000 Source: SuperVia HP Source: SuperVia HP Figure 2-113 Network and Photo of the Cable Car 2-118 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 5) Boat Boats are being operated by Barcas between the municipality of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding municipalities and islands. The waterway is also one of the important transport modes of Rio de Janeiro. Table 2-31 Existing Condition of Boat Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Boat Concession (Barcas) State 8 ports 19 ships 6 lines (AGETRANSP) Source: JICA Study Team Table 2-32 Average Number of Boat Passengers Average Number of Passengers Daily About 106,000 Source: Barcas website (www.grupoccr.com.br/barcas/) Source: Barcas website (www.grupoccr.com.br/barcas/) Figure 2-114 Photos of Boats 2-119 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report 6) Intercity Bus and Bus Terminal As for the bus operations, the state government is in charge of inter-municipality lines and bus terminals. The number of passengers has been stable in recent years. Table 2-33 Existing Condition of Intercity Bus Mode Operation Supervision Stations/Stops Fleet Line Bus Inter municipal Concession and State government 20 terminals 5,688 in RMRJ 565 in RMRJ Permission (About 200 (DETRO) 6,816 in RJ 1,103 in RJ companies) (Fetranspor) (Fetranspor) Source: JICA Study Team [No. of passengers and bus lines using Novo Rio Terminal] Average daily movement of bus Average daily movement of buses in passengers in "Rodoviária Novo Rio" "Rodoviária Novo Rio" 45 000 1 800 41 258 1 646 38 446 38 392 1 5671 526 40 000 36 488 37 068 1 600 1 482 36 171 35 269 36 001 1 440 1 422 34 80433 79434 408 1 4071 3931 4021 3821 369 35 000 1 400 30 000 1 200 25 000 1 000 20 000 800 15 000 600 10 000 400 5 000 200 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: http://www.armazemdedados.rio.rj.gov.br/ (Tabela 1252 - Movimento anual e média diária de ônibus e passageiros e média de passageiros por ônibus na Rodoviária Novo Rio - Município do Rio de Janeiro - 1992 – 2011) Figure 2-115 Average Daily Demand in Novo Rio Terminals Source: http://www.transportal.com.br/rodoviaria-novorio/ Figure 2-116 Location and Photo of Novo Rio Terminal 2-120 The Federative Republic of Brazil Study on the Introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems Final Report (3) Public Transport Related to the Municipal Government in Rio 1) Bus Municipal governments are in charge of local bus operation. The bus is the most important mode of transport in Rio. The number of passengers per day is about 3.5 million in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.
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