Amapá Railway | |
Native Name: | Estrada de Ferro do Amapá |
Native Name Lang: | pt |
Type: | Freight rail & Passenger rail |
Status: | Ceased operation |
Locale: | Amapá, Brazil |
Start: | Serra do Navio |
End: | Port of Santana |
Stations: | 5 |
Owner: | Bethlehem Steel / MMX Mineração e Metálicos |
Character: | At-grade |
Linelength: | 194km (121miles) |
The Amapá Railway is a former rail line built by Bethlehem Steel[1] to exploit the manganese deposits in the territory of Amapá (now a state), Brazil. It is, the only railway in the country to use this gauge aside from Line 5 of the São Paulo Metro. The line was also in use for passenger transport.[2]
The line was about 194km (121miles), spanning from mines near Serra do Navio to the port city of Santana.[3] The rail line stopped transporting ore in 2014, and as of 2020, remains derelict.[4]