Manaus Monorail Explained

Manaus Monorail
Color:c8102e
Type:Monorail
Status:Planned
Locale:Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil)
Stations:9
Coordinates:-3.126°N -60.0207°W
Character:Elevated
Linelength:20km (10miles)

Manaus Monorail (Portuguese: '''Monotrilho de Manaus''') is a straddle monorail planned for construction in the Brazilian city of Manaus. In February 2012, the Infrastructure Secretariat of Amazonas signed a contract with a consortium of CR Almedia, Mendes Junior, Serveng and Malaysian rail company Scomi Rail for the construction of the monorail.[1], construction has yet to begin.[2]

History

Announced in August 2011, the line would run from Largo da Matriz to Jorge Teixeira, serving nine stations. It is designed to carry up to 35 000 passengers/h per direction. Completion was scheduled for 2014, though it has been delayed. Scomi Rail will supply 10 six-car SUTRA trainsets and depot equipment, as well as track switches, a maintenance vehicle, system integration and project management.[3]

Route

StationInaugurationCity wardConnections
MatrizplannedCentro
Constantino NeryplannedNossa Senhora das Graças
São JorgeplannedSão Jorge
Arena AmazôniaplannedFlores
Santos DumontplannedDa Paz
ManoaplannedCidade Nova
Cidade NovaplannedCidade Nova
Francisca MendesplannedFrancisca Mendes
Jorge TeixeiraplannedJorge Teixeira Bus Terminal 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RailwayGazette . 15 April 2015.
  2. News: Brazil still coming to terms with failures of its World Cup construction efforts . 30 August 2018 . The Irish Times . 9 Jun 2018.
  3. Web site: Brazilian project is Scomi Engineering’s much-awaited breakthrough . The Star . 2014-07-19 . 22 February 2024.