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]
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]
Station | Inauguration | City ward | Connections |
---|---|---|---|
Matriz | planned | Centro | |
Constantino Nery | planned | Nossa Senhora das Graças | |
São Jorge | planned | São Jorge | |
Arena Amazônia | planned | Flores | |
Santos Dumont | planned | Da Paz | |
Manoa | planned | Cidade Nova | |
Cidade Nova | planned | Cidade Nova | |
Francisca Mendes | planned | Francisca Mendes | |
Jorge Teixeira | planned | Jorge Teixeira | Bus Terminal 4 |