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The Deodoro Line is a commuter rail line operated by SuperVia as part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Trains system. It runs from Deodoro, in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, through the North Zone to Central do Brasil Station, in Rio de Janeiro Downtown. The route and stations are shared with the Santa Cruz and Japeri Lines. It's the busiest line in the system. Since June 2020, it has been interconnected with the Santa Cruz Line.
Printed in red, it serves 19 stations, many of which are in historical and important locations. Like the other commuter rail lines, the line's name comes from its first station and terminus, Deodoro. The Deodoro line was part of the Central Line of the Central do Brasil Railway.
History
This line crosses many important neighbourhoods of the North Side, such as Praça da Bandeira, São Cristóvão, Maracanã, Méier, Engenho de Dentro, Piedade, Cascadura, Madureira, Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Bento Ribeiro and Marechal Hermes.
Popularly known as parador (local service), it has a journey time of 40 minutes.
Some of its main stations, such as Méier and Madureira, had escalators installed and others, such as Cascadura, Piedade and Quintino, were restored.
In 2006, after more than two decades without acquisition of new rolling stock, new Series 2005 compositions from South Korea began operating, in a total of 20 new trains which began operation in mid-2007 for the 2007 Pan American Games. This line connects Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, in Engenho de Dentro, to Maracanã Stadium, two of the main centers of the event. In 2012, 30 new Series 3000 compositions from Changchun, China began operating.
It has integration with bus lines from the city in Méier, Cascadura, Madureira, Marechal Hermes and Deodoro stations, exclusively using the RioCard. From Central do Brasil towards Deodoro, there are bus lines with integration to Catumbi and Rio Comprido neighbourhoods.
During peak hours, the headway on the Deodoro Line was 6−8 minutes. For interchange stations, where there are also express services, the headway was only 3 minutes.
The line was integrated with the Santa Cruz Line in June 2020, becoming part of the line. This decision was taken by SuperVia to reduce delays caused by the signalling of the Deodoro, Santa Cruz and Japeri lines. Deodoro Line services resumed in 2024.
Specifications
The Deodoro Line is electrified through overhead lines of 3,000 Volts, and has a rolling stock composed of Hyundai Rotem Series 2005 and CNR Series 3000.
Services
Deodoro ↔ Central do Brasil (Local);
Deodoro ↔ Central do Brasil (Express): This service makes stops just at these stations: Deodoro, Madureira, Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro, Maracanã, São Cristóvão and Central do Brasil.
List of Stations
See also
SuperVia
Santa Cruz line
Japeri line
References
External links
SuperVia official website