Cuiabá Light Rail

Cuiabá Light Rail (Portuguese: VLT de Cuiabá) is an under construction light rail system that is planned to be the principal transit system in the Brazilian city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. It is planned to open the system for public service in December 2014.

Cuiabá Light Rail
Overview
Native nameVLT de Cuiabá
LocaleCuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations33
Daily ridership120,000 (projected)
Operation
Operation will startDecember 2014
Operator(s)CBTU
Technical
System length22 km (14 mi)

The light rail system is designed to connect Cuiabá ("Centro Político Administrativo") with Cuiabá International Airport in the city of Várzea Grande.[1]

Planned system

Cuiabá's Light Rail is planned to be 22 kilometres (14 mi) in length,[2] operating on two lines:

Line Termini Length (km) Stations Status
1 Airport ↔ Centro Político Administrativo (CPA) 15 22 Under construction
2 Centro ↔ Coxipó 7.2 11 Under construction

References
  1. "VLT deveria ser entregue nesta 5ª em Cuiabá mas previsão é só dezembro" [VLT should be delivered in Cuiabá this May but is expected only in December]. G1 (Rede Globo) (in Portuguese). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  2. "Governo garante ao TCE conclusão de trecho do VLT de Cuiabá até maio" [Government guarantees the completion of Cuiabá VLT's ECA stretch by May]. G1 (Rede Globo) (in Portuguese). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-22.

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