Deodoro Line

Deodoro Line
Deodoro Line
	Diagram of the line
Overview
Native name	Linha Deodoro
Status	Interconnected with the Santa Cruz Line
Owner	Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Locale	Greater Rio de Janeiro
Termini	Central do Brasil; Deodoro;
Stations	19
Service
Type	Suburban rail
System	SuperVia
Operator(s)	SuperVia
Rolling stock	80 Hyundai Rotem Series 2005 (20 trains); 400 CNR Series 3000 (100 trains); 160 Alstom Series 4000 (20 trains); 48 Alstom Series 5000 (6 trains);
Technical
Line length	23 km (14 mi)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	3,000 V DC catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Canal do Mangue
	Av. Francisco Bicalho
	Elev. Prof. Engº Rufino
	de Almeida Pizarro
	RJ-79
	Yellow Line

The Deodoro Line is a suburban rail line operated by SuperVia that runs from Deodoro, in the West Area of Rio de Janeiro, through the North Area 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 SuperVia system. Since June 2020, it has been interconnected with the Santa Cruz Line.^[1]

Printed in red, it serves 19 stations, many of which are in historical and important locations. Like the other suburban 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.^[2]

History

This line crossed many important neighbourhoods of the North Area, 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 (all stops service), it had 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,^[3] 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.^[4]

It had 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.

Specifications

The Deodoro Line was electrified through overhead lines of 3,000 Volts, and had a rolling stock composed of Hyundai Rotem Series 2005 and CNR Series 3000.^[3]^[4]

Services

Deodoro ↔ Central do Brasil (All stops);
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

Code	Station	Location	Connections	Notes
CBL	Central do Brasil	Centro	Santa Cruz Japeri Belford Roxo Saracuruna 1 2 2 3 Teleférico da Providência Américo Fontenelle Bus Terminal	Terminus
PBA	Praça da Bandeira	Praça da Bandeira	−
SCO	São Cristóvão	São Cristóvão	Santa Cruz Japeri Belford Roxo Saracuruna 1 2	Express service stop
MNA	Maracanã	Maracanã	Santa Cruz Japeri Belford Roxo Saracuruna 1 2	Express service stop
MGA	Mangueira/Jamelão	Mangueira	−	Only used as a way out and departure to the Maracanã station
SFX	São Francisco Xavier	São Francisco Xavier	−
-	Rocha	Rocha	−	Closed in 1971
RCO	Riachuelo	Riachuelo	−
SPO	Sampaio	Sampaio	−
ENO	Engenho Novo	Engenho Novo	−
MER	Méier	Méier	−
-	Todos os Santos	Todos os Santos	−	Closed in 1971
EDO	Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro	Engenho de Dentro	Santa Cruz Japeri	Express service stop
-	Encantado	Encantado	−	Closed in 1997
PIE	Piedade	Piedade	−
QTO	Quintino	Quintino Bocaiuva	−
CDA	Cascadura	Cascadura	−
MRA	Madureira	Madureira	Santa Cruz Japeri TransCarioca	Express service stop
OCZ	Oswaldo Cruz	Oswaldo Cruz	−
BRO	Prefeito Bento Ribeiro	Bento Ribeiro	−
MHS	Marechal Hermes	Marechal Hermes	−
DEO	Deodoro	Deodoro	Santa Cruz Japeri	Terminus
Closed station

References

^ "Interligação dos ramais Deodoro e Santa Cruz" [Interconnection of Deodoro and Santa Cruz Lines]. SuperVia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Linha do Centro (Rio de Janeiro)". Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Mais um trem coreano começa a funcionar na Baixada" [One more Korean train starts operating in Baixada]. G1 (in Portuguese). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Lobo, Renato (14 November 2018). "SuperVia deve concluir climatização da frota até o fim do ano" [SuperVia should conclude climatization of the rolling stock until the end of the year]. Via Trólebus (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.

External links

SuperVia official website

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[1] "Interligação dos ramais Deodoro e Santa Cruz" [Interconnection of Deodoro and Santa Cruz Lines]. SuperVia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[2] Mennucci Giesbrecht, Ralph. "Linha do Centro (Rio de Janeiro)". Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[S2005-3] "Mais um trem coreano começa a funcionar na Baixada" [One more Korean train starts operating in Baixada]. G1 (in Portuguese). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[S3000-4] Lobo, Renato (14 November 2018). "SuperVia deve concluir climatização da frota até o fim do ano" [SuperVia should conclude climatization of the rolling stock until the end of the year]. Via Trólebus (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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