SuperVia

SuperVia Trens Urbanos ( ) (English: SuperVia Urban Trains) was a rapid transit and commuter rail company operator, founded in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in November 1998¹. In February 2026 was sold to TrensRJ with a transition phase until June. It carried around 750,000 passengers a day on a railroad network comprising 104 stations in 12 cities: Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Guapimirim, Nova Iguaçu, Nilópolis, Mesquita, Queimados, São João de Meriti, Belford Roxo, Japeri, Paracambi and Magé. The baggage areas of SuperVia trains were an adaptation of the original design to fit the Brazilian reality. A Brazilian study found that the average passenger carries a weight of 7 kg in backpacks, shopping bags or briefcases on their daily commute.

SuperVia Trens Urbanos ( ) (English: SuperVia Urban Trains) was a rapid transit and commuter rail company operator, founded in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in November 1998. In February 2026 was sold to TrensRJ with a transition phase until June. It carried around 750,000 passengers a day on a railroad network comprising 104 stations in 12 cities: Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Guapimirim, Nova Iguaçu, Nilópolis, Mesquita, Queimados, São João de Meriti, Belford Roxo, Japeri, Paracambi and Magé. The baggage areas of SuperVia trains were an adaptation of the original design to fit the Brazilian reality. A Brazilian study found that the average passenger carries a weight of 7 kg in backpacks, shopping bags or briefcases on their daily commute.

History

In 1998, a concession agreement commenced, which established the concessionaire's investment commitments (SuperVia) and grantor (State). Thus, it was possible to realise savings for the state coffers of more than US$1.6 billion, a figure corresponding to the subsidies that the state failed to spend with the operation of the system in the period 1998/2009. Since the turn of the century, the number of passengers carried had increased and the system had seen significant improvement in compliance with the scheduling of trains, which are monitored on an ongoing basis by the government, through the regulatory agency. In 1998, before the grant, 145,000 passengers were transported per day, with a punctuality of less than 30%. In 2009, over 510,000 passengers were transported per day, with an average punctuality of 90%, the highest rate ever recorded in the history of the system.

Modernization

Train Station.]] With the arrival of 30 new trains in 2011, 14 previous SuperVia train configurations were withdrawn from circulation. Capable of carrying 1,300 passengers, the new trains have several technical advantages, such as alternating current traction motors, air conditioning with automatic temperature control, automatic coupling system, door system with detection of obstruction, electronic billboards and onboard displays, sound equipment, security cameras, lubrication system friezes, intercom and emergency signaling devices in accordance with the accessibility standard (NBR 14021). Trains also have cameras on the sides (mirror type), which allows monitoring by the driver of any platform without having to move away from the command post in the cabin. The blue color is used (which is the color of the state and also a color of SuperVia). Made of fiber, the seats have a padded backrest in synthetic fabric. There are eight seats of a different color on each car and in the engine cars, there are special spaces for wheelchair users. And centers located in the fore sections of the cars serve to transmit information to passengers. Four cameras are installed in each car, allowing the driver to have visual surveillance of any emergency request. Four LCD televisions are installed, with the goal of enabling business partnerships and educational and government institutions. In July 2021, the company announced that some trains would have free internet connection. The trains that have the service are the 3000 Series, with 8 cars and air conditioning, and circulates through different branches. The service is available in 3 trains only. The network was available for a year, as a result of a partnership with Eletromídia and Magazine Luiza. For any customer in one of these train sets, identified with Magazine Luiza stickers, the internet access were free for 30 minutes, which would be automatically renewed without the need for a new login, for another 30 minutes.

In popular culture

In cinema

The film Central Station, by Walter Salles, is set in the station of the same name. Madureira train station appears in the film Boca de Ouro (The Golden Mouth) (1963), by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Madureira train station appears in the telenovela Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo, by Gonzaga Blota, Henrique Martins and Atílio Riccó (1983)

References

External links

Official Page Website design EntraCom Stations Map Rio de Janeiro Government SuperVia Map Rio de Janeiro Stations

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