Evolution of the Rio de Janeiro Metro 1979-2040 (geographic map)

An animation that shows the expansion of the Rio de Janeiro Metro starting from the opening in 1979 to future proposed plans.

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[MaxCheng]

For a city the size of Rio that’s a surprisingly small metro system

[Gonnes]

É um absurdo q em pleno 2022 uma cidade como rio, uma das mais importantes do brasil, n tem um metro q liga zona oeste, baixada e niteroi.

[eriknovak]

So, as someone who's lived most of his life in Rio, I can safely say unless there is a drastic change in the politics of the state it is unlikely the future system gets built anytime soon, regrettable though this may be.

Rio is dominated by buses, and the bus system owners have immense political sway. I'm talking "getting people who don't agree with them killed" levels of sway.

Additionally, the state remains financially vulnerable following the Olympics and a downturn in petroleum royalties.

Moreover, decisions regarding the system's expansion have historically taken the path of least resistance (like connecting line 2 to line 1 instead of building a new tunnel for it).

There is a plan to transform the city's BRT system into light rail lines. I think it has a bigger chance of success in some shape than these expansions, as there is already some infrastructure built and the right-of-way created.

Functionally, I hope Rio is able to get these expansions built, but I don't think they'll happen anytime soon.

[allanfurtado]

Era pra cidade do Rio de Janeiro ter metrô da zona oeste/baixada de Jacarepaguá até o centro. Uma cidade de mais de 6 milhões de habitantes depender exclusivamente de transporte rodoviário (brt e ônibus) é uma piada!

[antoniojose]

Era pra inicialmente ter 6 linhas! As outras ficaram em promessa de campanha que nem a linha 3 que iria ligar Estação Carioca à Niteroi, São Gonçalo e Itaborai e até Mage! Ⓜ🚝👀

[spiele_maus]

Another video, nice!
The network seems a bit small for such a big city.

[voaridase]

This is the kind of channel I've always wanted, though I didn't know it. Awesome work!

[caroolyoon]

Queria muito que essas linhas fossem criadas principalmente a Niterói-carioca e barra-recreio

[kaiquecf]

This is as likely to happen as snow in the State of Rio, once every 50 years. Apart from the completion of line 2 and the forever promised line 3, there's no route decided. Line 4 as shown is a mere speculation from 2012, not even the basic surveys were done. The original idea is to L4 intersect line 1 in two stations (Gávea and Botafogo) just like line 2 should have its second intersection to line 1 at Carioca. Line 1 was designed to be a fully automated circle line, with compositions of 6 cars, headways of 90" (seconds), connecting lines 2, 3 (that should become one), 4 and 5. As for lines 2, 3, 4 they should operate with 3 - 5 minutes headways and 8 cars trains. All of that was planned back in the 1970's to be completed in 1990. Rio has been since the 1970 spiralling dawn, lost factories, financial and trade industries and lately the remaining high complexity services.

[teonibusdabaixadamods]

The issue of expanding line 1 directly from Uruguay station to Gávea station is very difficult to happen, but an expansion from Uruguay station to Méier would be more viable

[julyforever]

Quando vi até 2040 pensei que iriam conectar a cidade toda, mas vão levar tantos anos pra fazer o que tá sendo prometido há muitos outros anos.

[xerozxl]

very good videos... when are you going to do Buenos Aires or GBA? best regards from Argentina

[ivanbruh]

Are you going to do the Brussels metro? Love ur vids btw

[joaooliveira]

Tinham que investir pesado em nos trilhos do Estado do RJ.
É horrível a distância do Recreio e da Barra para o "restante da cidade"; os trens da SuperVia merecem muito mais atenção.
Grande parte da Z. Oeste tem modais precários...a também investimentos mais inteligentes a ser feito no Estado, como ao uso do mar.
Invistam nas barcas! Seria muito melhor se tivéssemos barcas para ir até Campos dos Goytacazes, Macaé, e toda Reg. dos Lagos e Costa Verde.
Dar continuidade dos trilhos além de Paracambi, Guapimirim e toda serrana. Ligar todas as cidades por via férrea... afinal, é um estado extremamente PEQUENO E O 2 MAIS POPULOSO DO BRASIL.
É umas das maiores densidades demográficas do mundo....se não fossem décadas e décadas de corrupção, esse estado estaria em tempos de glória

[danielfraga]

Very good video, we really need more metro lines here in rio, especially on the west zone

[cjw]

Hope y’all can make a Kaohsiung metro evolution video 🥰 We will have a new line, two extensions and one LRT in 8 years.

[juliomarcus]

Sabem quando eu vou ver isso acontecer, aqui no Rio? Nunca! O MetrôRio é frustrante! 😰

[alternativedimension]

I live in Irajá and use the metro all the time

[KaplaWorld]

Rio de Janeiro Metro
Line 1 1979
Line 2 1981
Line 3 20??
Line 4 2016
Line 5 20??

[BryanSilvaBM]

Eu fico triste em saber que o Rio de Janeiro é um estado (e cidade) que simplesmente não funciona. Tanto potencial jogado fora.
(Sou de Barra Mansa - RJ.)