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SkyRail Bahia
The Orange Line monorail shown in relation to the two Red and Blue metro lines
The Orange Line monorail shown in relation to the two Red and Blue metro lines
Overview
Owner Government of the State of Bahia
Area servedMetropolitan Region of Salvador
Transit type Light rail
Monorail
Number of lines2 (planned)
Number of stations25
Daily ridership172,000/day [1]
Website www.skyrailbahia.com.br
Operation
Operation will startunknown
Operator(s)SkyRail Bahia
CharacterElevated
Number of vehicles4-car BYD Skyrail monorails [2]
Headway3.5 minutes
Technical
System length24.3 km (15.1 mi) [2]
System map

Ilha de São João
São Luiz
Paripe
Coutos
Setúbal
Periperi
Praia Grande
Escada
Itacaranha
São Braz
Plataforma
São João
Itajipe Bay
União
Lobato
Suburbana
Santa Luzia
Baixa Fiscal
Calçada
São Joaquim
Porto
Soledade
Comércio
Baixa de Quintas
Heitor Dias
Acesso Norte
Salvador Metro

SkyRail Bahia is a proposed monorail system serving Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. Upon completion, Salvador will become the second Brazilian city to be served by a monorail line after São Paulo's Line 15.

Background

The Salvador Metro opened in 2014 and currently consists of two lines. Additionally, a metre gauge commuter rail line linked Salvador with Paripe, which was proposed to be replaced by another form of rail transit following the opening of the metro. In May 2018, the consortium SkyRail Bahia, founded by BYD Company, was selected to build a 20 km (12 mi), 22-station monorail line between Salvador and Simões Filho. [3] The current situation as of Jan. 2024 is that the implementation of the project has not been started yet, while the discussions in public and politics are heavy and the city council asks for transperency about the contracting with BYD. [4]

Operations

If Once fully complete in far future, SkyRail Bahia would be a two line monorail network. [5] The 19.2 km (11.9 mi) Orange Line will connect the Salvador Metro's Accesso Norte station to Ilha de São João with 24 stations, and is expected to carry 172,000 daily passengers. The Green Line will be 4.1 km (2.5 mi) with three stations, connecting São Joaquim to the neighborhood of Comércio.

References

  1. ^ "Quem somos". SkyRail Bahia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Meier, Ricardo (8 April 2021). "BYD apresenta o primeiro monotrilho SkyRail do Brasil". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Bahia governor signs Salvador monorail contract". International Railway Journal. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Após irregularidades apontadas pelo MPC, Tinoco cobra transparência sobre monotrilho e posição de Jerônimo". BahiaNoticias (in Portuguese). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Salvador monorail construction starts". Railway Gazette. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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