Teresina Metro
{{Short description|Commuter rail line in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil}}
{{Infobox Public transit
|name = Teresina Metro
|image = File:Teresina metro logo.png
|imagesize = 150px
|image2 = Estação Metro de Teresina.JPG
|imagesize2 = 250px
|caption2 =
|native_name = Metrô de Teresina
|locale = Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
|transit_type = Rapid Transit,
|lines = 1
|stations = 9
|began_operation = 5 June 1991
|operator = CMTP
|system_length = {{convert|13.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
|track_gauge = {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
|map =
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BHF~~Matinha
BHF~~Frei Serafim
BHF~~Ilhotas
hKRZWae~~Poti River
BHF~~Boa Esperança
BHF~~Renascença
BHF~~Parque Ideal
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The Teresina Metro (Portuguese: Metrô de Teresina, commonly called Metrô), in Teresina, the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí, is a diesel commuter rail line operated by CMTP (Metropolitan Public Transport Company). It is {{convert|13.5|km|mi|1}} long with a daily ridership of about 12,000.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
History
The Teresina Metro was inaugurated on 15 August 1989, with the objective of establishing a high-capacity transport for the urban agglomeration of Teresina. The works were initiated at the end of 1989.
To reduce the costs of the system, the project uses the existing metre gauge rail line, which travels through Teresina. It was placed into a cut in the centre of the city, to reduce interference with road traffic. It adopted diesel train-sets sponsored by RFFSA, which covered the stretch between Porto Alegre and Uruguaiana, which has the metre gauge track.
Line 1 entered into trial operation in November 1990 and was launched commercially on 5 June 1991.
A new station under construction in the city centre was supposed to increase usage to 20,000 passengers daily since none of the other stations are in the center of the city nor do they have bus terminals at their stations (the majority of Teresina Metro stations are on narrow streets in poorer neighborhoods with little commercial activity). After the inauguration of the Engenheiro Alberto Tavares Silva/Bandeira station, daily ridership only increased to 8,000 in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.meionorte.com/noticias/geral/metro-se-torna-ponto-de-consumo-de-crack-em-teresina-214968.html |title=Metrô se torna ponto de consumo de crack em Teresina |website=MeioNorte.com |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Subway becomes the point of crack use in Teresina |accessdate=2013-07-30}} In comparison, the city bus system handles about 225,000 daily passengers.{{cite web |url = http://www.setut.com.br/setut/ |title=Quem Somos: Sindicato das Empresas de Transportes Urbanos de Passageiros de Teresina – SETUT |publisher=SETUT |quote=O Sindicato gerencia o transporte de 7 milhões de passageiros por mês.}}
The Teresina Metro has plans to expand since it currently serves no major shopping center (besides the Shopping da Cidade which is populated by street vendors), the local soccer stadium, bus station or airport.{{cite web |url=http://www.meionorte.com/noticias/economia/shopping-da-cidade-faz-camelos-aumentarem-vendas-em-teresina-79031.html |title=Shopping da Cidade faz camelôs aumentarem vendas em Teresina |website=MeioNorte.com |date=7 August 2009}}
Operations
= System characteristics =
The system consists of a total length of {{convert|13.5|km|mi|1}}. Eight stations formed mostly by surface track. Diesel trains are running on a single-track line with meter gauge ({{RailGauge|1000mm}}), traveling at an average speed of {{convert|30|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. One of the train sets has been completely modernised in 2006.
= Line =
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
! align="center" | Line ! align="center" | Terminals ! align="center" | Inauguration ! align="center" | Length ! align="center" | Stations ! align="center" | Length of trips (min) ! align="center" | Operation |
| bgcolor="gray" align="center" style="color:white"|1
|align="center"|Itararé ↔ Engenheiro Alberto Silva |align="center"|5 June 1991 |align="center"|13.5 km |align="center"|9 |align="center"|Monday-Friday, 6:00-19:00 hrs |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030308064445/http://www.florianonet.com.br/metro-pi/ Teresina Metro – official site]
{{Urban Rail systems in Brazil|state=collapsed}}
{{coord missing|Piauí}}