List of Rio de Janeiro metro stations

This is a list of stations on the underground railway system (Metrô Rio) in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. Nowadays, the system has two lines denominated numerically: broadly Linha 1 serves the south and central zones while Linha 2 serves the north. There used to be an interchange between them at Estácio Station, but now Linha 2 uses the rails of Linha 1 to get at Botafogo Station, closing interchange at Estácio.

Linha 4 is under construction and will link south zone to Barra da Tijuca

Barra da Tijuca

Barra da Tijuca is a famous neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located southwest of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra, as it is popularly known, will have most of the venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics, which will be the first edition held in South America. Barra is well-known for its...

, in west zone. It is planned construct Linha 3, serving Niterói

Niterói

Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...

and São Gonçalo

São Gonçalo

-Brazil:*São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro*São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte*São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará*São Gonçalo do Abaeté, Minas Gerais*São Gonçalo dos Campos, Bahia*São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, Piauí*São Gonçalo do Pará, Minas Gerais...

municipalities.

Linha 1 (Line 1 - Orange)

General Osório
General Osório Station
Ipanema/General Osório is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Ipanema borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The station opened on December of 2009. The station has an unusual layout with the two tracks located between three platforms....
Cantagalo
Cantagalo Station
Cantagalo Station is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Copacabana borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The station was opened in 2007.- Nearby locations :*Parque do Corte do Cantagalo*Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas*Praia de Copacabana...
Siqueira Campos
Cardeal Arcoverde
Botafogo
Flamengo
Largo do Machado
Catete
Glória
Cinelândia
Carioca
Uruguaiana
Presidente Vargas
Central
Praça Onze
Estácio (exchange to Line 2 closed, open only in special dates)
Afonso Pena
São Francisco Xavier
Saens Peña
Uruguai (opening until 2014)

Linha 1A (Line 1A)

Actually, Line 1A is not a new line, but it takes trains from Line 2 through Line 1 to Botafogo Station.

Botafogo
Flamengo
Largo do Machado
Catete
Glória
Cinelândia
Carioca
Uruguaiana
Presidente Vargas
Central

Linha 2 (Line 2 - Green)

Cidade Nova
São Cristóvão
Maracanã
Triagem
Maria da Graça
Del Castilho
Inhaúma
Engenho da Rainha
Thomaz Coelho
Vicente de Carvalho
Irajá
Colégio
Coelho Neto
Acari/Fazenda Botafogo
Engenheiro Rubens Paiva
Pavuna

Linha 3 (Line 3 - Blue)

Planned. It will go from Niterói

Niterói

to Guaxindiba, in São Gonçalo

São Gonçalo

. Plans include also a extension from Niterói to Carioca Station, in Rio.

Linha 4 (Line 4 - Gray)

Under construction.

Nossa Senhora da Paz
Jardim de Alah
Leblon
Gávea
São Conrado
Jardim Oceânico

Other planned stations

Belford Roxo - line 2
São João de Meriti - line 2
Duque de Caxias - line 2
Barra da Tijuca - line 4
Alvorada - line 4
Galeão (possible transference to the airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

) - line 5

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