Country Challenge
The project provides additional financing to an earlier Transit System Project for Rio de Janeiro (RJ) for placing the freight and transport systems in a lower carbon growth path, in addition to providing a safer and cost-efficient suburban rail transport for the RJ metropolitan area.
Project Goals
The project supports acquisition of 60 electricity-powered energy efficient trains consisting of 4 cars each to run in the existing 225 kilometer passenger rail system (Supervia). Bicycles are also to be acquired for selected stations. The system is expected to especially benefit the poor populations who rely on public transportation by reducing travel time, in particular when switching from inefficient bus services.
