Linha do Norte (Brazil)

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Rio de Janeiro – Petrópolis – Três Rios
Route length: 125.09 km
Gauge : 1668 mm ( Iberian track )
Legend
   
 125.1 Três Rios (closed in 1964)
   
 Linha de Três Rios-Caratinga
   
 123.6 Triângulo (closed in 1964)
   
 118.5 Moura Brasil (closed in 1964)
   
 111.9 Hermogênio Silva (closed in 1964)
   
 Rio Preto
   
 108.5 Alberto Torres (closed in 1964)
   
 formerly Ramal de São José do Rio Preto (closed in 1964)
   
 99.5 Area (closed in 1964)
   
 84.2 Pedro do Rio (closed in 1964)
   
 77.8 Itaipava (closed in 1964)
   
 Bonsucesso (closed in 1964)
   
 71.7 Nogueira (closed in 1964)
   
 Correas (closed in 1964)
   
 63.9 Cascatinha (closed in 1964)
   
 58.2 Petrópolis (closed in 1964)
   
 55.5 Alto da Serra (closed in 1964)
   
 51.7 Meio da Serra (closed in 1964)
   
 49.4 Vila Inhomerim
Station, station
 Fragoso
   
 formerly Ramal de Guia de Pacobaíba (closed in 1962)
Station, station
 44.9 Piabetá
Station, station
 42.2 Angélica
Station, station
 Manoel Belo
Station, station
 39.3 Imbarié
Station, station
 36.9 Morabi
   
 Linha de Cantagalo to Visconde de Itaboraí / Friburgo
Station, station
 34.0 Saracuruna
Station, station
 Jardim Primavera
Station, station
 29.5 Campos Elisios
Station, station
 25.7 São Bento
Station, station
 23.2 Gramacho
Station, station
 19.2 Duque de Caxias
Station, station
 16.9 Vigário Geral
Station, station
 15.5 Parada de Lucas
Station, station
 14.5 Cordovil
Station, station
 13.7 Bras de Pina
Station, station
 12.7 Penha Circular
Station, station
 11.9 Penha
Station, station
 10.3 Olaria
Station, station
 9.2 Ramos
Station, station
 7.8 Bonsucesso
Station, station
 6.6 Manguinhos
Station, station
 3.5 Triagem
End station - end of the line
 0.0 Barão de Mauá (Rio de Janeiro)

The Linha do Norte is a railway line in Brazil that connected Rio de Janeiro with Petrópolis and Três Rios .

history

Meio da Serra train station around 1900
Route network of the CFLeopoldina

Linha do Norte was built by different societies in different eras.

A small part of this line was one of the oldest rail connections in Brazil and was constructed by the Baron von Mauá in 1854 . This route connected Porto de Mauá (Guia de Pacobaíba) with the Raiz da Serra station (Vila Inhomerim).

From here the extension to Petrópolis and Areal was made between 1883 and 1886.

Finally, the Areal station was connected to Três Rios in 1900 by the Estrada de Ferro Leopoldina company .

In 1926 the line was extended to Barão de Mauá (train station in the center of Rio de Janeiro ) and a connection between Vila Inhomerim and Três Rios was added in the mid-1960s.

Todays situation

Today the entire section between the center of Rio de Janeiro and Vila Inhomerim is used by suburban trains.

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