Alvorada Terminal
| Alvorada Terminal | |
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 Entrance to the Alvorada Terminal
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| Data | |
| Bus platforms | 3 |
| opening | 22 September 1981 |
| location | |
| city | Rio de Janeiro |
| place | Barra da Tijuca |
| State | Rio de Janeiro |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22 ° 59 '45 " S , 43 ° 21' 38" W |
The Terminal Alvorada is a central bus station in the district of Barra da Tijuca in the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
location
The Alvorada terminal is located roughly in the middle of the Barra da Tijuca district, on the southern part of the traffic junction where the Linha Amarela in the north, or the Avenida Ayrton Senna in the south and the Avenida das Américas intersect. The Cidade das Artes is located on the northern part of the transport hub and can be reached on foot from the terminal through a tunnel under Avenida das Américas.
Other nearby attractions include the Barra Shopping malls , a Carrefour supermarket and the Bosque da Barra tropical park . Praia da Barra da Tijuca beach can also be reached on foot.
history
Construction of the Alvorada Terminal began in the early 1980s, and it was inaugurated in 1981. This was preceded by a sharp increase in population in the Barra da Tijuca district. Initially, only 11 lines were served from here.
In December 2011, with the start of construction of the Transcarioca - Bus Rapid Transit system and the BRT TransOeste line , the terminal was completely renovated. A parking lot with a capacity for 24 buses for the BRT vehicles was added, which was later expanded to 60 spaces. A further 39 parking spaces are available for the city buses. In addition, the terminal received a control center for the BRT buses, a parking lot with 200 parking spaces, shops and a building for the administration of the terminal. Two tunnels connect the bus platforms, the parking lots and the Cidade das Artes, and two ramps can be used to exit the terminal to the east and west.
The terminal was reopened on December 24, 2013 and from June 2014 the terminal was the terminus of the TransOeste line, which now ends at Jardim Oceânico station with the extension of the line to the west . To improve the infrastructure, more than R $ 800,000 were invested in the Alvorada terminal during the renovation . It now has three platforms A, B and C, through which 48 bus routes are handled. It is also a transfer station for the BRT lines Transoeste and Transcarioca. The terminal has a capacity of more than 50,000 people per day.
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- ↑ Ampliação do Terminal Alvorada deverá dobrar capacidade do BRT e desafogar o trânsito (expansion of the Alvorada terminal to double the BRT capacity and relieve traffic)
- ↑ Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Notícia December 24, 2013: Terminal Alvorada é totalmente reformado e ampliado (Terminal Alvorada is completely renovated and expanded)