This is a list of stations on the underground railway system (

Metrô Rio The Rio de Janeiro Metro ( pt, MetrôRio, ), commonly referred to as just the ''Metrô'' () is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Metrô was inaugurated on 5 March 1979, and consisted of five stations op ...

) in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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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. Line 4 (yellow line) links

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, in the neighbourhood of Barra da Tijuca, to South Zone, in Ipanema. Line 3, serving

Niterói Niterói (, ) is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast Region, Brazil, southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms ...

and São Gonçalo municipalities is planned. Currently, there are 41 operational stations.

Current lines

Linha 1 (Line 1 - Orange)

* General Osório * Cantagalo *

Siqueira Campos Siqueira is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes Brazilian footballer *Guilherme Siqueira Guilherme Madalena Siqueira (; born 28 April 1986) is a Brazilian retired footballer who ...

* Cardeal Arcoverde *

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

^† *

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

^† *

Largo do Machado Largo do Machado is a square located on the border of the Catete, Flamengo and Laranjeiras neighborhoods in the city of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of th ...

^† * Catete^† * Glória^† * Cinelândia^† * Carioca^† * Uruguaiana^† * Presidente Vargas^† *

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^† *

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* Estácio^‡ *

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São Francisco Xavier São Francisco Xavier is a village and an administrative district in the municipality of São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest c ...

* Saens Peña *

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^† Station is shared with Line 2 on work days
^‡ Station is shared with Line 2 on holidays and weekends

Linha 2 (Line 2 - Green)

* Cidade Nova *

São Cristóvão São Cristóvão (, ''Saint Christopher'') is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is the fourth oldest settlement in Brazil. São Crist� ...

* Maracanã * Triagem * Maria da Graça * Nova América/Del Castilho * Inhaúma *

Engenho da Rainha Engenho da Rainha is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and ...

* Thomaz Coelho *

Vicente de Carvalho Vicente de Carvalho is a middle-class neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, a ...

Irajá Irajá is a neighborhood of middle class and lower middle in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighborhood is divided by Brazil Avenue. Today it is a neighborhood of medium size, with a little more than 100,000 inhabitants. History ...

* Colégio * Coelho Neto * Acari/Fazenda Botafogo * Engenheiro Rubens Paiva *

Pavuna Pavuna is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over ...

Linha 4 (Line 4 - Yellow)

* Nossa Senhora da Paz * Jardim de Alah * Antero de Quental *

São Conrado São Conrado (Portuguese: /sɐ̃w̃ kõˈʁadu/) is a neighborhood in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is nestled in between the neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca to the southwest and Leblon to the northeast. The neighborh ...

* Jardim Oceânico

Under construction/planned

Linha 3 (Line 3 - Blue)

It is a line planned to go from

to Guaxindiba, in São Gonçalo. Plans also include an extension from Niterói to Carioca Station, in Rio.

Inactive stations

* Morro de São João/Rio Sul, on Line 1 (between Cardeal Arcoverde and

stations) * Gávea, on Line 2 (between Antero de Quental and

stations)

Planned stations

Belford Roxo Belford Roxo () is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the metropolitan region of the city of Rio de Janeiro and was created in 1990. Its population was 513,118 in 2020 and its area is 79 km². Belford Roxo is one o ...

, on Line 2 * São João de Meriti, on Line 2 *

Duque de Caxias Duque is a Spanish surname meaning "duke". People Notable people with the name include: * Jaime Enrique Duque Correa (1943–2013), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Andrés Duque (21st century), American activist * Carlos Duque (1930–2014), Pa ...

, on Line 2 * Barra da Tijuca, on Line 4 *

Alvorada Alvorada is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, adjacent to the city of Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Port ...

, on Line 4 * Galeão (''possible transference to the

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''), on Line 5

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References

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