Maceió Urban Rail () is the

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line that serves the city of

Maceió Maceió (), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a Spring (hydrology), spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped ...

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. The line connects Maceió with two cities in the

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, Satuba and Rio Largo (the line's northern terminus).

Background

The project has a fund of R$174 million to construct its railway line. The first stage of the project is working with eight cars in the passages Bebedouro/Central Station and Center/Mangabeira. It was later planned to expand operation to cover the route between Maceió and Lourenço Albuquerque.

References

External links

CBTU Maceió – official webpage
Metre-gauge railways in Brazil {{Brazil-rail-transport-stub