Line 3: Central ↔ Santos Dumont is an LRT line on VLT Carioca system, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It has 10 stops, all at-grade. Six of them connect with Line 1 (including terminal station Santos Dumont), 1 with Line 2 (terminal station Central), and 3 more for Line 3: Santa Rita/Pretos Novos, Camerino/Rosas Negras and Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África.
The name of the stops of the line was changed to pay tribute to African descent movements and historical monuments connected to the African culture along the way, besides having only geographic references. Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África was named after the square where the station is located and the area in the district of Centro, where are located the main locations for appreciation to the African culture and heritage. Camerino/Rosas Negras was named after Rua Camerino and the women movements against the slavery and in favor of the black people rights in the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th century. Santa Rita/Pretos Novos was named after the cemetery located in the area, discovered during the line construction.
The line is in tests since November 2018, but problems between Rio's Prefecture and the LRT operating consortium didn't allow the line to enter in operation. It was opened on 26 October 2019.` Station Central → Santos Dumont # Name Opening District Connections 1 Central 20 October 2017 Centro LRT Line 2 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift 2 Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África 26 October 2019 Centro − 3 Camerino/Rosas Negras 26 October 2019 Centro MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 4 Santa Rita/Pretos Novos 26 October 2019 Centro − 5 Candelária 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 6 Sete de Setembro 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Lines 1 and 2 7 Carioca 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 8 Cinelândia 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 MetrôRio Lines and 2 9 Antônio Carlos 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 10 Santos Dumont 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 Santos Dumont Airport
Santos Dumont → Central # Name Opening District Connections 1 Santos Dumont 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 Santos Dumont Airport 2 Antônio Carlos 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 3 Cinelândia 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 4 Carioca 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 5 Sete de Setembro 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Lines 1 and 2 6 Candelária 5 June 2016 Centro LRT Line 1 7 Santa Rita/Pretos Novos 26 October 2019 Centro − 8 Camerino/Rosas Negras 26 October 2019 Centro MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 9 Cristiano Ottoni/Pequena África 26 October 2019 Centro − 10 Central 20 October 2017 Centro LRT Line 2 MetrôRio Lines 1 and 2 SuperVia Central do Brasil Col. Américo Fontenelle Road Terminal Providência Gondola Lift
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