VLT Carioca
Entity

  • VLT Carioca

    Created in 2013
  • BETA

    Up & running (A)
    Existing signals show a regular activity

  • Social networks

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  • Activities

    transporttech

  • Technologies

    Decarbonization

  • Entity types

    Startup

  • Location

    R. da União, 11 - Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20220-505, Brazil

    Rio de Janeiro

    Brazil

  • Employees

    Scale: 201-500

    Estimated: 400

  • Engaged corporates

    3
    1 2

  • Added in Motherbase

    6 years, 1 month ago
Description
  • Value proposition

    [Automatic translation follows] Light Rail Vehicle Concessionaire of Rio de Janeiro.

    In June 2016, the inauguration of the VLT Carioca completely changed the way people travel around downtown Rio de Janeiro. The system connects the port area to the city center quickly, efficiently and sustainably.

    There are 26.71 kilometers of tracks that take passengers to the various regions that make up the city center. With 4 lines, 29 stops and stations and 1 Terminal, the system connects to conventional buses, subway, trains, ferries, the port where cruise ships dock, as well as Santos Dumont Airport, Rio Bus Station and the Gentileza Intermodal Terminal. The unprecedented system in the country has become popular with Rio residents and has an 88% approval rating, according to a Datafolha survey.

    In 2023, the Concessionaire won the award for Best VLT Operator from Revista Ferroviária. In the same year, it also received recognition for Best Practices at the 20th Latin American Assembly, organized by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) for the launch of AudioGuia, a tool in the VLT app that features audio descriptions of 200 historical and tourist attractions around the system's route.

    More than 1.4 million trips have been made, 126 million passengers have been transported since the beginning of operations and 84 thousand passengers have been transported every day. The concessionaire's team has 476 employees and works every day to improve people's lives through mobility and to be the best transportation option in downtown Rio.

  • Original language

    Concessionária do Veículo Leve sobre Trilhos do Rio de Janeiro.

    Em junho de 2016, a inauguração do VLT Carioca mudou completamente a forma de se deslocar pelo centro do Rio de Janeiro. O sistema interliga a região portuária ao centro da cidade de forma rápida, eficiente e sustentável.

    São 26,71 quilômetros de trilhos que levam os passageiros às diversas regiões que compõem a área central da cidade. Com 4 linhas, 29 paradas e estações e 1 Terminal, o sistema se conecta a ônibus convencionais, metrô, trens, barcas, porto onde atracam os cruzeiros, além do aeroporto Santos Dumont, da Rodoviária do Rio e do Terminal Intermodal Gentileza. O sistema inédito no país caiu no gosto do carioca e detém 88% de aprovação, segundo pesquisa Datafolha.

    No ano de 2023, a Concessionária ganhou o prêmio de Melhor Operadora de VLT da Revista Ferroviária. No mesmo ano, também ganhou o reconhecimento de Melhores Práticas, na 20o Assembleia da América Latina, organizada pela International Association of Public Transport (UITP) pelo lançamento do AudioGuia, ferramenta do app do VLT que conta com áudios descritivos sobre 200 pontos históricos e turísticos do entorno do traçado do sistema.

    Mais de 1,4 milhão de viagens realizadas, 126 milhões de passageiros transportados desde o início da operação e 84 mil passageiros transportados todos os dias. A equipe da concessionária conta com um time de 476 colaboradores e trabalha todos os dias para melhorar a vida das pessoas através da mobilidade e ser a melhor opção de transporte no Centro do Rio.

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