The Carajás Railway (Portuguese: Estrada de Ferro Carajás; EFC or EF-315) is a railway line linking the cities of Parauapebas, Pará and São Luís, Maranhão, in Brazil. The line is one of the few in Brazil to carry passengers as well as cargo.[1]
It is one of the largest passenger railways in operation in Brazil, with five stations and ten stops, covering São Luís, Santa Inês, Açailândia, Marabá and Parauapebas. However, the EF-315 is specialized in transporting mineral cargo, extracted from the Serra dos Carajás mines, and taken to the ports of São Marcos Bay in Maranhão for export.[2] It transports over 120 million tons of cargo and 350,000 passengers a year.[3]
The EF-315 is also interconnected with two other railway lines: São Luís–Teresina Railway and Norte-Sul Railway. The first crosses states in the Northeast region and the second crosses the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo, facilitating the export of grains and industrialized products through the Port of Itaqui, in São Luís.[3][4]
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^. Pará Negócios. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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^ ab"Informações sobre a Estrada de Ferro Carajás - Vale" (in Portuguese). www.vale.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
^"Plano Mestre do Complexo Portuário de Itaqui" (PDF). MTPA. 2018.
May 03, 2024
carajás, railway, portuguese, estrada, ferro, carajás, railway, line, linking, cities, parauapebas, pará, são, luís, maranhão, brazil, line, brazil, carry, passengers, well, cargo, railwayoverviewservice, typeinter, citystatusoperationallocalepará, maranhãofir. The Carajas Railway Portuguese Estrada de Ferro Carajas EFC or EF 315 is a railway line linking the cities of Parauapebas Para and Sao Luis Maranhao in Brazil The line is one of the few in Brazil to carry passengers as well as cargo 1 Carajas RailwayThe railwayOverviewService typeInter cityStatusOperationalLocalePara and MaranhaoFirst service28 February 1985 1985 02 28 Current operator s Vale S A WebsiteTrem de Passageiros da EFCRouteTerminiParauapebasSao LuisStops25Distance travelled892 km 554 mi Service frequency2 per weekOn board servicesClass es Economic executive and accessibleDisabled accessFully accessibleSeating arrangements4 across in Economic Class 3 across in Executive ClassCatering facilitiesOn board cafe at seat mealsEntertainment facilitiesVideo monitors in Economic Class personal sound system in Executive ClassBaggage facilitiesOverhead bins and racks no checked luggageTechnicalTrack gauge1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in Operating speed70 km h 43 mph It is one of the largest passenger railways in operation in Brazil with five stations and ten stops covering Sao Luis Santa Ines Acailandia Maraba and Parauapebas However the EF 315 is specialized in transporting mineral cargo extracted from the Serra dos Carajas mines and taken to the ports of Sao Marcos Bay in Maranhao for export 2 It transports over 120 million tons of cargo and 350 000 passengers a year 3 The EF 315 is also interconnected with two other railway lines Sao Luis Teresina Railway and Norte Sul Railway The first crosses states in the Northeast region and the second crosses the states of Maranhao Tocantins Goias Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo facilitating the export of grains and industrialized products through the Port of Itaqui in Sao Luis 3 4 References edit Vale responde por 96 do minerio de ferro exportado pelo Brasil Para Negocios 2008 04 15 Archived from the original on 2009 09 01 Retrieved 2009 01 07 Ferroviario ANTT Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2015 06 01 a b Informacoes sobre a Estrada de Ferro Carajas Vale in Portuguese www vale com Retrieved 2018 02 02 Plano Mestre do Complexo Portuario de Itaqui PDF MTPA 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carajas Railway amp oldid 1218247631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
