The Japeri Line is a commuter rail line operated by SuperVia.

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Japeri Line
Diagram of the line
Overview
Native name	Linha Japeri
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Locale	Greater Rio de Janeiro
Termini	Central do Brasil Japeri
Stations	20
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	SuperVia
Operator(s)	SuperVia
Rolling stock	95 Hitachi/Nippon Sharyo Series 500 (23 trains) 100 Mafersa/Hitachi Series 700 (25 trains) 104 Francorail/Cobrasma/MTE/BBC/Traction Cem Oerlikon/Jeumont-Schneider Series 900 (26 trains) 80 Hyundai Rotem Series 2005 (20 trains) 400 CNR Series 3000 (100 trains) 160 Alstom Series 4000 (20 trains)
Technical
Line length	61 km (38 mi)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	3,000 V DC catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Central do Brasil Viad. São Pedro/São Paulo Canal do Mangue Av. Francisco Bicalho Elev. Prof. Engº Rufino de Almeida Pizarro São Cristóvão Maracanã Saracuruna Belford Roxo switches to local during late nights and weekends São Francisco Xavier Riachuelo Sampaio Engenho Novo Silva Freire open 10am−3pm Engenho de Dentro Jacaré River RJ-79 Yellow Line Piedade Quintino Cascadura Madureira Oswaldo Cruz Fontinha River Bento Ribeiro Marechal Hermes Deodoro switches to local during late nights and weekends Santa Cruz BR-101 Avenida Brasil Acari River Ricardo de Albuquerque Anchieta Pavuna River Rio de Janeiro Nilópolis Olinda Nilópolis Sapucaí River Nilópolis Mesquita Édson Passos Dona Eugênia River Mesquita Presidente Juscelino Mesquita Nova Iguaçu Silver River Nova Iguaçu Botas River Comendador Soares BR-116 Rodovia Pres. Dutra Austin Austin level crossing Nova Iguaçu Queimados Queimados River Queimados Queimados Japeri Santo Antônio River Engenheiro Pedreira Japeri Paracambi MRS Logística to Monte Azul

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The line begins in Central do Brasil station and ends in Japeri station, where it's possible to transfer to trains of Paracambi Line.^[1]

Due to the lower train fare when compared to intermunicipal buses running similar routes, it is the line with the highest demand, especially in station which connect the Baixada Fluminense with the North Side, the West Side and the Center of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The demand is high between the first five stations of this line and Central do Brasil, representing a significant amount of trips in the system.

On weekdays before 9 PM, all of the Japeri Line trains circulate between Central do Brasil and Deodoro station as express. There are daily departures between Central do Brasil and Nova Iguaçu station during peak hours, so as to offer more comfort in critical hours. .^[2]

The average headway during peak hours is 10 minutes.

The route is the longest of all SuperVia lines and the one with the longest acceleration time of the trains between Engenheiro Pedreira and Japeri, with 5 to 7 minutes of acceleration, and reaching speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph).

The Dom Pedro II-Japeri line is the initial branch of the defunct Center Line of Central do Brasil Railway. The stretch between Japeri and Monte Azul, Minas Gerais is currently operated only for cargo trains.

As of March 2024, this line operates with the following pattern:

Towards Japeri: 4:20 A.M.- 9 A.M: Local 9 A.M. - 8:43 PM: Express, making an aditionnal stop at Silva Freire station between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. 9 P.M. - 11 P.M.: Local On the evening peak some trains terminate at Nova Iguaçu station. These trains run express.

Towards Central: 3:48 A.M.- 2:12 P.M.: Express, making an adittional stop at Silva Freire station between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. 2:12 P.M. - 10:22 P.M.: Local On the morning peak, there are extra trains that depart from Nova Iguaçu station. These trains run express.

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