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Manaus Monorail

Manaus Monorail

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Manaus Monorail (Portuguese: Monotrilho de Manaus) is a 20 kilometres (12 mi) straddle monorail planned for construction in the Brazilian city of Manaus. In February 2012, the Infrastructure Secretariat of Amazonas signed a contract with a consortium of CR Almedia, Mendes Junior, Serveng and Malaysian rail company Scomi Rail for the construction of the monorail.[1] As of 2018, construction has yet to begin.[2]

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Announced in August 2011, the line would run from Largo da Matriz to Jorge Teixeira, serving nine stations. It is designed to carry up to 35 000 passengers/h per direction. Completion was scheduled for 2014, though it has been delayed. Scomi Rail will supply 10 six-car SUTRA trainsets and depot equipment, as well as track switches, a maintenance vehicle, system integration and project management.[3]

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    "RailwayGazette". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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    "Brazil still coming to terms with failures of its World Cup construction efforts". The Irish Times. 9 Jun 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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    "Brazilian project is Scomi Engineering's much-awaited breakthrough". The Star. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 22 February 2024.


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