en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Brazilian federal government plans to advance a passenger train line project connecting Brasília (Federal District) to Luziânia (Goiás State), with an estimated investment of 2.3 billion reais ($460 million). The government will implement the project by laying 62 kilometers of track.
Transport Minister George Santoro stated in a presentation to investors and railway industry participants that the concession contract documents must be submitted to the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) for analysis within June. The minister did not provide specific dates for the tender notice or auction.
This project is part of the federal government's broader plan to encourage more intercity passenger rail projects. In addition to this project, the government is supporting the structural design of other intercity train projects, including the Londrina-Maringá project in Paraná State, the Rio Grande-Pelotas project in Rio Grande do Sul State, the Salvador-Feira de Santana project in Bahia State, the Fortaleza-Sobral project in Ceará State, and the São Luís-Itapecuru Mirim project in Maranhão State.
Brazil already has more advanced intercity train projects, primarily concentrated in São Paulo State, including the North Axis Intercity Train (São Paulo-Campinas) and the Jundiaí-Campinas Metropolitan Train. The contract for the West Axis Intercity Train (São Paulo-Sorocaba), organized by the São Paulo State government, is scheduled for auction in the second half of the year, with an estimated investment of 11.9 billion reais. Other projects in the state, including the East Corridor Intercity Train (São Paulo-São José dos Campos, with an estimated investment of 10 billion reais) and the South Corridor Intercity Train (São Paulo-Santos, with an estimated investment of 15 billion reais), are expected to be auctioned in 2027.
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