Vitória-Minas Railway

Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas

The railway next to BR-381 in Timóteo
Overview
Service type	Inter-city
Status	Operational
Locale	Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo
First service	13 May 1904 (1904-05-13)
Current operator(s)	Vale S.A.
Website	vale.com/passenger-train
Route
Termini	Belo Horizonte Vitória
Stops	25
Distance travelled	905 km (562 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours–13 hours, 10 minutes
Service frequency	2 per day
On-board services
Class(es)	Economic, executive and accessible
Disabled access	Fully accessible
Seating arrangements	4 across in Economic Class, 3 across in Executive Class
Catering facilities	On-board café, at-seat meals
Entertainment facilities	Video monitors in Economic Class, personal sound system in Executive Class
Baggage facilities	Overhead bins and racks; no checked luggage
Technical
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map Legend Belo Horizonte Horto maintenance yard Barão de Cocais Rio Piracicaba João Monlevade Itabira Antônio Dias Intendente Câmara Mário Carvalho Ipaba Frederico Sellow Pedra Corrida Governador Valadares Tumiritinga São Tomé do Rio Doce Barra do Cuieté Conselheiro Pena Crenaque Resplendor Minas Gerais Espírito Santo Baixo Guandu Mascarenhas Colatina Piraqueaçu Aricanga Fundão Flexal Pedro Nolasco

The Vitória-Minas Railway (Portuguese: Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas; EFVM) is a railway line linking the cities of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais and Vitória, Espírito Santo, in Brazil. The first stretch of the railway, between Vitória and Diamantina, was inaugurated on 13 May 1904.^[1] The line is one of the few in Brazil to carry passengers as well as cargo.

See also

• Calado station

References

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