Recife Metro
Metro · Recife · CBTU Recife / Metrorec
5 lines · 36 stations · 11 interchanges
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Lines
Service information checked . Check the operator before travel because schedules can change at short notice.
Quick facts
- Operator
- CBTU Recife / Metrorec
- Network
- 5 operating lines and 36 cataloged stations.
- Payment
- Use the current CBTU Recife ticket or VEM product accepted for the trip. The electric metro and diesel branches have different hours, so a valid fare does not guarantee a connection.
Mike’s notes
Recife Metro serves Recife. Metrorec has an electric trunk from Recife that branches toward Camaragibe and Jaboatão, an electric South Line to Cajueiro Seco, and diesel VLT branches toward Cabo and Curado.
The modern metro began in 1985, absorbing and rebuilding older suburban rail corridors. The South Line followed in stages, while diesel VLTs now work the outer Cabo and Curado branches.
Riding the network
Use the current CBTU Recife ticket or VEM product accepted for the trip. The electric metro and diesel branches have different hours, so a valid fare does not guarantee a connection.
Current rolling stock and ride conditions: Electric multiple units handle the Center and South lines. Diesel VLT sets run the Cabo and Curado branches over surface railway.
Recife, Joana Bezerra, Coqueiral, Rodoviária, and Cajueiro Seco are the main transfer points. The Airport station connects with a covered walkway toward the terminal area.
Accessibility: Major electric stations have lifts or ramps, but equipment reliability and the outer VLT platforms vary.
The Curado and Cabo VLT branches finish earlier and run less often than the electric metro.
Check Recife Metro for the dated operating notice before a time-sensitive trip.