Overview
- A train left the tracks near the Mercadão de Madureira station at about 1:30 p.m. local time on Monday, according to SuperVia.
- Service on the Belford Roxo line was initially suspended across a wide stretch before partial operations resumed.
- Trains are currently running between Central do Brasil and Mercadão de Madureira, and between Pavuna and Belford Roxo.
- Stations including Rocha Miranda, Honório Gurgel, Barros Filho and Costa Barros remain without service while repairs continue.
- SuperVia says technicians are working on-site and an internal investigation is underway; O Globo reports, based on images, that an overhead structure fell on the train and some passengers disembarked onto the tracks.