Users of Metrôrio line 2 face a disorder morning this Wednesday (9) after the Falling part of a wall around the road from the Rainha Engenho da Rainha, in the northern zone of the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
The incident occurred during a work done by the concessionaire Águas do Rio in the outside area of the subway system.
According to the subway, it was necessary to turn off the energy of the road so that the teams could act safely in the area where the wall fell. Therefore, line 2 trains are provisionally operating only between the Maria da Graça and Botafogo stations.
The Pavuna, Engineer Rubens Paiva, Acari/Fazenda Botafogo, Coelho Neto, College, Irajá, Vicente de Carvalho, Thomaz Coelho, Queen, Inhaúma and Del Castilho are closed at this time.
Metrôrio line 2 connects Botafogo stations in the south of the city, to Pavuna station, in the North Zone.
THE partial interruption of the operation It affected thousands of passengers at peak hours, forcing many to use other means of transport. On social networks, numerous users complained of delays, overcrowding in the collectives and difficulties to reach their destinations.
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Metrôrio said that it is already in contact with the concessionaire Águas do Rio so that the problem is resolved as soon as possible and the service is restored in its entirety. Technicians from both companies are operating in the affected area.
In a note sent to CNN Águas do Rio stated that its teams were operating on Avenida Martin Luther King Jr, in the Rainha Engenho, in an emergency repair of a leak in a large pipe when a subway wall dropped. The dealership stresses that it is in contact with the Rio subway to remove the wreckage from the rails.
About the work in the pipeline, it is expected to be finalized today. Due to the work, the water supply is temporarily impacted in the following neighborhoods: Engenho da Rainha, São Francisco Xavier, Mangueira, Screening, Maria da Graça, Inhauma, Del Castilho, Jacaré, Jacarezinho and Rocha.
“Upon completion, the return on supply in these regions will enter into the process of gradual standardization and the concessionaire guides customers to use water for priority activities,” the note concludes.
This content was originally published in Muro Deaba and closes eleven stations on line 2 of the Rio Metro on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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