At least 130,000 people will go to the New Year’s party in Copacabana, in the south zone of Rio, using the Metro, according to the concessionaire that operates the transport system. According to MetrôRio, this is the number of special tickets sold until around 3 pm this Saturday. Traditionally, to organize the flow of passengers, the Rio Metro operator sells special tickets for New Year’s Eve, valid only for certain time slots.
According to the concessionaire, the special tickets for the bands from 20:00 to 21:00 and from 21:00 to 22:00 are already sold out. There are still tickets for the other time slots – special tickets are only sold at the Carioca station, one of the main ones on the system, which is located downtown.
MetrôRio’s special operation will start at 7 pm. From that time onwards, passengers will only be able to use the transport system with special tickets – single cards, prepaid cards, Giro, Riocard Mais (Bilhete Único and Vale-Transporte) and payment by approximation (NFC) will not be accepted. ). The special operation runs until 5 am on Sunday.
“For the New Year’s Eve operation, the concessionaire will reinforce its staff and will have flow guides providing information to the population. In addition, there will be support from the Military Police and permanent surveillance. At 5:00 am on January 1, the special operation ends and all MetrôRio cards, Riocard and approximation payments will be valid again at all 41 stations”, says the note released by MetrôRio.
Line 1 of the Rio Metro has three stations in Copacabana: Cardeal Arcoverde, closer to Leme, Siqueira Campos and Cantagalo, closer to the border between the neighborhood and Ipanema.
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