The Cariri Metro is a light rail

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

 transit operated by Metrofor, company that will operate the Fortaleza Metro

Fortaleza Metro

The Fortaleza Metro is the city of Fortaleza's rapid transit system. The system is under construction and is expected to begin operation in 2012....

, stil under construction. The system began operating on December 1, 2009.

Cariri Metro linking the cities of Crato

Crato, Ceará

Crato is a city of 110,000 inhabitants on the banks of the river Granjeiro in the south of the state of Ceará, in the northeast of Brazil. It was founded 21 June 1764 by the Capuchin friar Carlos Maria de Ferrara...

 and Juazeiro do Norte

Juazeiro do Norte

Juazeiro do Norte is a city in the state of Ceará state in northeastern Brazil. It is located 528 km south of the state capital Fortaleza in the arid sertão...

 in the State of Ceará

Ceará

Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...

. Its implementation has redesigned 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) of existing railway network, retrieving the permanent way and correcting its course to the compositions to achieve greater speed between stations. In Juazeiro were built five stations and four more in Crato.

In a future phase this line will be extended to the city of Barbalha

Barbalha

Barbalha is a town and municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...

, south of Juazeiro do Norte.

Composition

The fllet is composed by two compositions. Its are the tipe of light rail with capacity of carrying up to 330 passengers by composition that is formed by 2 air-conditioned cars. The operating speed will be 60km/h and traction is by diesel-hydraulic mechanics.

These composition is being manufactured by Brazilian company Bom Sinal.

System Line

Line	Terminals	Inauguration	Length (km)	Stations	Duration of trips (min)	Operation
Central	Fátima ↔ Crato	December 1, 2009	13,6	9	---	Daily, From 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM