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The Santa Teresa Tram ((ポルトガル語:Bonde de Santa Teresa), ) is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the city centre with the primarily residential, inner-city neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, in the hills immediately southwest of downtown. It is mainly maintained as a tourist attraction and is nowadays considered a heritage tramway system, having been designated a national historic monument in 1988. The line has a very unusual gauge: . The main line is long.〔Claydon, G. B.; and Mather, G. (August 1977). "South American Tramways Today / Part 2: Rio de Janeiro". ''Modern Tramway and Light Rapid Transit'' magazine (UK), pp. 271–279. Ian Allan Publishing. ISSN 0309-8222.〕 Having run continuously since its opening in 1877 (except for a 2011–15 suspension), it is one of the oldest street railway lines in the world〔 and having been electrically powered since 1896, it is the oldest electric railway in all of Latin America.〔Morrison, Allen (1 November 2010; later updates). ("The Tramways of Latin America in 2015". ) Retrieved 2015-11-28.〕 It is also the only remaining metropolitan tram system in Brazil. The only other original tram systems in the country to have survived past 1971 are the Campos do Jordão interurban tram/light rail line and the Itatinga line (near Bertioga), a rural and non-public tram line, which both continue to operate today.〔 All other cities closed their systems by 1971 (Santos being the last), but since that time, three towns, Belém, Campinas & Santos, have reinstated trams as heritage services. All service on the line was suspended starting in August 2011, as a result of a serious accident, but limited service resumed in July 2015, with new tramcars. Following studies after the 2011 suspension, it was decided to buy new trams that would be replicas of the vintage previous fleet, and an order for 14 such cars was placed in early 2013.〔''Tramways & Urban Transit'' magazine, May 2013, p. 195. LRTA Publishing (UK).〕 Rebuilding of the line then commenced, and was continuing in late 2014, at which time reopening was projected for 2015, in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics.〔 In July 2015, limited service resumed between Estação Carioca (Carioca Station) and Largo do Curvelo, a distance of ,〔 but opening of the full line has been delayed to 2017.〔 The current service operates from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and no longer allows standees to ride on the running boards. ==Routes== The Santa Teresa tram route rises from downtown Rio de Janeiro and follows a circuit of Santa Teresa hill, offering a high-level view of the city. It passes over the high Carioca Aqueduct, a former aqueduct constructed in the 18th century〔 and standard-gauge electric trams used to run beneath it.〔(The Aqueduct. ) Allen Morrison. 1998. Retrieved 2010-11-15.〕 Except for the aqueduct, the route is shared by motor vehicles. Before the 1960s, Rio de Janeiro trams served the entire downtown area and all near suburbs, but since 1967 only the Santa Teresa line remained. Lastly, it offered two regular services. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Teresa Tram」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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