Chinese CRRC Signs Contract to Supply Subway Trains to Belo Horizonte, Brazil

On May 29th, TapTechNews reported that on the afternoon of May 28th local time in Brazil, CRRC Corporation Limited signed a contract for a 24-train, 96-car subway project with the metro company of Belo Horizonte (hereinafter referred to as Belo City) in the state of Minas Gerais. CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. (CRRC Changchun) will sell 96 (24 trains) broad-gauge subway cars to Belo City.

Belo City is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The 24 subway trains signed this time can realize autonomous driving, with a running speed of 80 kilometers per hour. According to the operation plan of Belo City's rail transit, these trains will serve Line 1 and the under-construction Line 2 of the city to relieve local traffic pressure.

TapTechNews noted that the contract content shows that the first train purchased will be put into operation in February 2026 and gradually replace the old trains. This is the first time that China's subway trains will serve the fourth largest city in Brazil.

According to the introduction, on the basis of meeting the local technical standards in Brazil, the vehicle design comprehensively considers the maintainability of the vehicle and adopts intelligent and advanced, energy-saving and environmental protection and other design concepts to provide a customized solution for local travel.

Chinese Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, Tian Min, said that since CRRC Changchun entered the Brazilian rail transit market in 2008, it has cumulatively provided more than 600 rail vehicles for Brazil.