The mayor of Rio, Eduardo Cavaliere, accompanied by the CEO of MOBI-Rio, Claudia Secin, and the municipal secretary of Transportation, Jorge Arraes, launched the operation of the Caju station of the Transbrasil BRT this Saturday (August 1st), expanding the travel options for passengers in the region. With the new point for boarding and disembarking, the corridor now has 18 stations in operation, in addition to the Gentileza, Margaridas, and Deodoro terminals.

— Today is a day to celebrate another BRT station for the population, with new buses and further advancements in transportation. The role of the City Hall, the Department of Transportation, and Mobi-Rio is to ensure that new buses arrive and circulate. And the ultimate goal is to improve the lives of the population with higher quality public transportation. The opening of this new station directly benefits regions like Caju and São Cristóvão. The residents of São Cristóvão can now access the station more safely, walking within the neighborhood, and this represents a real improvement in people's lives — said Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere.

It is estimated that three thousand passengers — including residents of São Cristóvão, visitors to the Caju Cemetery, port workers, and fans going to the São Januário stadium — will benefit daily from the new stop, which will be served by line 60 (Gentileza x Deodoro – Parador). During peak hours, the waiting time for boarding will be approximately three minutes. The Caju station will operate from 4 am to midnight.

"This is a long-standing request from residents, and putting another station into operation is always a way to better serve passengers. The initial forecast is to serve more than three thousand people per day at this new station, bearing in mind that the BRT, in total, already transports more than 650 passengers per weekday," stated the CEO of MOBI-Rio, Claudia Secin.

Juliana Nunes, a resident of the São Cristóvão neighborhood, uses the BRT every day and says that the Caju station will bring more safety and quality of life to her commute between home and work.

"The BRT is essential for me because I travel from São Cristóvão to São Conrado. I save much more time with the BRT than if I had to use other modes of transport. And this Caju station is also important for safety reasons. I get off and I'm practically at home, I only have to walk a few meters to get there. It's improved things immensely for me," said the resident.

Inaugurated in 2024, the Transbrasil corridor currently transports an average of 150 passengers per day on six regular BRT lines, in addition to the special Gentileza x Galeão (direct) service.