Premissas para implantação de uma linha de trem magnético na região metropolitana de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

Urban mobility in Cities refers to the ease of people and load displacements in the urban space. The theme complexity involves the interaction between how cities are thought out, materialized and how they organize its uses and space occupations. Currently, magnetic levitation trains have shown to be an innovative means of transportation with great potential to meet the new contemporary demands, which increasingly seek quick and effective solutions for complex issues. With the possibility of fully autonomous operation, these vehicles are able to reach high speeds while maitaining the passenger capacity observed in the rail modal, reducing the travel times and contributing considerably to the reduce pollutants and noise emissions. The purpose of the present work is to propose the assumptions of the implantation of magnetic levitation trains in the metropolitan area of Juiz de Fora/MG. A network integration is supposed taking into account fundamental aspects of existing and even underutilized urban equipment, thus creating a system that allows intermodal integration of both cargo and passengers in a connector axis between the Regional Airport President Itamar Augusto Cautieiro Franco, also known as the Zona da Mata Regional Airport, to the center of the municipality, crossing within its 65km of extension the city’s industrial district, seeking a fast and safe flow of cargo and passengers. Such premises seek to contribute to the debate and to enable future mobility research. The work methodology consists in the creation of a theoretical support based on a careful systematic revision of the literature and case studies in the international scenario, from which a theoretical plot is drafted for the connecting line under the light of magnetic levitation technology and the evaluation of the Juiz de Fora’s traffic networks throughout its history. It is concluded that the tracing and the technology employed bring positive contributions to the urban mobility of the study region despite its high implementation costs.