Brazil–Peru railway

Brazil–Peru Railway
Overview
Other name(s)	Bioceánico
Status	Under Planning
Locale	South America
Termini	Ilo, Peru; Matarani, Peru Santos, Brazil
Service
Type	Transcontinental railroad
Technical
Track length	3,750 km (2,330 mi)

The Brazil–Peru Railway or Bi-Oceanic Railway[1] is a proposed transcontinental railroad project that will link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Bolivia. In 2017 it was estimated to cost € 12 billion.[2]

The project was brought up in 2013 by heads of state Evo Morales and Xi Jinping as an alternative to maritime shipping between China and South America’s Atlantic coast.[3]

On 6 December 2017 the head of state of Brazil and Bolivia signed an agreement for the upcoming track. There are two options for a track in a discussion: From Santos (Brazil) to Ilo (Peru) or from Santos (Brazil) to Matarani (Peru).^[citation needed]

See also

• Transcontinental railway Brasil-Peru
• Central Bi-Oceanic railway

References

1. Berti, Adele (2020-03-12). "Will the Bi-Oceanic Railway ever see light at the end of the tunnel?". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
2. "Transkontinentale Eisenbahn: Brasilien und Bolivien gehen das Jahrhundertprojekt an" (in German). 6 December 2017 – via www.faz.net.
3. Eva Grey (2018-04-30). "The Bi-Oceanic Corridor: a new railroad to rival maritime freight?". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2021-08-30. Updated February 5th, 2020