Railroads

Santa Catarina’s railroad network is 1,361 km long in three branches: two running north-south and one east-west, servicing São Francisco do Sul’s port. A railroad line in the South of the State connects the coal production zone to the thermoelectric plants and Imbituba’s port.

Santa Catarina’s railroads are used for loading and unloading cargo. The main goods transported are soy bran, fuel, fertilizer, wood, cement, and sand.

Railroad Integration Project

A new transportation system for moving agricultural and agribusiness production from the Western Regions will be implanted in the coming years. The so-called Integration Railroad plans for the installation of new railroad branches, the expansion of capacity at the port of São Francisco do Sul and modernization of the existing railroad network.