Atlas Corridor
Component

The West-East Integration Railway (FIOL)

railway

Cities

Ilheus
Brazil
Caetité
Brazil
Barreiras
Brazil
Figueirópolis
Brazil

Distance

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new
– km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
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Cost

$5b
$5,000,000,000

Phases

underConstruction,

Objective

Description

History

FICO (Ferrovia de Integração Centro-Oeste) Phase 1: The 383 km stretch connecting Mara Rosa (GO) to Água Boa (MT) is expected to be completed by April 2028. Construction of this section is currently ongoing and expected to reach 32% completion by the end of 2024. FIOL (Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste): This project consists of multiple stages, with auctions for various sections of the overall FICO-FIOL corridor expected to take place in mid-2026.

Finance

Operators

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Eurasian Resources Group
Company

Contractors

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Bahia Mineração
Company

Sources