The EF-151, known as the North-South Railway, is designed to become the backbone of rail transport in Brazil, strategically integrating the country and contributing to the reduction of logistics costs of freight transport. The project covers the concession of the section linking the National Port, in the State of Tocantins, to Estrela d'Oeste, State of São Paulo - with an extension of 1,537 km. The section Porto Nacional / TO - Estrela D'Oeste / SP is divided into two sections: The first is the stretch between Porto Nacional / TO - Anápolis / GO (Central Section), 855 km long, already in operation, with small cargo handling by VALEC; The second is the stretch between the municipalities of Ouro Verde de Goiás / GO and Estrela d'Oeste / SP (South Section), with 682 km, already with 95% of the works completed, also by VALEC;