| Lima and Callao Metro | |||
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 Train Alstom Metropolis 9000 in station "Villa el Salvador" (Line 1) | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Metro de Lima y Callao | ||
| Owner | Authority for Urban Transport in Lima and Callao (ATU) | ||
| Locale | Lima, Peru | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 53 | ||
| Daily ridership | 692,000 per day[1] | ||
| Annual ridership | 124,134,820[2] | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | April 28, 1990 (completion) July 11, 2011 (revenue service) | ||
| Operator(s) | Ferrovías (Grupo Emepa) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 5 × AnsaldoBreda MB-300 39 × Alstom Metropolis 9000 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 39.6 km (24.6 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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The Lima and Callao Metro (Spanish: Metro de Lima y Callao) is a rapid transit system that serves the cities of Lima and Callao, which make up the Lima metropolitan area.[3] The existing metro lines (1 and 2) currently link the district of Villa El Salvador in the south of Lima with San Juan de Lurigancho in the northeast of the city, as well as a 5 km (3.1 mi) segment in the east of the metro area. Furthermore, there are four additional lines planned for the network.[4]
Line 1 started full operations on July 28, 2014, after decades of delays.[5] Construction of the line began during the first presidency of Alan García (1985–1990) with an initial seven stations, but the segment did not have the distance or demand required to make it commercially viable. Thus, the project stalled and became mired in accusations of bribery[6] involving an investment of 226 million dollars co-financed by the Italian government.
During the second presidency of Alan García (2006–2011) the government resumed construction of Line 1, which opened for full revenue service in 2014.[5] The completed line now totals 34.6 kilometers (21.5 mi) of elevated viaduct with 26 stations and crosses several districts: Villa El Salvador, Villa María del Triunfo, San Juan de Miraflores, Santiago de Surco, Surquillo, San Borja, San Luis, La Victoria, Lima District and San Juan de Lurigancho. The elevated viaduct of the Metro railway is the longest in Latin America, and was the longest in the world until it was surpassed by Wuhan Metro Line 1 in 2017.[7]
Line 2 started operations on December 21, 2023 with the opening of its first 5 stations within Santa Anita district in the east of the city.[8]
- ^ "Línea 1 del Metro de Lima bate récord al movilizar 692 mil pasajeros en un solo día". www.andina.com.pe (in Spanish). December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ [1] Informe Anual de la concesion pg13
- ^ Linea 1 Archived April 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - Grupo Emepa
- ^ "Metro de Lima". Autoridad Autónoma del Sistema Eléctrico de Transporte Masivo de Lima y el Callao (in Spanish). 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
- ^ a b International2014-07-28T09:50:00+01:00, Railway Gazette. "Lima metro opens Line 1 extension". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sergio Siragusa: El escándalo que persiguió a García en los 90". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2014.
- ^ "Tren Eléctrico tendrá el viaducto más largo del mundo". www.perupress.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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