| Panama Metro | |
|---|---|
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 Alstom Metropolis trainset on Line 1 (2014) | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Metro de Panamá |
| Owner | Metro de Panamá, S.A. (state owned enterprise) |
| Locale | Panama City, Panama |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 (+1 under construction) |
| Number of stations | 32 |
| Daily ridership | 180,000 (March 2015)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 81,500,000+ |
| Website | elmetrodepanama |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | April 6, 2014 |
| Character | Fully grade separated (underground and elevated) |
| Number of vehicles | 47 Alstom Metropolis |
| Train length | 5-car trainsets[2] |
| Technical | |
| System length | 39.8 km (24.7 mi)[3] |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 1,500 V DC |
The Panama Metro (Spanish: Metro de Panamá) is a rapid transit system in Panama City, Panama.[4] It links neighborhoods north and the east of the metropolitan area to the city center.
The Metro was built to relieve the traffic congestion between the city and San Miguelito District and to offer commuters a viable alternative to road transport, as the MiBus transit system was suffering multiple issues.
The Metro operates seven days a week and 365 days a year. Its hours are Monday-Friday 05:00–23:00, Saturday 05:00–22:00, and Sundays and holidays 07:00–22:00.[5]
The 15.8-kilometer (9.8 mi) Line 1 opened on April 6, 2014,[6] serving 14 stations.[7] Line 2 was opened partially and temporarily between January 14 and 17, 2019 for World Youth Day festivities and permanently opened on April 25; it covers a 21-kilometer (13 mi) route and serves sixteen stations. A three-station branch line (El Ramal) to the Airport opened on March 16, 2023.
San Miguelito is the interchange station for both lines.[8][9][10]
The Panama Metro is part of a major "National Master Plan" to improve transportation around Panama City, which includes the construction of two more rapid transit lines, two monorail lines, three tram lines, and an aerial lift line.
- ^ "Metro cambia patrones de consumo en Panamá" [Metro changing consumption patterns in Panama]. Capital Financiero (in Spanish). March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Quiñones, Erika. "Ya se encuentra en funcionamiento el primer tren de cinco vagones – El Metro de Panamá".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Loteriawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Línea Uno consortium to build Panamá Metro". Railway Gazette International. October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Parámetros – El Metro de Panamá". www.elmetrodepanama.com.
- ^ "Panamá City metro opens". Railway Gazette International. April 7, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Línea 1 del Metro de Panamá" [Line 1 of the Panama Metro] (in Spanish). Metro de Panamá. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ León Barría, Guadalupe (April 26, 2019). "Varela pone en funcionamiento la Línea 2 del Metro" [Varela opens the metro's line two]. La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Panama City. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "Operación del Metro durante la JMJ – El Metro de Panamá". www.elmetrodepanama.com.
- ^ "Apertura de la Línea 2 del Metro supone un nuevo hito en Panamá". www.telemetro.com.