Cuenca Tramway

Light rail line in Cuenca, Ecuador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Cuenca Tramway (Spanish: Tranvía de Cuenca) is a tram line in the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca.

Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations27
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Cuenca Tramway (Tranvía de Cuenca)
Car 1001 of the Tranvía de Cuenca during tests in July 2018
Car 1001 of the Tranvía de Cuenca during tests in July 2018
Overview
LocaleCuenca, Ecuador
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations27
Daily ridership19,000[1]
Operation
Began operation25 May 2020[2]
Number of vehicles14
Technical
System length10.7 km (6.6 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
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Background

Construction began in November 2013, with the city of Cuenca signing a US$142.6m contract with the CITA Cuenca consortium, which is led by Alstom and includes CIM, Ineo, and TSO, the same year.[3] Testing of the tramway's Alstom Citadis rolling stock on the southernmost part of the line began in 2015, and test runs over the full route began in July 2018.[4][5]

In September 2018 an agreement with Metro Tenerife was signed by Cuenca municipality to operate the tramway.[6]

Route

The 10.7 km route begins at Parque Industrial and ends at Rio Tarqui, passing through the historic center, and as of 2018 was forecast to carry 120,000 daily passengers.[7]

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