Guarenas / Guatire Metro
Guarenas / Guatire Metro is a dual subway / light rail system project to connect the twin cities of the Guarenas-Guatire conurbation and intermediate communities to Caracas, Venezuela.
Overview
The 2 billion dollar project aimed to accommodate 125,000 daily users consists of 2 distinct parts the urban subway line and suburban light train line. Construction started on March 18, 2007 with a planned completion projected for late July 2012. The opening date was later changed to 2015 and then to 2016.[1]
The 6.7 km (4.2 mi) urban line will start from the Caracas Metro Parque del Este II station and end at the Guaraira Repano (Petare Norte) station, while the 31.4 km (19.5 mi) suburban line will start from the Guaraira Repano station and end at the Guatire II station with future extensions already in the planning stage.[2]
Lines
Subway line will have the following stations
- Parque del Este II
- Montecristo
- Boleita
- El Marques
- Guaraira Repano
Light Train line will have the following stations
- Guaraira Repano
- Caucaugüita
- El Tamarindo
- Guarenas I
- Guarenas II
- Guatire I
- Guatire II
See also
IAFE Venezuelan National Railway
References
- ↑ Cardona, Lisette (16 October 2012). "Metro de Guarenas ha tenido 4 fechas de inauguración". Gran Caracas. El Nacional. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ↑ "Estaciones del metro del tramo Guarenas-Guatire estarán listas para 2014". Economía. Agencia Venezolana de Noticias Torre Lincoln. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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