The Cuenca Tramway ( es, Tranvía de Cuenca) is a
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
line in the
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
ian city of
Cuenca.
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
Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling, and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, Avelia ...
and includes CIM, Ineo, and TSO, the same year. Testing of the tramway's
Alstom Citadis
The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. , over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold and 1,800 tramways are in revenue service throughout the world, with operations in all six inhabited continents ...
rolling stock on the southernmost part of the line began in 2015, and test runs over the full route began in July 2018.
In September 2018 an agreement with Metro Tenerife was signed by Cuenca municipality to operate the tramway.
Route
The 10.7 km route begins at Parque Industrial and ends at Rio Tarqui, and as of 2018 was forecast to carry 120,000 daily passengers.
See also
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Quito Metro
The Quito Metro ( es, Metro de Quito), abbreviated as MDQ, is an underground rail mass transit system consisting of a single line that is operational since January 2023 in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
History
Construction on the main south ...
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Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos
The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública (Ecuadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was se ...
References
External links
* {{official, tranvia.cuenca.gob.ec
Light rail in Ecuador
2020 establishments in Ecuador
Railway lines opened in 2020
Cuenca, Ecuador