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: ' ...

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 and includes CIM, Ineo, and TSO, the same year. 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. 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.

References

External links

* {{official, tranvia.cuenca.gob.ec Light rail in Ecuador 2020 establishments in Ecuador Railway lines opened in 2020 Cuenca, Ecuador

Background

Route

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