The Los Teques Metro is a suburban mass-transit system in the city of
Los Teques
Los Teques
) is the capital of the state of Miranda and the municipality of Guaicaipuro Municipality. It is located in the capital region of north-central Venezuela. More specifically, southwest of Caracas, 10° 21' 00" N latitude and 67° 02' 3 ...
,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
with connections to important surrounding cities and communities. It was opened to public service on November 3, 2006.
The Los Teques Metro currently operates one service (branded as lines 1 and 2 for the two parts of the system) connecting 5 stations, with additional stations for Line 2 under construction.
The system connects the city of Los Teques with the capital city of
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
. The Los Teques Metro is operated by
Metro de Caracas – as such, it is effectively a subsidiary/extension of the
Caracas Metro
The Caracas Metro ( es, Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was constructed and is operated by CompañÃa Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José Gonzà ...
, and is widely viewed as part of that system. It is ascribed to the Venezuelan government and the Ministry of Infrastructure. The government of
Miranda State
Miranda State ( es, link=no, Estado Miranda, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Hu ...
and the mayorship of the
Guaicaipuro Municipality
Guaicaipuro is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 280,687 ...
are also financing its development.
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The currently operating line runs for ,
parallel to the
San Pedro River, establishing a link between
Las Adjuntas
Las Adjuntas is a common station shared by two Venezuelan metro lines of the Caracas Metro and the Los Teques Metro. The station has two platforms that are connected by three pedestrian overpasses. Each platform serves up to two trains from thei ...
and Independencia Station.
History
The subway plans date back to 1982 when it was first proposed. However, it wouldn't be until October 19, 1998 when the ''Metro de Los Teques'' transit corporation was created (now defunct) in order to carry out management, administrative duties and civil works related to the project. It was supposed to alleviate the congestion of the Panamerican Highway and ease commuting between the two cities, because of their proximity. The operation was subsequently taken over by ''Metro de Caracas'' and plans were extended to include expansion to San Antonio and a 3rd line to connect to 2nd point in Caracas.
Construction for the first phase began in 2001 with works including the canalization of the San Pedro River, the tunneling and building of the bridges until reaching ''Las Adjuntas''. It is estimated that the project cost was about 800 million US dollars.
The metro system began with restricted operations:
*2 railways through a single tunnel;
*2 or 3 trains;
*Daily service between 5:20 a.m and 11:00 p.m
Operations
The second rail within the same tunnel was formally inaugurated October 22, 2007. Trial and testing period continued with additional trains and full 7 day service from 5:10 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. implemented on November 19, 2007.
The
ride between ''Las Adjuntas'' and ''Independencia'' is 4,00
bolÃvares Bs.F for a one way ride and the price includes a subway ride within the
Caracas Metro
The Caracas Metro ( es, Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was constructed and is operated by CompañÃa Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José Gonzà ...
network.
Los Teques Metro was provided with an integrated
operation control centre, command and communications by
Thales
Thales of Miletus ( ; grc-gre, Θαλῆς; ) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regarded him ...
.
Future plans
Construction of the extension formally started March 20, 2007. This extension known as Line 2 to the system will be with 3 new stations within the city, 2 in nearby communities and finally terminating in
San Antonio de Los Altos
San Antonio de los Altos is a suburban town, capital of Los Salias Municipality, Miranda State, Venezuela with a population of 68,255 in 2011. The town was named after Saint Anthony of Padua, a Portuguese Catholic priest, the patron saint of the ...
with the central Los Teques stations.
Line 4 adds four stations that are currently under construction are:
* ''Los Cerritos'', inauguration TBA
* ''Carrizal'', inauguration TBA
* ''Las Minas'', inauguration TBA
* ''San Antonio'', inauguration TBA
Line 3 has been proposed . It will commence from San Antonio and connect some communities before looping towards the La Rinconada Caracas Metro Station.
* ''La Morita''
* ''San Diego''
* ''Potrerito''
* ''La Mariposa''
* ''La Rinconada''
Timeline of line extensions
See also
*
Caracas Metro
The Caracas Metro ( es, Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was constructed and is operated by CompañÃa Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José Gonzà ...
*
Maracaibo Metro
The Maracaibo Metro, also known as ''Metro del Sol Amado'', is a six-station light rail system in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Service between La Vanega and El Varillal (skipping Urdaneta) opened to the public on 25 November 2006, with the last stati ...
*
Valencia Metro
*
List of rapid transit systems
These lists of rapid transit systems are sorted by the type of system:
* List of tram and light rail transit systems
* List of town tramway systems
* Medium-capacity rail transport system
* List of premetro systems
* List of metro systems
* List of ...
*
Transportation in Venezuela
Transport in Venezuela revolves around a system of highways and airports. Venezuela is connected to the world primarily via air ( Venezuela's airports include the Simón BolÃvar International Airport near Caracas and La Chinita International Airp ...
*
IAFE Venezuelan National Railway
References
External links
Metro Los Teques- Official website
2006 establishments in Venezuela
Los Teques
Buildings and structures in Miranda (state)
{{Urban Rails in Venezuela
Railway lines opened in 2006
Rapid transit in Venezuela
Underground rapid transit in Venezuela