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 ...

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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. 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 Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José Gon ...

, 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 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 Human Development Inde ...

and the mayorship of the Guaicaipuro Municipality are also financing its development. Mapa-de-Rutas-Vagon-02

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 bolívares Bs.F for a one way ride and the price includes a subway ride within the

network. Los Teques Metro was provided with an integrated operation control centre, command and communications by Thales.

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 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

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