Cuenca Tramway

Cuenca Tramway (Tranvía de Cuenca)
Car 1001 of the Tranvía de Cuenca during tests in July 2018
Car 1001 of the Tranvía de Cuenca during tests in July 2018
Overview
LocaleCuenca, Ecuador
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations27
Daily ridership19,000[1]
Operation
Began operation25 May 2020[2]
Number of vehicles14
Technical
System length10.7 km (6.6 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Cuenca Tramway (Spanish: Tranvía de Cuenca) is a tram line in the Ecuadorian 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

In September 2018 an agreement with Metro Tenerife was signed by Cuenca municipality to operate the tramway.[6]

Route

The 10.7 km route begins at Parque Industrial and ends at Rio Tarqui, passing through the historic center, and as of 2018 was forecast to carry 120,000 daily passengers.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Celebrations for Alstom as its Cuenca tramway in Ecuador operates successfully for 2 years". Rail Advent. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cuenca tramway opens". Metro Report International. DVV Media International Ltd. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. ^ "First Cuenca tram on its way". Railway Gazette International. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ Morrison, Allen (1 August 2018). "The New Tramway in Cuenca, Ecuador". Electric Transport in Latin America. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ Barrow, Keith (3 August 2018). "Testing milestone for Cuenca tram line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ Barrow, Keith (25 September 2018). "Metro Tenerife to operate Cuenca tramway". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Cuatro Ríos – Cuenca light rail, Ecuador". FYSEG (Fulcrum and Sers Engineering Group). Retrieved 21 May 2018.