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Light rail line in Cuenca, Ecuador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cuenca Tramway (Spanish: Tranvía de Cuenca) is a tram line in the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca.
Cuenca Tramway (Tranvía de Cuenca) | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Cuenca, Ecuador |
Transit type | Light rail |
Number of lines | 1 |
Number of stations | 27 |
Daily ridership | 19,000[1] |
Operation | |
Began operation | 25 May 2020[2] |
Number of vehicles | 14 |
Technical | |
System length | 10.7 km (6.6 mi)[2] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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]
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]
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