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