Quito Metro

The Quito Metro (Spanish: Metro de Quito), abbreviated as MDQ, is an underground rail mass transit system consisting of a single line that is planned to start full passenger operation in March 2023 in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Quito Metro
Overview
Native nameMetro de Quito
LocaleQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Transit typeMetro
Number of lines1
Number of stations15
WebsiteMetro de Quito (in Spanish)
Operation
Began operationSeptember 3, 2023 (expected)[1]
Number of vehicles18 CAF EMUs[2]
Technical
System length22 km (14 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Average speed37 kilometres per hour (23 mph)[2]
System map

History

Construction on the main south and north stations began in December 2012. Construction of the metro line began in January 2016.[4] The metro was projected to be operational in August 2020,[5] but has been delayed to March 2023. Official inauguration was held in 21 December 2022.[6][7]

System

The system's first line, which will include 15 stations, extends from Quitumbe (which is to the south of the city) to El Labrador (which is to the north of the city). The 15 stations on this line are, from north to south:[8]

Only one of the stations, the one in Plaza de San Francisco (by the San Francisco monastery), will be placed in the historic center of Quito (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978).[4] Due to archaeological remains found at the proposed site of the San Francisco Station in late 2016, the station will be moved two blocks further south to Plaza 24th of May, and the remains will not be disturbed further.

Every station is painted in a distinct color to help the passenger orientation.[9]

The design of Line 1 allows for a further five stations intermediate to those initially constructed to be built if demand warrants, and for a potential 5 km extension northwards to the Ofelia bus terminal.

References
  1. "Efraín Bastidas, gerente del Metro de Quito: hay tiempo suficiente; el operador no va a empezar de cero". El Comercio. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "First Quito metro train delivered". September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. "La línea del metro de Quito será subterránea". 22 June 2011.
  4. Osava, Mario (November 30, 2016). "Subway Will Modernise – and Further Gentrify – Historic Centre of Quito". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  5. "La tarifa es el talón de Aquiles del Metro de Quito".
  6. https://www.laprensalatina.com/phased-opening-of-quito-metro-kicks-off-in-ecuador/
  7. Schwandl, Robert. "Quito". urbanrail.
  8. "El Proyecto - Introducción" [The Project - Introduction] (in Spanish). Metro de Quito. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  9. "La ciudad recibe las estaciones Jipijapa e Iñaquito del Metro de Quito". Quito Metro. 3 May 2021.
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