The Lima Metro, regarded by Peruvians as Tren Eléctrico is a metropolitan railway currently linking the south of Lima, with the centre of the capital of Peru. The system has one metro line almost in viaduct, covering with more than 21 km the initial constructed section, and crossing almost 10 districts of the city.
Despite the line having 32 cars and 7 stations for over 20 years, it had not operated commercially since the beginning of service in 1990 during the first presidency of Alan García (1985–1990) because the constructed section didn't have the distance or demand required to make it commercially viable. The construction of the Lima Metro remained paralyzed since that time under accusations of bribes, after an investment of 226 million dollars co-financed by the Italian government.
Thus, the Peruvian Government under the second presidency of Alan García (2006–2011) put the Ministry of Transports and Communications in charge of completing Line 1, extending its current tracks up to Av. Grau in the city center, making a total of 21 km (13.0 mi) of elevated viaduct with 16 stations and crossing 9 districts in total: Villa El Salvador, Villa María del Triunfo, San Juan de Miraflores, Santiago de Surco, Surquillo, San Borja, San Luis, La Victoria and Lima District. Line 1 finally opened for revenue service on July 11, 2011.
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“The next Augustan age will dawn on the other side of the Atlantic. There will, perhaps, be a Thucydides at Boston, a Xenophon at New York, and, in time, a Virgil at Mexico, and a Newton at Peru. At last, some curious traveller from Lima will visit England and give a description of the ruins of St Paul’s, like the editions of Balbec and Palmyra.”
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)