Rapid Transit In Peru
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.
Despite the line having obtained 32 cars and completed construction of 7 stations for over 20 years, it had not operated commercial 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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