Cuenca Tramway

Light rail line in Cuenca, Ecuador

Cuenca Tramway (Tranvía de Cuenca)

Car 1001 of the Tranvía de Cuenca during tests in July 2018

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
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|  | Parque Industrial |

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|  | Milchichig  |

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|  | Aeropuerto

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|  | Terminal Terrestere  |

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|  | Chola Cuencana  |

15n

| Gaspar Sangurima  |  |

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14n

| Antonio Borrero  |  |

|  | Tomás Ordóñez  |

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13n

| Padre Aguirre  |  |

|  | Luis Cordero  |

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12n

|  | Mercado 3

de Noviembre

|  | Santo Dominigo  |

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| Convención del 45  |  |

|  | Coronel Talbot  |

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10n

| Sector la Cuadra  |  |

|  | Corazon de Jesús  |

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| Parque del Molinero  |  |

|  | Unidad Nacional  |

| Ordoñez Lazo  |  |

|  | Gran Colombia  |

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|  | Rio Tomebamba  |

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|  | El Arenal  |

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|  | Avenida Mexico  |

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|  | Rio Yanuncay  |

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|  | Miscata  |

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|  | El Salado  |

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|  | Rio Tarqui |

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The Cuenca Tramway (Spanish: Tranvía de Cuenca) is a tram line in the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca.

## Background

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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

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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

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* Quito Metro
* Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos

## References

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

## External links

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* Official website