Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Lima’s electric train was inaugurated on July 11th





Undoubtedly a great project that aims to relieve the stress caused by traffic in the capital. 


 Lima’s Electric Train Line 1, located between the districts of Villa El Salvador and Grau Avenue, will be inaugurated on July 11, Peruvian President Alan Garcia is to attend the inauguration of Lima’s Electric Train Line 1, a long awaited project by the people of Lima and that will start operating in October.

Line 1 already has five trains. French company Alstom will be manufacturing 19 additional trains, which will be arriving to the country in 18 months.

“This administration will leave Line 1 finished and working, and the process for the construction of the Lima-Callao subway has already begun. This will be fast because it will be beneath or above the city,” Minister of Transport and Communication Enrique Cornejo said.

In the coming weeks testing of the first electric trains will begin. The five Italian-made trains that are currently undergoing a stage of "overhaul" or revision and mechanical and structural maintenance.

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The stations along the new line represent a significant advance and will have elevators and many facilities for people with disabilities.

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