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Caracas Metro
The Caracas Metro (Spanish: Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It opened in 1983 and currently has 49 stations.
It was constructed and is operated by Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José González-Lander who headed the project for more than thirty years since the early planning stages in the 1960s. Its motto is "Somos parte de tu vida" (translated as 'We are part of your life'). In 1978 MTA – New York City Transit's R46 #816 (now 5866) was shipped from the Pullman Standard's plant as a sample of rolling stock to be used for the new metro system that was under construction at the time.
It was inaugurated on January 2, 1983 with 11.5 km (7.1 mi) and currently the total length of the railway reaches 106.5 km (66.2 mi). Its purpose is to contribute to the development of collective transportation in Caracas and its immediate area, through the planning, construction, and commercial exploitation of an integrated transportation system. The C. A. Metro de Caracas is in charge of its construction, operation and exploitation as a decentralized public body attached to the Ministry of People's Power for Land Transportation.
As a consequence of the Crisis in Venezuela, by October 2018 it was estimated that 25% of the Caracas Metro trains were out of service due to lack of maintenance. In 2020, nine of them remain operational. Forty-eight trains on Line 1; six of 44 on Line 2; and four of 16 on Line 3; which, together with electrical failures, causes users to experience permanent delays. In 2022, the Caracas Metro only had 23 of the 169 trains operational.[citation needed]
The system has 49 stations. The company is run by Major General Juan Carlos Du Bolay Perozo.
The Caracas Metro currently has the following lines in operation:
These lines were built between 1978 and 2006. Line 2 has four terminal stations.
Part of Line 2 was constructed as Line 4, but after its inauguration it was renamed Line 2.[citation needed] One must transfer on Line 3 at El Valle station to continue the ride.[needs update]
Caracas Metro
The Caracas Metro (Spanish: Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It opened in 1983 and currently has 49 stations.
It was constructed and is operated by Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José González-Lander who headed the project for more than thirty years since the early planning stages in the 1960s. Its motto is "Somos parte de tu vida" (translated as 'We are part of your life'). In 1978 MTA – New York City Transit's R46 #816 (now 5866) was shipped from the Pullman Standard's plant as a sample of rolling stock to be used for the new metro system that was under construction at the time.
It was inaugurated on January 2, 1983 with 11.5 km (7.1 mi) and currently the total length of the railway reaches 106.5 km (66.2 mi). Its purpose is to contribute to the development of collective transportation in Caracas and its immediate area, through the planning, construction, and commercial exploitation of an integrated transportation system. The C. A. Metro de Caracas is in charge of its construction, operation and exploitation as a decentralized public body attached to the Ministry of People's Power for Land Transportation.
As a consequence of the Crisis in Venezuela, by October 2018 it was estimated that 25% of the Caracas Metro trains were out of service due to lack of maintenance. In 2020, nine of them remain operational. Forty-eight trains on Line 1; six of 44 on Line 2; and four of 16 on Line 3; which, together with electrical failures, causes users to experience permanent delays. In 2022, the Caracas Metro only had 23 of the 169 trains operational.[citation needed]
The system has 49 stations. The company is run by Major General Juan Carlos Du Bolay Perozo.
The Caracas Metro currently has the following lines in operation:
These lines were built between 1978 and 2006. Line 2 has four terminal stations.
Part of Line 2 was constructed as Line 4, but after its inauguration it was renamed Line 2.[citation needed] One must transfer on Line 3 at El Valle station to continue the ride.[needs update]