Quito Metro

The Quito Metro (Spanish: Metro de Quito), abbreviated as MDQ, is an underground rail mass transit system consisting of a single line that is under construction in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Quito Metro
Overview
Native nameMetro de Quito
LocaleQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Transit typeMetro
Number of lines1
Number of stations15
WebsiteMetro de Quito (in Spanish)
Operation
Operation will startOctober 2021[1]
Number of vehicles18 CAF EMUs[2]
Technical
System length22 km (14 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Average speed37 kilometres per hour (23 mph)[2]
System map

History

Construction on the main south and north stations began in December 2012. Construction of the metro line began in January 2016.[4] The metro was projected to be operational in August 2020,[5] but has been delayed to late 2021.

System

The system's first line, which will include 15 stations, extends from Quitumbe (which is to the south of the city) to El Labrador (which is to the north of the city). The 15 stations on this line will be:[6]

  • Quitumbe
  • Morán Valverde
  • Solanda
  • Cardenal de la Torre
  • El Recreo
  • La Magdalena
  • San Francisco
  • La Alameda
  • El Ejido
  • Universidad Central
  • La Pradera
  • La Carolina
  • Iñaquito
  • Jipijapa
  • El Labrador

Only one of the stations, the one in Plaza de San Francisco (by the San Francisco monastery), will be placed in the historic center of Quito (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978).[4] Due to archaeological remains found at the proposed site of the San Francisco Station in late 2016, the station will be moved two blocks further south to Plaza 24th of May, and the remains will not be disturbed further.

The design of Line 1 allows for a further five stations intermediate to those initially constructed to be built if demand warrants, and for a potential 5 km extension northwards to the Ofelia bus terminal.

References
  1. "Entrega completa del Metro de Quito tiene nueva fecha: octubre del 2021". Diario El Comercio. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "First Quito metro train delivered". September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. http://www.eluniverso.com/2011/06/22/1/1447/linea-metro-quito-sera-subterranea.html
  4. Osava, Mario (November 30, 2016). "Subway Will Modernise – and Further Gentrify – Historic Centre of Quito". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  5. https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/tarifa-metro-quito-pasaje-operadora.html
  6. "El Proyecto - Introducción" [The Project - Introduction] (in Spanish). Metro de Quito. Retrieved 2015-03-31.


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