Santiago Metro New Lines, Chile
Key Data:
Ownership
Metro de Santiago
Date Opened
1975
Route Length
37km/23m
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
5
Stations
49
Passengers Carried/Year
200 million
Power
750V dc two rails
Extensions planned:
1998–2000
2.8km/1.8m
Rolling Stock:
Vehicle Total (1998)
250
Builder
Alstom
New Order
58
Builder
Alstom
Special Characteristics:
Paris Metro-style operation
60km network envisaged
Expansion plans to 2015
Rubber-tyred vehicles built in France
Network of feeder buses
Total signal renewal planned
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