Cuenca Tramway
{{short description|Light rail line in Cuenca, Ecuador}}
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| caption2 = Car 1001 of the Tranvía de Cuenca during tests in July 2018
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| began_operation = 25 May 2020{{cite magazine |author= |date=29 May 2020 |title=Cuenca tramway opens |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/cuenca-tramway-opens/56639.article |magazine=Metro Report International |publisher=DVV Media International Ltd. |access-date=2020-05-29}}
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The Cuenca Tramway ({{langx|es|Tranvía de Cuenca}}) is a tram line in the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca.
Background
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/first-cuenca-tram-on-its-way.html|title=First Cuenca tram on its way|date=12 May 2015|work=Railway Gazette International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515011722/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/first-cuenca-tram-on-its-way.html|archive-date=15 May 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=15 October 2021}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Allen |title=The New Tramway in Cuenca, Ecuador |url=http://www.tramz.com/ec/c/c.html |website=Electric Transport in Latin America |access-date=15 October 2021 |date=1 August 2018}}{{cite web|last=Barrow|first=Keith|url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/central-south-america/testing-milestone-for-cuenca-tram-line/|title=Testing milestone for Cuenca tram line|date=3 August 2018|work=International Railway Journal|access-date=15 October 2021}}
In September 2018 an agreement with Metro Tenerife was signed by Cuenca municipality to operate the tramway.{{cite web|last=Barrow|first=Keith|url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/central-south-america/metro-tenerife-to-operate-cuenca-tramway/|title=Metro Tenerife to operate Cuenca tramway|date=25 September 2018|work=International Railway Journal|access-date=15 October 2021}}
Route
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fyseg.com/en/proyect/tranvia-de-los-cuatro-rios-cuenca-ecuador/|title=Cuatro Ríos – Cuenca light rail, Ecuador|publisher=FYSEG (Fulcrum and Sers Engineering Group)|accessdate=21 May 2018}}
See also
References
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