Metro Riel
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| locale = Guatemala City, Guatemala
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| daily_ridership = 250,000 (projected){{cite web|url=https://www.idom.com/project/metro-riel-in-guatemala/|title=METRO RIEL IN GUATEMALA|website=IDOM|accessdate=21 May 2019}}
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Metro Riel is a light rail line proposed for Guatemala's capital, Guatemala City.
Background
In October 2016, it was reported that Spanish consulting engineer IDOM conducted a feasibility study into a {{convert|20|km|adj=mid}} light rail system for Guatemala City, evaluating the cost at $770 million.{{clarify|date=June 2021|reason=USD?}}{{cite web|url=https://www.masterbuilder.co.in/guatemala-city-will-tender-700m-light-rail-scheme-2017/|title=Guatemala City will tender $700m light rail scheme by 2017|date=31 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115032906/https://www.masterbuilder.co.in/guatemala-city-will-tender-700m-light-rail-scheme-2017/ |archive-date=15 November 2016}} Journeys between the two termini of the line would take around 40 minutes at a commercial speed of {{cvt|30|kph}} on a largely segregated alignment.{{cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/guatemala-city-light-rail-study-completed/|title=Guatemala City light rail study completed|date=25 November 2016}} The project was then shelved, but revisited in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://m.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Urban_Train_Project_Revived|title=Urban Train Project Revived|website=CentralAmericaData.com|date=17 July 2018}}
In April 2019, the Guatemalan national competition agency Pronacom and public private partnership promotion agency Anadie began seeking a consultant for an advanced design study for Metro Riel.{{cite web|url=https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/guatemala-launches-tender-for-light-rail-studies|title=Guatemala launches tender for light rail studies|website=BNAmericas|date=1 April 2019}}
Construction
In 2019, the municipality of Guatemala City signed an agreement with the country’s railway infrastructure manager Ferrovías to use an abandoned heavy rail alignment for the project. Construction is expected to begin in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/central-south-america/guatemala-city-lrt-right-of-way-agreement-signed/|title=Guatemala City LRT right-of-way agreement signed|date=31 July 2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}