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The Cuenca Tramway (Spanish: 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. 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.
In September 2018 an agreement with Metro Tenerife was signed by Cuenca municipality to operate the tramway.




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.




See also


Quito Metro
Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos




References






External links


Official website

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• Cuenca Tramway
• Cuenca, Ecuador
• Transport in Ecuador
• Road signs in Ecuador
• List of tram and light rail transit systems
• Alstom Citadis
• History of tram and light rail transit systems by country
• Comparison of MUTCD-influenced traffic signs
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