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Transport In Quito
Transport in Quito, Ecuador consists of a variety of modes. Metro The Quito Metro (), abbreviated as MDQ, is a rapid transit system in Quito. It currently consists of a single line with 15 stations, which has been operational since January 2023. Roads Although public transportation is the primary form of travel in the city, including fleets of taxis that continually cruise the roadways, the use of private vehicles has increased substantially during the past decade. Because of growing road congestion in many areas, there were plans to construct a light rail system, which were conceived to replace the northern portion of the ''Trole''. These plans have been ruled out and replaced by the construction of the first metro line (subway) in 2012. It was in operation on May 2, 2023, joining the existing public transportation network. Because Quito is about long and at its widest, most of the important avenues of the city extend from north to south. The two main motorways that go from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha (volcano), Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes. Quito's elevation of makes it either the List of capital cities by altitude, highest or the second highest national capital city in the world. This varied standing is because Bolivia is a List of countries with multiple capitals, country with multiple capitals; if La Paz is considered the Bolivian national capital, it tops the list of highest capitals, but if Sucre is specified as the capital, then it is the second highest, behind Quito. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil. The land that comprises modern-day Ecuador was once home to several groups of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, indigenous peoples that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by the Spanish Empire during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as a sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comercio (Ecuador)
''El Comercio'' is a daily Ecuadorian newspaper in Quito. It covers news from inside and outside the country, although its focus is primarily on the former, especially on Quito, Guayaquil and occasionally Cuenca. It competes against El Universo for the largest print distribution in Ecuador. History The paper was founded on January 1, 1906, in Quito, Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ... by Celiano Monge and brothers César Mantilla Jácome and Carlos Mantilla Jácome. The newspaper remained in the Mantilla family until January 12, 2015, when the newspaper was sold to Telglovisión S.A., company property of the entrepreneur Remigio Ángel González. Currently the Director of the newspaper iMarcos Vaca Morales Sections The main sections and supplemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from heavy rapid transit. The term was coined in 1972 in the United States as an English equivalent for the German word ''Stadtbahn'', meaning "city railway". From: 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference Different definitions exist in some countries, but in the United States, light rail operates primarily along exclusive Right_of_way#Rail_right_of_way, rights-of-way and uses either individual tramcars or multiple units coupled together, with a lower capacity and speed than a long heavy rail passenger train or rapid transit system. Narrowly defined, light rail transit uses rolling stock that is similar to that of a traditional tram, while operating at a higher capacity and speed, often on an exclusive right-of-way. In broader usage, light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito Metro
The Quito Metro (), abbreviated as MDQ, is a rapid transit system consisting of a single line in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. History Construction on the main south and north stations began in December 2012. Construction of the metro line itself began in January 2016. The metro was projected to be operational by August 2020, but the opening was delayed numerous times. The official inauguration was held on 21 December 2022, and commercial service started with some tests with passengers on 2 May 2023. After technical problems plagued the launch, service was shut down on 11 May. Later that year, the Quito metro initiated its commercial operations on 1 December 2023. System The system's first line, which includes 15 stations, extends from Quitumbe in the south of the city to El Labrador in the north of the city. The 15 stations on this line are, from north to south: * El Labrador * Jipijapa * Iñaquito * La Carolina * Pradera * Universidad Central * El Ejido * La Alameda *San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empresa De Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos
The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública (Ecuadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 and from general neglect as the Pan-American Highway siphoned off passengers.Haines, Gavin,Ecuador's long-neglected railway system chugs back to life; its founder Eloy Alfaro would be proud" ''Cuenca High Life,'' 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016. In 2008 the president Rafael Correa named the railroad a "national cultural patrimony" and indicated that it would be restored. The government of Ecuador started to rehabilitate the railway and service was restored between Guayaquil and Quito by 2013. An extensive range of services, primarily for leisure travellers, were operated by Steam locomotive, steam and Diesel locomotive, diesel-electric locomotive hauled trains and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MetrobusQ
MetrobusQ or Sistema MetrobusQ (the name is short for ''Metrobús (de) Quito'') is a bus rapid transit system managed by the Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte (EMSAT), the transportation agency of the municipality of the city of Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is composed of three subsystems, or three busways: *Trolleybus system (" Trole"), opened in 1995 and subsequently extended. *Articulated bus line ("Ecovía Ecovía is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon that began operations in January 2014. Overview As of 2014 Ecovía consists of a single route that runs 30 kilometers serving three different municipalities of the Monterrey Me ..."), opened in 2001. *Articulated bus line (" Metrobus") running through northern and central Quito ("Corredor Central Norte"). External links"Sistema Convencional de Transporte" ''Metrobús Quito.'' Retrieved 2009-03-26. Transport in Quito Bus rapid transit {{Ecuador-trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito Trolleybus System
The Quito trolleybus system is a bus rapid transit line located in Quito, Ecuador, which opened in 1995 and by 2002 was carrying approximately 220,000 passengers per day.Webb, Mary (ed.) (2003), ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2003-2004'', (UK): Jane's Information Group. . It is managed by an agency of the municipality known as Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte (EMSAT) and is operated by Compañía Trolebús Quito, S.A. The service is named (informally) ''El Trole'', Spanish for "The Trolley", meaning trolleybus; this name is shown on signage at stops, and is used in publicity and marketing. Before being a subsystem of a larger bus rapid transit system of Quito known as MetrobusQ, ''El Trole'' was itself a whole system. Its formal name is Corredor Trole or; simply ''Trole'', currently. The route The trolleybus system is composed of a single line that runs, with a few exceptions, through the part of Ecuador Highway 35 (E 35) that is with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecovía
Ecovía is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon that began operations in January 2014. Overview As of 2014 Ecovía consists of a single route that runs 30 kilometers serving three different municipalities of the Monterrey Metropolitan area: Monterrey, San Nicolás de los Garza, San Nicolas and Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Guadalupe. Ecovía buses operate within a fully dedicated right of way (busway). Buses offer free Wi-Fi, wifi access. Ecovía stations include off-board fare collection and platform level with the bus floor. See also *List of bus rapid transit systems *Metrorrey References External linksEcovia Official Site {{Urban public transport in Mexico Bus rapid transit in Mexico Transportation in Monterrey 2014 establishments in Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxicab
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a Driving, driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode. There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries: * Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing throughout communities * Private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only * Taxibuses, also come in many variations throughout the Developing country, developing countries as Share taxi#United States, jitneys or jeepney, operating on pre-set routes typified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
