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: Tren de cercanías de Bogotá''), also known as RegioTram, is a transportation project to create a mass and rapid transport system to connect Bogotá with surrounding cities. The railways of the former
Bogotá Savannah Railway (which have carried no passenger traffic since 1990) will be rebuilt to create a new
tram-train
A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This al ...
network. Three lines are planned, to the West, North and South of Bogotá.
Planned lines
RegioTram de Occidente
The first Regiotram line, Regiotram de Occidente, will connect Bogotá with the municipalities of
Mosquera,
Madrid
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,
Funza, Sector El Corzo and
Facatativá
Facatativá is a city and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 18 miles (31 km) northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level. The city is known for its Archaeological Park Piedras del Tunjo (Rocks o ...
in the department of
Cundinamarca.
In February 2019, a
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consortium of Ardanuy Ingeniería and FGC was awarded a contract to provide project consultancy and supervision services for this first tram-train line. By August that same year, tendering for the line was launched by the Colombian government with a projected 2024 opening.
In January 2020, the contract for construction and operation of Regiotram del Occidente was signed with Chinese company
CCECC, with a concession of 26 years.
The line will be long and serve 9 stations in Bogotá and 8 in Cundinamarca. It will broadly follow the existing railway corridor. However, instead of running to
Bogotá La Sabana railway station
The Bogotá La Sabana railway station (in Spanish: Estación de la Sabana) is a neoclassical building in Bogotá (Colombia), home to the central station of the Bogotá Savannah Railway and the National Railways of Colombia (Ferrocarriles Nacional ...
it will divert to terminate at Calle 26/Avenida Caracas, where it will offer interchange with the
Bogotá Metro
The Bogotá Metro ( es, Metro de Bogotá) is a rapid transit project under construction in Bogotá, Colombia, it is projected to be in operation in 2028. Construction started in October 2020.
History Background
The construction of the Metro d ...
. Trains will run up to every 6 minutes in peak hours. There is also a possibility of a branch running to
El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district ...
.
There will be 18 electric vehicles of electric
tram-train
A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This al ...
design, which will carry up to 884 passengers each at speeds between 28km/h and 70km/h. The line is expected to carry 130,000 passengers daily, or 40m per year.
RegioTram del Norte
In August 2019, feasibility studies for the Northern Regiotram were announced, financed by the Prosperity Fund of the United Kingdom and the Government of Cundinamarca, supported by an agreement with Findeter. In May 2020, the studies and design contract for the project was signed. The project involves rebuilding the line from Bogotá to Zipaquirá for both freight and light passenger traffic. It is hoped that the line will open in 2024, with the total project costing US$1.5bn. The line will start at the Centro Comercial
Gran Estación in Bogotá, and run for along the route of the existing railway (used by the
Tren Turistico de la Sabana) through
Chía and
Cajicá to
Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tocancipá to the east; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho ...
. It is estimated that it will carry 250,000 passengers per day.
See also
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Bogotá Metro
The Bogotá Metro ( es, Metro de Bogotá) is a rapid transit project under construction in Bogotá, Colombia, it is projected to be in operation in 2028. Construction started in October 2020.
History Background
The construction of the Metro d ...
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Tramways of Bogotá
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Bogotá Savannah Railway
References
External links
Tren de cercanías- Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano de Bogotá
- Study of the project
Tren de Cercanías será una realidad en el 2011: Samuel Moreno retrieved on November 4, 2008.
Rapid transit in Colombia
Passenger rail transport in Colombia
Proposed rail infrastructure in Colombia
Transport in Bogotá
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