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Overview | |||
Native name | Metropolitan Corridor | ||
Owner | Urban Transport Authority – MTC (since September 2020) Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (originally) | ||
Locale | Lima, Peru | ||
Transit type | bus rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 1 | ||
Number of stations | 38 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | October 2010 | ||
Operator(s) | Perú Masivo S.A. Lima Bus Internacional 1 S.A. Lima Vías Express S.A. Transvial Lima S.A.C. | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 33 km (21 mi) | ||
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Metropolitano is a bus rapid transit system serving the city of Lima, Peru. Its construction began in the year 2006.
The origins of the Metropolitano go back to the Lima Bus project, which was planned and proposed during the administration of former mayor Alberto Andrade Carmona.
Its construction began in the year 2006 during Luis Castañeda Lossio's first period as Mayor of Lima.
Service commenced on July 28, 2010, during the second term of former mayor Luis Castañeda.
On March 18, 2019, Lima mayor Jorge Muñoz announced the expansion of the Metropolitano line, consisting of the construction of a 12-kilometer road from Naranjal station, in Independencia, to Chimpu Ocllo avenue, in Carabayllo.
This system is similar to the TransMilenio of Bogota, and inspired by the previous system that existed in the city the National Urban Transport Company (In spanish: Empresa Nacional de Transporte Urbano-ENATRU), which was the first urban transport system in Peru, that also even inspired other companies such as the Rede Integrada de Transporte (which started the era of BRT).
In September 2020, the Metropolitano begins to be controlled and administered by the Authority for Urban Transport in Lima and Callao, an institution that reports directly to MTC and from the Peruvian government, so is no longer administered by the Municipality of Lima
These routes stop in all stations. "Regular A," "Regular B" , "Regular C" and "Rush hour D" services are included in this category.
This bus route stops in all stations from Estación Naranjal to Estación Central, going through Av. Emancipación and Jr. Lampa in Downtown Lima. Skyblue is used by this bus route as its color.
Currently, this is the only bus route that stops in all stations from Estación Naranjal to Estación Matellini . Unlike Regular A, it goes through Av. Alfonso Ugarte and Av. España. Orange is used by this bus route as its color.
This bus route begins in Estación Ramón Castilla and finishes in Estación Matellini going through Av. Emancipación and Jr. Lampa in Downtown Lima. Green is used by this bus route as its color.
Rush hour D
This bus route begins in Estación Naranjal to Estación Central going through Av. Alfonso Ugarte and Av. Espana. Purple is used by this bus route as its color.
There are nine Express services which stops only at designated stations.
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Stop | Services | Neighbourhood |
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Northern Portion | ||
Naranjal | A B D | Independencia |
Izaguirre | A B D | |
Pacífico | A B D | |
Independencia | A B D | |
Jazmines | A B D | |
Tomás Valle | A B D | San Martín de Porres and Independencia |
El Milagro | A B D | |
Honorio Delgado | A B D | |
UNI | A B D | Rímac and San Martín de Porres |
Parque del Trabajo | A B D | |
Caquetá | A B D | |
Central Portion | ||
Ramón Castilla | A C | Lima |
Tacna | A C | |
Jr. de la Unión | A C | |
Colmena | A C | |
Dos de Mayo | B D | |
Quilca | B D | |
España | B D | |
Central-Grau | A B C D | |
Southern Portion | ||
Estadio Nacional | B C | La Victoria and Lima |
México | B C | |
Canadá | B C | La Victoria and Lince |
Javier Prado | B C | San Isidro |
Canaval y Moreyra | B C | |
Comunidad Andina-Aramburú | B C | |
Domingo Orué | B C | Miraflores and Surquillo |
Angamos | B C | |
Ricardo Palma | B C | |
Benavides | B C | Miraflores |
28 de Julio | B C | |
Plaza de Flores | B C | Barranco |
Balta | B C | |
Bulevar | B C | |
Estadio Unión | B C | |
Escuela Militar | B C | Chorrillos |
Fernando Terán | B C | |
Rosario de Villa | B C | |
Matellini | B C |
bold indicates Express stops
Fares are paid through an Electronic Prepaid Card which can be purchased and refilled at any station in the system. There is a flat fee of S/. 3.50 (3.50 new soles, approximately US$0.89) for regular commuters. This originally was S/. 1.50, but was raised in December 2012 to S/. 2.00, got raised again so that by February 2015 (or earlier) it became S/. 2.50. And in 2022 it got raised again to S/. 3.50. The card can be bought at a vending machine, which is available on every station, and will cost S/. 4.50. It can be charged up to S/. 100.00. The machines accept both coins and bills, but payment with bank cards (either debit or credit) is not possible.
There are separate Electronic Prepaid Cards available for students, either university or normal schools. These can only be obtained through a sales office, and bear a name. These are charged a lower rate, but can be recharged at the same vending machines. Firefighters and police are not required to pay and do not have to possess any of these cards.
The buses are powered by natural gas, purchased from Chinese manufacturers King Long and Bonluck. These articulated buses are 18 to 19 metres (59 to 62 ft) long and can carry up to 120 passengers. The system uses about 300 of these gray-colored buses.
Smaller buses are used as feeders to each of the main stations (Naranjal, Estacion Central and Matellini). Those painted yellow can carry up to 80 passengers, while orange ones can only carry 40.
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