Valencia Metro (Venezuela)

For other uses, see Valencia Metro.

Valencia Metro
Background
Locale	Valencia,Venezuela
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	31
Operation
Began operation	2006
Technical
System length	6.2 km (3.9 mi)

The Valencia Metro (Spanish: Metro Valencia or Metro de Valencia) is the public mass transit system of Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela and its suburbs Naguanagua Municipality and San Diego Municipality.

The metro system was officially opened on 18 November 2006 with 3 stations along a 4.7 km (2.9 mi) route, operating for limited hours but providing service free of charge. Normal revenue service with 7 stations began 18 November 2007.

Valencia Metro:

• operates: Monday-Friday from 6am to 8:30pm; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 6:00am to 7:30pm;
• charges an adult fare of 500 bolivares (0.5 BsF)(23 US cents) and a student fare of 150 bolivares (0.15 BsF) (7 US Cents);
• transports an average of 55 000 passenger daily.

Lines

Currently Valencia Metro operates one half of its first line, with the other half still under construction and a second still on a planning stage: Line 1 (14.5 km), in which only 4.7km are functional and 9.8km still under construction on a common south-north trajectory. It's a common mistake to confuse every segment of construction of the first line to be independent, but when the system is fully completed it will form a single continuous line and no transfers will be necessary to continue a trip. The separate east-west Line 2 (18.2 km) will connect mainly the Valencia Municipality with San Diego Municipality of the same city, and it is in the preliminary planning stage.

Entrance to the Monumental station with Plaza Los Toros stadium in background

Lara station

Line 1

• Monumental Station: Fully operational since November 2006
• Las Ferias Station: Fully operational since November 2006
• Palotal Station: Fully operational since November 2006
• Santa Rosa Station: Fully operational since November 2007
• Michelena Station: Fully operational since November 2007
• Lara Station: Fully operational since November 2007
• Cedeño Station: Fully operational since November 2006

• Rafael Urdaneta Station: (under construction)
• Francisco de Miranda Station: (under construction)
• Negra Hipólita Station: (under construction)
• Josefa Camejo Station: (under construction)
• Girardot Station: (under construction)
• Tacarigua Station: (under construction)

• Paramacay Station: (planning stage)
• La Granja Station: (planning stage)
• Capremco Station: (planning stage)
• Tarapio Station:(planning stage)
• La Campiña Station: (planning stage)
• Simón Bolívar Station: (planning stage)

Line 2

• La Florida Station:(planning stage)
• La Guacamaya Station: (planning stage)
• Cementerio Station: (planning stage)
• Hospital Station: (planning stage)
• Aranzazu Station: (planning stage)
• Lara Station: Fully operational since November 2007
• Lara II Station: (planning stage)
• Branger Station: (planning stage)
• Uslar Station: (planning stage)
• Henry Ford Station: (planning stage)
• Bomberos Station: (planning stage)

See also

• IAFE Venezuelan National Railway
• Monterrey Metro
• List of light-rail transit systems

External links

• Metro Valencia C.A. - Official Metro Valencia Web Page (in Spanish)
• Urban Rail.net