Central Bi-Oceanic railway
The Central Bioceanic Railway Corridor (Portuguese: Corredor Ferroviario Bioceánico Central) (CFBC), is a rail project in the countries of Brazil and Peru.[1][2] The project would join the port of Santos, Brazil on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean with the port of Callao, Peru, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.[3] The cost of the project is estimated to $US 20 billion.[4]
Project
In his trip to China in 2013, Bolivian president Evo Morales discussed with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the possibility of building a railway to link the Atlantic with the Pacific through Brazil and Peru. The Chinese president requested a study of feasibility by 2014.[5]
The Spanish narrow gauge rail company, FEVE, was awarded a contract by the Bolivian government to prepare a technical feasibility study.[6] The first studies were prepared by Spanish, French and Bolivian consultants and were to be delivered by June 2014.[7]
In August 2014, a mission from Bolivia sought financing from the Chinese government.[8][9]
The summit of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) in December 2014, prioritised the project along with seven other regional integration projects.[10]
The project contemplates four baseline studies: the basic engineering design, the market study, the strategic study and the environmental study.[11] The four studies would be complete by 31 December 2014.[12]
The Bolivian minister of Public Works, Services and House, Vladimir Sánchez, stated the first phase is to build the railroad; the second phase is to electrify the railroad, and a third phase is to have a double-track railroad.
The project looks for 95% of the trade of the south and North of the Peru, as well as the integration to Brazil.[13]
Route
See also
References
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- ^ "China pide estudio de construcción de tren interoceánico". La Paz: La Razón. 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Se iniciaron estudios para un corredor ferroviario bioceánico". El Día. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Corredor ferroviario que uniría a Brasil, Perú y Bolivia tendría un costo de US$10.000M". americaeconomia.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Gobierno boliviano gestiona corredor bioceánico que conectará Perú y Brasil". americaeconomia.com. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolivia pedirá ayuda a China para sacar adelante ruta ferroviaria bioceánica". lostiempos.com. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Unasur priorizará el corredor bioceánico que incluye a Bolivia". La Razón. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Megaproyecto ferroviario apunta a exportar 95% de carga por Perú". La Razón. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolivia concluirá hasta fin de año estudios para construir tren bioceánico Atlántico-Pacífico". La Razón. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Bolivia se entromete y busca gestionarse en China para que tenga una participación en el proyecto de tren interoceánico Brasil-Perú". La Razón. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.