Can the Quito Metro Rail Service Succeed?

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cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert18 May 2023 06:01:32

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Two weeks after Metro service began last month,

all Metro rail service shut down. The mayor has been

holding emergency meetings in an effort

to re-start service.

The system operator shut down the service,

citing infrastructure problems and contractual

failures by the city of Quito.

During the nine days the system served the publlic,

there were break-downs in the ticketing system,

physical problems with escalators at some Metro

stations and other infrastructure problems.

The city considers the complete shutdown of

the system by the operating consortium 'unacceptable.'

Source... www.cuencahighlife.com

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert18 July 2023 07:47:12

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Metro service is down until December 2023.

The Quito Metro evidently started operations

before it was really ready.

According to an article e-published at the

BN Americas website since Metro service was

suspended in May, the target for re-starting

the system is now pushed to December 2023.

Source... bnamericas.com

rkg695Contributor17 August 2023 18:55:16

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@cccmedia ...curious if you'd seen any news about progress / organization with operator, amalgamation of transit operations and ticketing / transit passes?

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert18 August 2023 03:18:01

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Metro service is down until December 2023.
The Quito Metro evidently started operations
before it was really ready.

According to an article e-published at the
BN Americas website since Metro service was
suspended in May, the target for re-starting
the system is now pushed to December 2023.

Source... bnamericas.com
-@cccmedia

This is what I have seen.

rkg695Contributor30 November 2023 20:30:26

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Quito Metro: these are all the stations of the transport system; On December 1st, the commercial operation of the Quito Metro begins.

Details of the system:

"Metro de Quito begins operations ten years after construction began"

https://www.expreso.ec/quito/metro-inic … 81062.html

Quito Metro Stations:

https://www.expreso.ec/actualidad/metro … 80931.html

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert01 December 2023 10:30:08

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VIPs ride the rails.

Three of Ecuador's top officials publicized the

start of ongoing rail service via the new Quito

subway.

The first passengers included Presidente Noboa,

the mayor of Quito and the new president of

the National Assembly.

The subway service was five years overdue with

a cost overrun of 40 percent compared with the

original budget.

The dignitaries rode a portion of the 22-kilometer route ..

from Plaza San Francisco to Universidad Central.

Source... www.cuencahighlife.com

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