Caracas
HISTORY OF THE Caracas METRO
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Caracas subway
Caracas Metro Museum
The Caracas Metro (Spanish: Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was constructed and is operated by Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, a government-owned company that was founded in 1977 by José González-Lander who headed the project for more than thirty years since the early planning stages in the 1960s. Its motto is "Somos parte de tu vida" (translated as 'We are part of your life'). In 1978 MTA – New York City Transit's R46 #816 (now 5866) was shipped from the Pullman Standard's plant as a sample of rolling stock to be used for the new metro system that was under construction at the time.
The system has 53 stations. The company is run by Major General Juan Carlos Du Bolay Perozo.
The values for tickets depend mostly on the number of travels the user has planned. There are also special prices for students, and fares differ for the Metrobús usage. The types of tickets and their pricings are listed below.
In 2018, the metro became free to ride. While Metro de Caracas said this was because of a passenger number assessment, workers revealed that the government had not given the company hard money for over a year, and they could not import paper to print tickets, necessitating unlocked turnstiles.
The next phases of the Line 2 extension (also known as Line 5 during construction phase) were to be constructed with an opening planned for 2012. The first project, a 7.5 km extension, includes six new stations in Bello Monte, Las Mercedes, Tamanaco, Chuao, Bello Campo and Parque del Este II station. A separate project was to be carried out simultaneously, an additional 6.7 km Line 2 extension (also known as Line 5 or Metro Guarenas-Guatire Urban Route during the construction phase) with four additional stations in Montecristo, Boleíta, El Marques and terminal/transfer station La Urbina (Petare Norte).
TIMELINE STORIES
MAPLINE routes
MISSION
Transport citizens through the metropolitan transportation system, consisting of the metropolitan railway system (metro), land transportation system (metrobus), cable car (metro cable) or any other way, with an organization committed to the principles of the new socialist society, providing comprehensive, supportive and quality services, respecting human dignity and contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of the inhabitants of Greater Caracas”.
System
The capital of Venezuela, Caracas, grew very rapidly during the 20th century due to the country's important oil industry. Today it has some 4.5 million inhabitants. The city spreads out along a main valley with several smaller side valleys. This geographical situation predetermined the alignment of the city's first metro line. The initial section of Line 1 opened 2 January 1983 between Propatria and La Hoyada (6.7 km). Two months later it was extended to Chacaíto.
In 1987, the southern section with two branches of Line 2 (La Paz - Las Adjuntas/Zoológico) was finished and in 1988, Line 1 was extended to Los Dos Caminos. That same year Line 2 was linked to Line 1 at El Silencio. In 1989, Line 1 reached its eastern terminus Palo Verde and finally in 1994, the new Line 3 started revenue service between Plaza Venezuela and El Valle.
