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Lima’s Metro Line 1 $2.7 Billion Upgrade Cleared To Extend Hours and Boost Capacity

Work is slated to start in about a year to deliver benefits within two to three years.

Overview

  • ProInversión approved the project’s technical and economic viability, citing studies that show benefits outweigh costs and noting backing from ATU, MTC and MEF.
  • Línea 1’s leadership says service will run until 11:00 p.m. once the capacity expansion is implemented.
  • The plan adds 31 new trains to raise daily ridership from roughly 600,000 to about one million passengers.
  • CBTC train control will cut peak headways from three minutes to 1.5 minutes, alongside platform doors and digital fare collection upgrades.
  • Works include a new 28 de Julio station and upgrades at Miguel Grau to improve transfers with Line 2 and the Metropolitano corridor, with execution expected to begin in about a year.