The Minister of Transportation and Communications, Raúl Pérez-Reyes, reported that within the road complementation plans around the Chancay megaport, local trains from Lima to Ica and Barranca will play a fundamental role in terms of connectivity. They would already be operating by 2031 at the latest.
“We have agreed on the addendum to extend Lurín (Line 1 of the Lima Metro) so that when the local train is there (sic) Both Ica and Barranca have an intervention window until 2031 if we do the complete section“, mentioned the head of the MTC in the Chancay Project Special Commission of Congress.
The official recalled that a first section will be worked on for both destinations, and, depending on demand, it will be expanded: to the small north, the commuter train will go to Huacho and to the south, to Cañete. “If the demand justifies it, it will grow to Ica and Barranca,” he added, but not before emphasizing that under these criteria, “probably in 2029” the work will already be complete.
In what state are the local trains to Barranca and Ica?
Pérez-Reyes noted that the Lima – Barranca railway The profile is in the process of being prepared, and within a year and a half, the consulting company will prepare it. After that, they will go to the technical file and subsequently execute the work.
The Lima – Ica train already has the approved profile and they will focus on its technical file within the framework of a Government to Government agreement. “Once we have chosen the government and the Lima – Barranca profile, we will instruct that government to also prepare the Lima – Barranca file and call for the tender for the work”he stated.
Source: Larepublica
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