Feasibility study for metro riel in Guatemala
Guatemala
In order to improve the quality of the public transport service in Guatemala City and substantially reduce travel times for its citizens, the Government of Guatemala will implement a new urban passenger rail system. Stretching 21 km and with 20 stations, the service will cross the capital along its north-south axis.
Metro Riel will carry over 250,000 passengers per day, connecting the north-south axis of the capital and enhancing sustainable urban integration with green corridors, bike lanes, and pedestrian paths. The project includes depots, workshops, and new road infrastructure to optimize metropolitan mobility and reduce urban congestion.
IDOM has completed the Feasibility Study for Metro Riel in Guatemala, supporting PRONACOM, ANADIE, FEGUA and the Municipality of Guatemala to make this 21 km, 20-station light metro system viable. The service provides technical, economic, financial, environmental, and legal support for the international tender of the system’s design, construction, and operation under a Public-Private Partnership scheme.
This line adapts to the urban environment through which it runs, either on a dedicated platform with overpasses, or on a tram type lane shared with other modes of transport (including traffic lights and right of way at intersections). A rail system using low-floor rolling stock has been designed. It will have capacity for up to 440 passengers and the possibility of operating with multiple units. At peak times, the service will be every three minutes, and will have a maximum speed of 27 km/h (commercial operation).
The project also includes road connections to reduce congestion in the entrances to the city, specifically the construction of two new bridges over las quebradas de El Frutal and Las Vacas. In addition, marshalling yards and workshops have been included, with future capacity for 47 units and dissuasive parking.
For the public entities ANADIE, PRONACOM, FEGUA and the Municipality of Guatemala, IDOM has prepared the Feasibility Study, with the technical, economic, financial, environmental and legal support information necessary for the international tender for the Design, Construction and Operation of the transport system under a Public Private Partnership.
