Lima’s Metro Network
Start of works
2014
Progress status
41%
Data updated to May 2021
SDG Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile
Climate action
Sustainable cities & communities
The new metro in Lima, the city where it currently operates a single elevated metro line represents a strategic work in the capital and throughout the country.
The works include the excavation of a 27-kilometre tunnel to connect the ATE and Callao districts, and the construction of a section of another planned metro line called Line 4.
Designed with cutting edge technical solutions, it will be able to meet the demands of citizens for greater enjoyment of the city, while contributing to the reduction of air pollution levels.
Technical data
Excavations (m³)
6,100,000
Concrete (m³)
1,902,000
High-strength steel (ton)
216,000
Designed with cutting edge technical solutions, it will be able to meet the demands of citizens for greater enjoyment of the city, while contributing to the reduction of air pollution levels.
The project is expected to be completed in 5 years and is divided into line 2 (27km) and part of line 4 (8km) for a total of 35 km of underground tunnels.
It also includes 35 stations and 2 storage areas and 2 interchange stations between the lines.
The construction of different types of station are planned in relation to their location: cut and cover or cavern (only Javier Prado).
Excavations are carried out with two Tunnel-Boring Machines. TBM Delia, named after the first Peruvian woman to earn a degree in mining engineering at the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (National University of Engineering), has a diameter of 10.27 metres and it is also the first TBM to excavate beneath the city of Lima. On January 26, 2022 Delia completed the first section of the tunnel: the breakthrough occurred at the future Circunvalación Station, after excavating 720 metres.
Sustainability
New lines for the city’s metro system will improve mobility across the city, one of the most congested in the world. They will allow for the transport of more than one million people a day through 10 districts, reducing commuting times between ATE and Callao from two hours 45 minutes to only 45 minutes.
Each train will be able to transport 1,200 passengers.
Benefits and advantages of the work
CO2 emissions avoided per year
544,300 (tons)
Cars taken off the road per day
511,500
Passengers expected per day
1,000,000
