MEXICO: A 1 km, one-station extension of Guadalajara light rail Line 1 from Periférico Norte to Auditorio opened November 23, taking the line to 16·6 km with 20 stations.
The former terminus at Periférico Norte has been rebuilt underground beneath a road junction, and all the stations on Line 1 have been extended to accommodate 90 m long six-car trains.
MEXICO: As leader of the consortium undertaking civil works, Sacyr Construcción has announced the start of tunnelling on the underground portion of the first section of Line 3 of the light rail network in Guadalajara.
MEXICO: A full-size mock-up of a car for the future light metro Line 3 in Guadalajara has been unveiled in the city by operator SITEUR.
MEXICO: The first of 18 trainsets that will operate on Guadalajara metro Line 3 has begun its journey from Alstom’s Barcelona factory in Spain and is due to arrive in Mexico by the end of November.
