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Metro Line 1 Lima (hereinafter The project) involves the construction and operation of a rapid, safe and convenient electrical mass transit system for the Lima metropolitan area, which will provide high density peripheral areas with a modern transport infrastructure aimed to mobilize the inhabitants. Lima Metropolitan area comprises the urban area of Lima and Callao and it has a population of 8.48 million people which is about a third of the countrys population.
The project includes 02 sections (Section I and Section II). The first section covers from the district of Villa El Salvador (Villa el Salvador station) to downtown Lima (Miguel Grau station) whose length is approximately 20.88 km and the second section extends from downtown Lima to San Juan de Lurigancho (Bayovar station), covering an estimated length of 12.4 km. The first section has 16 stations and the second section has 10 stations, which in total will provide 26 stations along the 33.28 km when integrating both sections, thus forming the so-called Metro Line 1 Lima.
The construction work began in 1986 but soon after it was interrupted during more than two decades, resuming the construction process in early 2010. During the first stage the first 9.85 km which runs from the station of Villa El Salvador to the Atocongo station were built, being a double track route developed primarily at ground level (approximately 7 km), continuing then on an elevated viaduct. From then until early 2010, works were paralyzed, covering only specific activities such as maintenance of the existing infrastructure. In the second stage the construction of Atocongo station to Grau station section continued, thus completing the Section I.Additionally, construction of Section II was initiated, running from Grau station to San Juan de Lurigancho station. At this stage several activities were conducted, among them reparation, rehabilitation and maintenance of infrastructure and rolling stock, to ensure the project effectiveness.
The start of commercial operation in Section I was April 2012. Section II, meanwhile, is expected to start operations at the end of 2014. Additionally, the comprehensive operation in Line 1 (Section I and Section II) is expected to start in January 2015 The current capacity of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) is 100,000 passengers per day , and it is expected to cover a demand of about 121 million passengers by 2024.
The project is being developed by the Autonomous Authority of the Special Project “Electrical Mass Transit System of Lima and Callao” – AATE, public entity in charge of the projection, planning, implementation and management of the railway infrastructure corresponding to the core network of Lima and Callao Metro. The operation of the project is in charge of the company GyM Ferrovias S.A. for a period of 30 years.
The baseline scenario is a continuation of conventional modes of transport such as large bus, medium bus, small bus, metropolitano, taxis, collective taxis, passenger cars and motorcycles. In 2012, the Lima Metropolitan Area1 had 8,400 large bus, 17,712 medium bus, 23,667 small bus, 300 metropolitano, among others.
In the project situation, trips on conventional transportation modes are substituted by MRST trips. The project emissions are due to the electricity consumption of the rolling stock, as well as emissions caused by the project passengers trips from their origin to the project entry station and from the project exit station to their final destination.
The emission reduction is achieved by reducing GHG emissions per passenger-kilometer, comparing conventional modes of transport with the project. The average emission reduction of the project is 22,725 tCO2 per annum.
The project contributes to the sustainable development of the country in the following aspects:
• Social welfare: improving the life quality of passengers mainly as a result of less travel time, less congestion and less accident rates.
• Environmental benefits: achieved through the reduction of air pollutants emissions specifically NOx, PM, CO, SO2, and greenhouse gases (GHG). This is accomplished by implementing a more efficient transport system that uses electricity as its energy source.
• Economic benefits: generating semi skilled, skilled, and professional job opportunities during the construction and operation phases of the project, helping thus to reduce the countrys dependence on imported fossil fuels
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