The Metrotrén ( Spanish compound for metro , ' subway ' + tren , ' train ') was a Chilean commuter rail and regional rail service operated by the state-owned rail company EFE . The system started as a 134-kilometre (83 mi) line between Santiago and San Fernando , unifying between them the city of Rancagua and 23 other towns in the Metropolitan and O'Higgins regions. This line was first connected with the Santiago Metro at Alameda station, which gave the name to the service.
17-551: In 2017, after 5 years of renovation, the service was split into two, a fully renovated, 20-kilometre (12 mi) commuter service between Santiago and Nos, a neighborhood in San Bernardo , in the south of the city, and an 82-kilometre (51 mi) regional rail between Santiago and Rancagua. This caused the suppression of all Metrotren services to San Fernando, a second connection with the Santiago Metro at Lo Valledor station, and
34-403: A corruption scandal that led the company to almost bankruptcy, it was decided to empower the most profitable services in order the national rail system. The Metrotren line received a complete renovation in communications, electrification, signaling and station infrastructure, as well as the rolling stock was painted orange in order to facilitate the use in other EFE services like Biotren . In 2009,
51-461: Is 120 km/h (75 mph), but with modifications they will be able to reach 160 km/h (99 mph). Civias are modular units - trains can be formed from two, three, four or five cars as required. Renfe classifies various Civia configurations as Classes 462, 463, 464 and 465; or collectively as Classes 46*. There are four car types: Civia units operate in the following cities and regions : On 28 July 2017, Class 465 unit 210M collided with
68-613: Is a class of electric multiple unit trains built by CAF and Siemens for the Renfe Cercanías commuter railway networks in Spain . The first units entered service in 2003. The Civia train concept was created with passenger comfort and build quality in mind, and to meet the goals of reliability, frequency and punctuality. They have better provision for disabled passengers than older Cercanías trains. Civia units use 3kV DC overhead electrification. The maximum speed of Civia units in service
85-626: The Chilean government reached an agreement with RENFE , in order to buy 16 UT-440 trains. The purchase was completed in 2001, with 4 of the units destined to the Valparaíso Metro , and the remaining 12 to the Metrotren line. On December 28, 2000, the service was extended from Rancagua to San Fernando, and on June 27, 2002, a new station was added near the Buin Zoo. In 2006, given the crisis inside EFE after
102-546: The authorities of San Fernando itself had continuously demanded to the central government to restart services, specially after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic , which represented a hard hit to the tourism sector of the zone. The government promised the restoration of rail services in the second half of 2021. In 2021, all EFE services, with the sole exception of the Biotren, were rebranded to give generic and separated denomination to
119-437: The commuter rail services with the public transport of Santiago, facilitating the transfer to and from buses and Metro system with the integrated fare that existed within the latter two since 2007. In 2016, after 4 years of construction, the service between Santiago and Nos was completed. The project added two, brand new lines for exclusive use of the service, renovations in electrification, infrastructure, and rolling stock, with
136-476: The costs of the new rolling stock, and the service restarted in 2017 as it was before the renovations. Also, given the low profitability of services to San Fernando and the renovation work, the Metrotren stopped all frequencies to the town in 2013, letting the station only served by the Santiago-Chillan service with 2 frequencies every day. The local authorities of the towns between Rancagua and San Fernando, and
153-566: The integration of the Santiago-Nos service to the Metropolitan Movility Network , introducing the railway services into Santiago's integrated public transport fares. The integration was responsible for a large increase in annual ridership, and growing demand from the public for more rail services. Since 2019, the government has announced the construction of two brand new commuter lines from Santiago, with services to Melipilla , in
170-420: The services were again changed in painting and seat configuration. During that year, the first administration of Michelle Bachelet left planned an express service to Rancagua, in order to reduce travel time to 55 minutes. The project was taken by the first administration of Sebastián Piñera in their public transport master plan towards 2025, and it was decided to add another express service to Nos, integrating
187-644: The services. This led to the end of the Metrotren brand after almost 31 years. The services are branded now as the Santiago-Rancagua line, and the Santiago-Nos line. San Bernardo (Chile) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 455873701 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:53:08 GMT Civia Civia
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#1732863188504204-493: The south-west, and the recovery and restoration of the line to Batuco , in the north. Both of them will be partially integrated to the city's public transport fare. In 2021, EFE decided to eliminate the brand Metrotren, and establish the services as separate brands, still fully operated by the company. The first precedents of a commuter rail service in Chile are from 1965, during the administration of Eduardo Frei Montalva, in which it
221-493: The state was having during those years . After the fall of the military dictatorship, and with the return of democratic rule in 1990, pollution in Santiago became a health priority issue for the new authorities. In May 24, regional authorities declared a 4-digit no-drive days. In order to avoid collapse in the public transport, the government decided to create an improvised commuter rail service to connect Santiago with Talagante in
238-486: The tunneling of every level crossing and station mezzanines, and the purchase of new X'Trapolis Modular trains, based in the Civia train, to Alstom . The services reduced the time of travel to Nos to less than 40 minutes. In 2017, the service formally started and it was definitely integrated to the Santiago public transport system. During this time, it was decided to scrap the plans for an express service to Rancagua because of
255-455: The west, and Rancagua in the south. The service was a success and it was decided to test the capabilities during the following week. Given the success of the service between Santiago and Rancagua, it was formally established in October 25, suspending all services to Talagante because of low demand. One year later, on May 11, 1991, a service to Til Til and Batuco, both towns in the north of Santiago,
272-431: Was created using the old line between Santiago and Valparaíso, yet the service was also suspended because of low demand. The rolling stock consisted in three reconditioned AEL ( Automotor Eléctrico Local , Local Electrical Motorcar) made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hitachi , and exported by Nissho Iwai in 1973, in order to serve the lines between Santiago and Valparaíso , and between Santiago and Talca . In 1997,
289-455: Was implemented a service called "Trenes populares" ( People's trains ), which circulated from Alameda towards Lo Espejo and San Bernardo in the south, and Mapocho in the north. The stations weren't established as such, and it had more resemblance to a bus stop. The services were eliminated in 1979 by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet , because of low profitability and the economical and administrative reformulation process that
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