Caracas

Venezuela (America)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	27.03.1983
Network length	60.5 km (37.60 mi)
Number of stations	47 (43*)
Number of lines	5
Stations per line	9.40
Avg. station distance*	1.41 km (0.87 mi)
Avg. line length	12.10 km (7.52 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Unknown
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Departure Procedure and Sounds

A buzz indicates the closing doors, around two seconds long and similar to the one in Paris. Next-station announcements are spoken live by the operators: "Estación [station name] – Transferencia Linea dos y Linea tres" ([Station name] station – correspondence with lines 2 and 3). A very (in)famous delay announcement is: "Debido a un arrollamiento en la estación Colegio de Ingenieros, el servicio de trenes presenta un fuerte retraso en estos momentos" (Due to a holdup in Colegio de Ingenieros station, train service is suffering from a heavy delay).

Handpicked Resources

metrodecaracas.com.ve

Gallery of station photos showing some works of art

Useful Links for Caracas Metro

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Caracas Metro's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Caracas city information (Wikipedia)

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