Siemens announced that it will provide traction power supply equipment for the first 9km section of Metro Line 1 in Lima. Graña y Montero Ferrovias awarded the EUR 25 million (USD 27 million) contract in December 2016 and design works began immediately. Provisional acceptance for all of the contracted works will be in December 2018.
The modern power supply, upgrading of existing overhead contact line system and modifications to electrification in the depots will increase both the availability and the cost-effectiveness of the rail route. The upgrade be carried out during ongoing operation.
Lima’s first metro line was completed in 2011, covering around 21 kilometers. The line connects the south east of Lima with the city center, thus shortening transport routes considerably for many of the capital city’s inhabitants. Siemens will install, test and commission the overhead catenary system for the main line as well as the Scada system (supervisory control and data acquisition) for monitoring and controlling the traction power supply will also be upgraded.
Siemens entered the market in Peru with the electrification of the first extension of the metro in Lima back in 2010. In 2013 Siemens was awarded the contract to electrify the second extension of line 1 as well, which runs for around twelve kilometers on a viaduct through the three districts of Cercado de Lima, El Agustino and San Juan de Lurigancho. At the start of this year, orders followed for the electrification of the entire metro line 2 as well as the roughly eight kilometers of the first phase of line 4 in Peru’s capital city. The two new metro lines will connect additional city districts and the international airport to the capital’s mass transit network.
Trains on Lima metro line 1 were provided by Alstom.
Photo: Metro de Lima
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