Santo Domingo’s east-to-west metro line has opened to passengers after being officially unveiled by the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina.
The opening of Line 2 is another step in the city’s effort to remove traffic from the congested city streets.
Fourteen stations have now opened and the new line will carry approximately 400,000 passengers a day.
Line 1, which connects the north and south city districts, came into operation in 2009. Once complete, Line 2 will run for 21 km, serving 20 stations.
Thales is involved in the project as a member of the Eurodom consortium, comprising Siemens, Thales, Cim-T and Sofratesa.
“Following our recent successes with Line 17 of the São Paulo metro and the Manaus monorail system, the opening of this new line further strengthens Thales’ solid positioning in the Latin American transportation sector,” said César Kuberek, vice president, Latin America at Thales.
“Our key references in this region include the Caracas, Los Teques, Panama, Santiago de Chile and Santo Domingo metros and the Mexico City suburban rail system.”
