"Periférico Norte" (North Outer Ring) station in the morning.

The SITEUR (Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano), Spanish for Urban Electrical Train System, gives service to the municipalities of Guadalajara, Tonalá and Tlaquepaque, part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone, with 2 lines: line 1, running from North to South, with 19 stations, and line 2, running from downtown to east, with 10 stations. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 298 KB) This picture shows a station of the electrical train in Guadalajara, Mexico. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 298 KB) This picture shows a station of the electrical train in Guadalajara, Mexico. ... Guadalajara (Spanish pronunciation [wa-da-la-ha-ra]) is the capital city of the state of Jalisco and it is also the second most populated city in Mexico. ...

History

The history of urban trains in Guadalajara dates back to 1800, with the first tramways pulled by mules, going from the Cathedral to the Templo de la Merced. In 1974, several houses and streets rich with history were demolished to make way for the new urban train system. One of such streets was Moro St., which became Federalismo Ave., one of Guadalajara's biggest avenues. Underneath the avenue was built a 6.6 km long tunnel with 7 stations to house the first trolleybus system. Later on, the step towards the current electric train/subway system was taken with Line 1, opened in September 1, 1989. Years later, due to the user saturation and the need for an efficient mass transit system, Line 2 was constructed, and opened in July 1, 1994. Because of the heavy traffic in the city streets and the enormous amounts of users, there's a project that intends to enlarge Line 2 as well as building a third line. 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Å koda 14 Tr trolleybus in Vilnius A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Line 1

Line 1 runs from north (North Outer Ring) to South (South Outer Ring), and its stations are:

• Periférico Norte (North Outer Ring).
• Dermatológico.
• Atemajac.
• División del Norte.
• Avila Camacho. (Pending connection with line 3).
• Mezquitan.
• Refugio.
• Juárez. (Connection with line 2).
• Mexicaltzingo.
• Washington.
• Santa Filomena.
• Unidad Deportiva.
• Urdaneta.
• 18 de Marzo.
• Isla Raza.
• Patria.
• España.
• Tesoro.
• Periférico Sur (South Outer Ring).

Line 1 carries about 20,307,655 yearly passengers along 15.5 km of railroad.

Line 2

Line 2 runs from downtown (Juárez) to east (Tetlán), and its stations are:

• Juárez (connection with line 1).
• Plaza Universidad.
• San Juan de Dios.
• Belisario Domínguez.
• Oblatos.
• Cristóbal de Oñate.
• San Andrés.
• San Jacinto.
• La Aurora.
• Tetlán (pending expansion of line 2).

Line 2 carries about 2,123,005 yearly passengers along 8.8 km of railroad.

Trains

Trains are electrical, reaching a top speed of 70 km/h (43 mph), move along metallic railroads, and are manned, unlike other subway/L-train systems like the Paris Métropolitain, which are unmanned. Currently there are 40 trains in service, most of Japanese manufacturing. Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. ...

Future projects

There's a project of creating Line 3, going from north-central Ávila Camacho station to Tesistán, a town in the municipality of Zapopan. There's also another standing project of enlarging Line 2 from Tetlán to Tonalá. Neither of these projects have been carried on due to negligencies, defficiencies and mismanagements of each municipal government. Tonalá probably refers to: Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, in the Greater Guadalajara conurbation. ...

See also

• Chicago 'L'
• |Guadalajara
• List of rapid transit systems
• Light train
• Metro
• Monorail
• Rapid transit

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External links

• (Spanish) SITEUR
• (Spanish) Rutas de la ciudad de Guadalajara
• (English) Mapa del sistema en Google Earth