![]() And it has saved me so much time plus saved some money. I have had a Civica card for over seven years. With the card you can avoid the long ticket lines plus your fare will be cheaper. The Civica card is a rechargeable card for using the Medellín Metro system. Civica card – photo courtesy of Metro de Medellín Civica Card The clean and efficient system saves over 178,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year while also greatly reducing accidents and traffic in the city. Most noteworthy the Medellín Metro system now transports well over 160 million passengers per year. In 2012, the Medellín Metro system was named one of the top transport systems in the world by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), a global consortium of organizations founded to promote sustainable transportation worldwide. And in 2016, the Metrocable line H was added. In 2015, the tranvía tramline T-A was added with a $300 million investment. ![]() In 2004, 20, the initial three Metrocable routes come into operation. Later Line B was added and Line A was expanded south to La Estrella. The first journey on Line A of the Metro was on Novembetween Niquia and Poblado stations. The construction project was contracted to German and Spanish firms. Furthermore it was also seen as an important cultural symbol that would also help to develop marginalized and some of the poorest areas of the city. The Metro was envisioned as a massive urban transport system for the worker classes of the city. And the National Counsel of Economical and Social Policies approved the project in 1982. In 1980, the Medellín Metro project was presented to the Colombian National Government by the city of Medellín. Tranvía tramcar line T-A History of the Medellín Metro During this time it may take two to three trains to get on, particular from busy stations like Poblado and San Antonio. The worst time to use the metro is during the evening rush hour on Monday to Friday. However be careful of pickpockets during rush hour or any other time the metro cars are crammed full of people. Traveling on the Metro is generally very safe. ![]() Well over 200 white Metro feeder buses that take you to/from Metro stations with routes to neighborhoods all over the city.Ī current map of the Medellín Metro system that can be printed out can be found here.One Tranvía tramcar line – line T-A with 11 stations.Two Metroplús elongated bus lines – Line 1 and Line 2 with a total of 27 stations.Four Metrocable cable car lines – Line H, Line J, Line K and Line L with a total of 12 stations.Two rail lines – Line A (North to South) and Line B (Center to West) with a total of 27 stations.In addition, I haven’t seen a complete, accurate and up-to-date guide to the Medellín Metro in English anywhere else. The Metro guide on this website is out-of-date and incomplete. It’s a comprehensive mass transportation system in the city that integrates two Metro rail lines, four Metrocable cable-car lines, two Metroplús elongated bus lines, a Tranvía tramcar line and even feeder Metro buses. But it’s much more than a rail-based system. The Medellín Metro is the only rail-based mass transportation system in Colombia.
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