Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Modernisation works begin on Belgrano Norte commuter rail line, Argentina

  January 7, 2021
  The Ministry of Transportation of Argentina has inaugurated the first stage of the modernisation works at the Retiro station on the Belgrano Norte line, a commuter rail line in Buenos Aires.

• Contract awarded for construction and operations of Tijuana–Tecate Interurban Train project, Mexico

  January 5, 2021
  A consortium of Mexico-based Citcocomex Group S. de RL de CV and FMI Projects S. de RL de CV has secured a contract to develop and operate the Tijuana–Tecate Interurban Train project in Mexico.

• Metrovias secures O&M contract extension for Buenos Aires subway, Argentina

  January 4, 2021
  Argentina-based Metrovias has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from the Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE) for Subte, the Buenos Aires metro rail network.

• CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive starts delivering rolling stock for Monterrey Metro, Mexico

  December 24, 2020
  China-based CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Company Limited (CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive) has delivered the first of 26 metro wagons for Monterrey Metro, the light metro system in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

• Shadow operator appointed for Mayan Train, Mexico

  December 22, 2020
  A consortium of Renfe, Grupo Mitma, Ineco, Inecomex (a subsidiary of Ineco), and DB Engineering & Consulting has been appointed the shadow operator of the Mayan Train project.

• Electric bus fleet of TransMilenio to be expanded, Colombia [free access]

  December 21, 2020
  BYD recently delivered the first batch of 120 electric buses to be deployed by TransMilenio SA, the Bogota City Public Transport Authority.

• NDB to fund expansion of Curitiba BRT, Brazil

  December 17, 2020
  The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved plans to provide a USD75 million loan to expand the bus rapid transit (BRT) network in Curitiba, one of the most populous cities in Brazil.

• CRRC to supply rolling stock in Argentina [free access]

  December 15, 2020
  CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC), China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC), and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Transport of Argentina to invest USD4.695 billion for various rail projects in Argentina.

• IADB to fund electric mobility in Ecuador

  December 14, 2020
  The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has approved a USD43 million conditional credit line to provide funding support for the procurement of clean vehicles and the replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles.

• Funding approved for public transport system for Ibague, Colombia

  December 14, 2020
  Colombia’s Consejo de Política Económica y Social (CONPES) has approved plans for the governments of Ibagué, the capital of Tolima department, to collectively invest COP466.57 billion in developing a public transportation system (SETP) for Ibagué.

• Funds allocated to restart construction of Mi Tren Cochabamba, Bolivia

  December 10, 2020
  The Government of Bolivia has allocated BOB185 million to restart the construction of Mi Tren Cochabamba, an upcoming light rail line.

• Electric buses delivered for pilot project in Costa Rica

  December 10, 2020
  The Government of Costa Rica has received three electric buses donated by the Government Germany for the public transport electrification pilot project.

• Bids invited to supply eight trains for Santo Domingo Metro, Dominican Republic

  December 8, 2020
  The Government of the Dominican Republic has invited bids to supply eight three-car trains to be deployed on Line 1 (Blue Line) of Santo Domingo Metro.

• Digital fare payment system deployed on buses in Jundiai, Brazil

  December 8, 2020
  The Jundiaí City Hall, MasterCard, Transportes Urbanos de Jundiaí, and Prodata Mobility have jointly launched a digital payment system for all city buses in Jundiaí, a city in the state of São Paulo.

• Bids invited to appoint concessionaire for CPTM lines 8 and 9, Brazil

  December 7, 2020
  The state government of Sao Paulo has invited bids to appoint a concessionaire for lines 8 and 9 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) network.

• Trial of first CNG bus begins in Argentina

  December 7, 2020
  Sociedad de Transporte de Mendoza has commenced the first trial of a compressed natural gas (CNG) bus in Argentina.

• Rolling stock contract awarded for Chillan–Alameda line, Chile

  December 7, 2020
  A consortium led by CRRC Sifang Company Limited has secured a contract from the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile and Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) to supply six new trains to be deployed on the express rail service of the Chillan–Alameda line, a commuter rail line.

• Award proposals delivered for Santiago’s Red bus system; El Conquistador electrical terminal launched in Maipu, Chile

  December 7, 2020
  The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile has delivered award proposals for five bus lots, which will introduce 2,030 new buses in Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red bus system).

• Renovation and modernisation contract awarded for Mexico City Metro Line 1, Mexico

  November 30, 2020
  CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Railways, has secured a MXN39,000 million contract to provide renovation and modernisation services for Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro network.

• Rolling stock delivered for Monterrey Metro Line 3, Mexico

  November 19, 2020
  The first four remanufactured railcars of Monterrey Metro Line 3 have been delivered.