Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Lima Metro Lines 3 and 4 to be developed on G2G mode, Peru

  July 29, 2020
  The Government of Peru has announced plans to develop Lines 3 and 4 of the Lima Metro network on a government to government (G2G) mode.

• CAF to maintain CPTM trains, Brazil

  July 29, 2020
  CAF has secured a contract from Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) to maintain eight trains that are deployed on Line 10 of the São Paulo commuter rail network.

• Contract awarded for Metrobus Line 5 extension, Mexico

  July 28, 2020
  Mexico-based Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones has secured a contract to develop an extension of Line 5 of Metrobús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Mexico City.

• Yutong ships trolleybuses to Mexico City, Mexico

  July 21, 2020
  China-based Yutong has shipped a fleet of trolleybuses to be deployed in Mexico City.

• Siemens Mobility to install signalling system of Buenos Aires Metro Line D, Argentina

  July 19, 2020
  Germany-based Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, Sociedad del Estado (SBASE) to install a communications-based train control system (CBTC) on Buenos Aires Metro Line D.

• Contactless bank cards and mobile devices deployed for fare payment in Curitiba, Brazil

  July 15, 2020
  Urbanização de Curitiba (URBS) has started works to install validators to enable fare payments using debit and credit cards, mobile phones, and wearable devices (such as smart watches) on buses.

• Contactless bank cards deployed in Lima, Peru

  July 11, 2020
  Autoridad de Transporte Urbano para Lima y Callao (ATU), in collaboration with Niubiz (formerly known as VisaNet), has introduced contactless fare payment facility on select buses.

• Tender launched to execute civil works of Metrobus BRT Line 4 extension, Mexico

  July 8, 2020
  The Mexico City Secretary of Works and Services/ Secretario de Obras y Servicios has invited bids to execute works to develop an extension of Line 4 of Metrobús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

• Queiroz Galvao signs contract for civil works of Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2, Brazil

  July 7, 2020
  Brazil-based Queiroz Galvao has signed a contract with the state government of São Paulo to execute the civil works of Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2, a light rail system.

• Government of Brazil to invest BRL75.7 million in Natal VLT [free access]

  June 30, 2020
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to allocate BRL75.70 million to expand Natal’s veículo leve sobre trilhos (VLT)/ light rail transit system and to procure rolling stock for the existing system.

• BYD delivers 150 electric buses for Santiago’s Red, Chile

  June 30, 2020
  BYD has delivered a fleet of 150 electric buses to be deployed on Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).

• Scania CNG buses deployed in Colombia; begins delivering buses in Chile

  June 26, 2020
  A fleet of 64 buses supplied by Scania has been deployed on Transmilenio, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Bogota.

• CHEC secures guarantee facility for Bogota Metro Line 1, Colombia

  June 25, 2020
  Spain-based financial services provider BBVA has signed an agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) to provide a guarantee facility worth USD90 million to develop Bogota Metro Line 1.

• TSO secures contracts for metro lines in Mexico and Panama [free access]

  June 24, 2020
  France-based TSO has secured contracts to execute works to develop Mexico City Metro Line 12 extension and Panama Metro Line 2 (Airport Line).

• Mexico City Metrobus Line 8 approved, Mexico [free access]

  June 21, 2020
  The government of Mexico City has approved plans to develop Line 8 of Metrobus, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

• Tender launched to provide technical services for Sao Paulo Metro Line 20, Brazil

  June 11, 2020
  Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP), the developer of São Paulo Metro, has launched a tender to provide specialised technical services to develop the engineering draft, as well as to study the environmental impact of São Paulo Metro Line 20, an upcoming urban rail line.

• Construction of Mayan Train Section 1 begins, Mexico

  June 10, 2020
  The construction of Section 1 of Mayan Train has commenced in Campeche.

• Sao Paulo Court of Justice suspends Sao Paulo Metro Line 17 systems contract, Brazil

  June 7, 2020
  The São Paulo Court of Justice/ Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo has suspended a contract signed between Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) and BYD SkyRail São Paulo to supply systems to be deployed on Sao Paulo Metro Line 17, an upcoming monorail line.

• Construction of Mayan Train begins, Mexico

  June 3, 2020
  Mexico-based Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA) has commenced the construction of Section 4 of Mayan Train at Lázaro Cárdenas, thus starting the construction of the Mayan Train Project.

• Tender launched for civil works of Santiago Metro Line 7, Chile [free access]

  May 27, 2020
  Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA (Metro SA) has invited bids to execute the civil works of Santiago Metro Line 7.