Odebrecht Infrastructure celebrated the start of operation of the Bolivarian Cable Liner in Venezuela. The construction work for the train line in the State of Miranda inaugurated its first phase in the community of Petare.

Differently than the country’s other transport systems, the project has an important differential: the trains are operated through a control room, without the need for a conductor. The inauguration ceremony was headed by Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s President, together with Haiman El Troudi, the country’s Minister of Ground Transport.

The first stage of the Cable Line project includes three stations – Petare II, 19 de Abril and 5 de Julio – which, after the conclusion of the Waraira Repano and 24 de Julio stations, will create a connection with Line 5 of the Caracas Subway and with the Caracas Guarenas Guatire Mass Transport System (STMCGG), both of which are currently under construction.

Each day, at seven-minute intervals, some 120,000 people will be able to ride the Bolivarian Cable Liner from the neighborhood of Petare Norte to the subway station. It currently takes inhabitants 40 minutes to complete the same route by car.

The installation of the new transport system will generate an improvement in the population’s quality of life and also bring benefits to the community located near the train line. Complementary projects are also being completed, such as the construction of a municipal market and the revitalization of public areas.

Press Release of Odebrecht, 16 October 2013