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Construction began in November 2013, with the city of Cuenca signing a US$142.6m contract with the CITA Cuenca consortium, which is led by Alstom and includes CIM, Ineo, and TSO, the same year. [3]
Transportation in Ecuador include aviation, highways, pipelines, ports and harbors, railways and waterways. Apart from transporting passengers, the country is a relatively small exporter of fruits and vegetables such as banana, papayas and pineapples.
The Quito Metro (Spanish: Metro de Quito), abbreviated as MDQ, is a rapid transit system in Quito. It currently consists of a single 23 km (14 mi) line with 15 stations, which has been operational since January 2023. [1]
Metro de Quito: Locale: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador: Transit type: Rapid transit: Number of lines: 1: Number of stations: 15: Website: Metro de Quito (in Spanish) Operation; Began operation: 1 December 2023: Number of vehicles: 18 CAF MQ117 EMUs [1] Technical; System length: 22 km (14 mi) [2] Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard ...
Metrovía is a rapid bus transit system developed in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and is now a widely used means of transportation in the city. Line 1 was inaugurated on July 30, 2006. Line 2 was inaugurated on February 16, 2012. Line 3 was inaugurated on May 4, 2008. The system will consist of a total of 7 lines.
MetrobusQ or Sistema MetrobusQ (the name is short for Metrobús (de) Quito) is a bus rapid transit system managed by the Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte (EMSAT), the transportation agency of the municipality of the city of Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is composed of three subsystems, or three busways:
El Ejido is a Quito Metro station. It was officially opened on 21 December 2022 as part of the inaugural section of the system between Quitumbe and El Labrador. The revenue service started on 2 May 2023 and stopped on 11 May 2023. [1] It resumed on 1 December 2023. [2] The station is located between Universidad Central and La Alameda. [1]
Drinking water supply and sanitation in Ecuador is characterized by a number of achievements and challenges. One key achievement is a significant increase in both access to an at least basic water source (90% in 2000 to 100% in 2015 in urban areas) [ 1 ] and at least basic sanitation (82% in 2000 to 89% in 2015 in urban areas).