Trinidad Rapid Railway

Trinidad Rapid Railway

The Trinidad Rapid Railway is a proposed passenger railway system. It is planned to relieve road congestion in Trinidad and Tobago.

Project

On April 11 2008 the Trinitrain consortium of Alstom, Bouygues Construction and RATP Développement announced it had been selected by the government to plan and build two new passenger railway lines in Trinidad. [cite news | work=Railway Gazette International | date=2008-04-11 | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/08/8745/trinidad_rapid_rail_consortium_confirmed.html | title=Trinidad rapid rail consortium confirmed |] WSP is advising the government on the routes. [cite news | work=Railway Gazette International | date=2008-08-12 | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/08/8745/wsp_appointed_trinidad_rail_project_manager.html | title=WSP appointed Trinidad rail project manager |]

Lines

* Port of Spain - San Fernando 50 km (north-south)
* Port of Spain - Sangre Grande 54 km (west-east)

See also

* Transport in Trinidad and Tobago
* Trinidad Government Railway - closed 1968

References


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