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The Los Teques Metro is a suburban mass-transit system that is being built in the city of Los Teques, Venezuela with connections to important surrounding cities and communities. It was opened to public service on November 3, 2006.〔 The Los Teques Metro currently operates as one line connecting 2 stations; however, additional stations are now under construction. The system connects the city of Los Teques with the capital of Caracas. The Los Teques Metro is operated by Metro de Caracas – as such, it is effectively a subsidiary/extension of the Caracas Metro, and is widely viewed as part of that system. It is ascribed to the Venezuelan government and the Ministry of Infrastructure. The government of Miranda State and the mayorship of the Guaicaipuro Municipality are also financing its development. The currently operating line runs for , parallel to the San Pedro River, establishing a link between Las Adjuntas station 900 metres above sea level to the ''Alí Primera (formerly El Tambor)'' station 1300 metres above sea level in Los Teques, with a fifteen minutes travel calculated in between, and no intermediate stops. == History == The subway plans date back to 1982, when it was first proposed. However, it wouldn't be until October 19, 1998 when the ''Metro de Los Teques'' transit corporation was created (now defunct) in order to carry out management, administrative duties and civil works related to the project. It was supposed to alleviate the congestion of the Panamerican Highway and ease commuting between the two cities, because of their proximity. The operation was subsequently taken over by ''Metro de Caracas'' and plans were extended to include expansion to San Antonio and a 3rd line to connect to 2nd point in Caracas. Construction for the first phase began in 2001 with works including the cannalization of the San Pedro River, the tunnelling and building of the bridges until reaching ''Las Adjuntas''. It is estimated that the project cost was about 800 million US dollars. The metro system began with restricted operations: *1 railway through a single tunnel; *1 or 2 trains; *Monday to Friday service between 5:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and later from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; *limited weekend service, on November 3, 2006. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Los Teques Metro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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