Metro Santo Domingo: scheme, photos, description
The urban public transport system in the capital of the Dominican Republic, the Santo Domingo metro, went into operation on January 30, 2009. Today the metro consists of one line in operation since then and a second recently opened line, the total length of which is nearly 25 kilometers. Thirty stations operate on the routes for the needs of passengers, and the Santo Domingo metro can transport up to 200 thousand people per day. Some of the routes are built in the form of overpass lines, others are laid underground. Five stations are located on the surface, the rest are underground.
The current blue line of the Santo Domingo metro starts in the north of the city with the Mamá Tingó station. Line 1 runs south and ends at Centro de los Héroes.
The second line runs from the center of the Dominican capital towards the east. She connected the main attractions of the city with the airport. It is marked in red on the diagrams, and the total length of route 2 was 10.3 kilometers. As conceived by the designers, the "red" line will continue to the east.
In the Santo Domingo metro, trains of three carriages are used. In total, almost four dozen of them work on the lines, and all of them are manufactured by Alstom..
All metro stations in Santo Domingo bear the names of famous personalities of the Dominican Republic. For example, the station La Paz Station is called Gregorio Urbano Gilbert, and the Buena Vista II station is named after Gregorio Luperon.
The Santo Domingo Metro takes you to Mirador Norte Park and the National Cemetery. Subway stops provide links to John F. Kennedy Station and the National Theater. Metro is a great way to visit the University of Santo Domingo and the country's Ministry of Education.
