Peru

Country Details

Peru: Unitary Presidential Republic, Republic of Peru, República del Perú (Spanish).

Language: Spanish (Official) plus Co-official indigenous languages.

Currency: Peruvian sol (PEN).

See Wikipedia

National Railway System

UIC code

alpha PE

National Railway Operator

There is no national railway operator.

Other Operators

Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) is a consortium which operates The Central Railway, Ferrocarril Central del Perú (FCA) - 535 km.

Timetable

• Online: unofficial timetable information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be out of date.
• Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.

There is extensive information at the Man in Seat 61.

Maps

See Maps and Plans

Infrastructure

Gauges

• 1435 mm - Standard
• 914 mm - 3 Foot

Electrification

1500 V DC - Lima Metro

Metros

Metro de Lima - site in Spanish.

• Total 40 km, 1435 mm gauge
• Line 1 - Spanish - 35 km long.
• Line 2 - Spanish - 5 km long
• Lima Metro - English guide

Recent and Future Changes

Recent Changes

The first 5 km of Lima Metro line 2 opened on 21 December 2023 with a free service until April 2024.

Future Changes

FCCA is to host a commuter train service, over the 25 miles between Desamparados station in central Lima and Chosica in the capital’s eastern suburbs, "later in 2025" using equipment withdrawn from service by California’s Caltrain. Further extension west to Callao on the Pacific coast is also envisaged.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

See Peru - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services.