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
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 Note that this may be out of date.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.
Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services
Cusco - Aguas Calientes PE1
The 3ft gauge Ferrocarril Santa Ana line is the access to Macchu Pichu (reached from Aguas Calientes). Two excursion operators are PeruRail (part of the Belmond group) and Inca Rail. Until mid 2019, rail access with central Cusco was available by a local train accessible by Peruvian residents only - see The Man in Seat 61's webpage), with all tourist trains starting from Poroy (some 8 miles away by road). However, Inca Rail resumed operation from San Pedro station in the city in May 2019. PeruRail also advertise trains starting at Ollantaytambo and Urubamba but these are 56 and 33 miles respectively from Cusco - the former on the main line, the latter on a short branch line. Reported: May 2019
