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 standard gauge Central Railway, Ferrocarril Central del Perú (FCA) - 535 km.
- PeruRail which operates over the former Ferrocarril del Sur (Peru Southern Railway) standard gauge line to Cusco. It also provides passenger services from Cusco over the 3 foot (914 mm) gauge Ferrocarril Santa Ana to Aguas Calientes.
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 Note that this may be out of date.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.
- Main PeruRail service are listed.
There is extensive information at the Man in Seat 61.
Maps
See Maps and Plans
Infrastructure
Gauges
- 1435 mm - Standard - ~1610 km.
- 914 mm - 3 Foot - 380 km.
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 (40 km) 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Desamparados station in central Lima and Chosica in the capital’s eastern suburbs, "later in 2025" using equipment withdrawn from service by California’s Caltrain.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.
