---
title: A new suburban train line in Chile
url: "https://www.systra.com/en/news/a-new-suburban-train-line-in-chile/"
type: post
date_published: 2025-02-28
date_modified: 2025-03-06
schema:
  @type: Article
language: en-US
word_count: 508
reading_time: 3 min
canonical: "https://www.systra.com/en/news/a-new-suburban-train-line-in-chile/"
featured_image: "https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-471612405-scaled.jpg"
categories:
  - Non classé
---

# A new suburban train line in Chile

![A new suburban train line in Chile](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-471612405-scaled.jpg)

In the Valparaíso region, Chile’s largest port and third largest population
centre, the Valparaíso – Limache train line is about to double in size. The aim
is to encourage a modal shift for everyday journeys, support the city’s economic
growth, and reduce journey times for more than a million residents.

![herve-laurain-1](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/herve-laurain-1.jpeg)

> We are delighted to have been selected for this project, which will make a
> tangible contribution to improving the lives of local residents. We are proud
> to be supporting EFE and the transformation of transport in Chile, a country
> with a long history for SYSTRA. The outlook for the country is promising and
> we have the key references to support the development of our business there.
> Hispanic America Cluster managing director, SYSTRA

### Optimised infrastructure, a specialist partner

The three tracks will be built on an existing railway right-of-way and will
re-use the old La Calera station. The stations will be made accessible to
persons with reduced mobility, and solar panels will be installed to capture
photovoltaic energy. The entire project will be built using a BIM model.

The project will be carried out as a joint venture between SYSTRA Chile and the
Chilean engineering company Consultores de Ingenieria (CDI), which specialises
in civil engineering. It will involve experts from our connected teams
throughout the world, who will be responsible for engineering, civil engineering
and rail systems. SYSTRA had previously carried out a long campaign of acoustic
tests on this line to validate its acceptance by residents.

![Metro Valparaiso train, Chile](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-471612389-scaled.jpg)

_Metro Valparaiso is the name of the suburban trains; this is the ‘Puerto’ terminus station_

![](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dsc03333-681x1024.jpg)

> It’s a project that will have a positive impact on passenger safety, reduce
> congestion, cut pollutant emissions and journey times between home and work,
> as well as making transport more accessible.
> Alexandre Alves, Project director, SYSTRA Chile

SYSTRA had previously carried out a long campaign of acoustic tests on this line
to validate its acceptance by residents.

### SYSTRA to help transform Chile’s railways

In 2019, Chile launched a vast national plan, ‘Trains for Chile’, aimed at
tripling the number of passengers by 2027, from 50 to 150 million a year, as
well as transporting an additional 6 billion tonnes of goods by rail. SYSTRA is
already involved in several of these projects for EFE:

- Engineering studies for the civil engineering and systems of the
  Santiago-Melipilla with the installation of a new track to the south-west;
- Similar assignments for the creation of the new Santiago-Batuco line to the
  north-west of the capital;
- The creation of a new railway maintenance centre at Chillan;
- Technical assistance for the construction of the Cerro Chepe tunnel for the
  Puente Ferrovioario project in the Rio Biobio, for the Concepcion-San Pedro de
  La Paz line.

[OUR SERVICE OFFER IN THE RAIL SECTOR](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/conventional-rail/)

**Categories:** Non classé