SYSTRA appointed technical adviser for Line 9 of the Santiago Metro

This latest assignment follows the contract won by SYSTRA in 2024 for the basic systems design for Line 9.

Line 9 is planned as an approximately 27-km fully automated metro line with 19 new stations, linking Recoleta to Puente Alto via the Santa Rosa corridor. The project is designed to improve access to densely populated parts of Santiago, while cutting journey times between Puente Alto and the city centre to 35 minutes.

The line will be fitted with CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) signalling and driverless operation. It will feature a range of modern facilities designed to ensure passenger comfort and safety.

A wide-ranging, multidisciplinary project

The project covers the entire project lifecycle, from support through to procurement, testing, trial runs and commissioning.

SYSTRA’s team in Chile will also carry out a BIM project and ensure the smooth integration of systems engineering.

Phased delivery over eight years

Line 9 is an eight-year project with phased commissioning. The line is expected to enter service in three stages: Stage 1 in 2030 from Bio-Bío to Plaza La Pintana, including the depot and workshops; Stage 2 in 2032 from Cal y Canto to Bio-Bío; and Stage 3 in 2033 from Plaza La Pintana to Puente Alto.

SYSTRA and the Santiago Metro: a long and successful partnership

Since the earliest planning stages of the network in the 1960s, SYSTRA has played a key role as a trusted engineering partner in the metro’s development and expansion. Its most notable contributions include the infrastructure projects for Line 7 and Line 8, the systems for lines 2, 4, 4A and 5, and the basic design of Line 3 and Line 6, the first UTO lines of the metro on which SYSTRA acted as consultant advisor throughout the implementation on behalf of Metro S.A.