Guadalajara Light Rail Line 3. Mexico

Mexico / Guadalajara

Guadalajara Light Rail Line 3. Mexico

Client: JV CPVM-ALSTOM

Start year: 2016

Completion year: 2018

The project consists of the 1,500 Vdc electrification of the new Line 3 of the Light Railway of the city of Guadalajara (Mexico).

The double-track line consists of the following sections:

  • Two viaducts
  • A tunnel, about 6 km long
  • Workshops
  • Garages

A total of 40 km of track are electrified, with two types of catenary:

  • Flexible catenary: at viaducts, workshops and depots
  • Rigid catenary: inside the tunnel

EyM México Instalaciones, S.A. de C.V. has been contracted for the detailed engineering, supply, assembly, testing and commissioning of the catenary.