Line 1 (Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano)
Line 1 of the Guadalajara Urban Electric Train System, opened on 1 September 1989, is the oldest line of the Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano (SITEUR), or Urban Electric Train System in Guadalajara. It was previously coloured blue, but after the remodelling of the stations between 2014 and 2018 it is now red.
| Last extension | November 22, 2018 |
| Rolling stock | TEG-90, TEG-15 |
| Platforms | 90 m (295 ft 3 in) |
| Covered municipalities | Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque |
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Línea 1 del Tren Eléctrico Urbano de Guadalajara | ||
| Area served | Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque and Zapopan | ||
| Locale | Jalisco | ||
| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Line number | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 20 | ||
| Website | http://siteur.gob.mx | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | September 1, 1989 (34 years) | ||
| Operator(s) | SITEUR | ||
| Rolling stock | TEG-90 (Bombardier-Siemens) TEG-15 (Bombardier) | ||
| Train length | Three carriages during peak hours; two during off-peak hours[1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 16.5 km (10.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Average speed | 30 km/h (19 mph) | ||
| Top speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) | ||
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The construction of this line's road infrastructure was begun in 1974, and was completed in 1976, with the intention of implementing a Metropolitan and Railway Public Transportation System in Guadalajara; this did not materialise as federal resources were diverted, which led to the building of electric trolleybus lines instead.
In 1982 an overpass was built at the intersection of Avenida Colón with the Calzada Lázaro Cárdenas and was completed in 1984 (for the extension of the Guadalajara Trolleybus) towards Avenida Miguel López de Legaspi, and its pre-construction began in 1988, extending it from peripheral to peripheral, and it was completed in February 1989, to later be inaugurated in September of that same year. The inauguration was headed by the then Governor of Jalisco, Guillermo Cosío Vidaurri, and by the then President of Mexico, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
In August 2014 the extension of line 1 to the north began, where the current terminal is located: the Auditorio station, located 1 km (0.62 mi) from the Periférico Norte station, the new station was opened on November 23, 2018.[1] Line 1 links the municipalities of Zapopan, Guadalajara and Tlaquepaque from north to south through the Calzada Federalismo/Avenida Cristóbal Colón.
Line stations
Line 1 had 19 stations (12 on the surface in 2 sections, 6 underground and one in trench) when it was first opened, but, after the inauguration of Auditorio station, the line now has 20 stations (11 on the surface in 2 sections, 8 underground in 2 sections and one in trench). The stations are described in the following table:
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Future extensions and remodellings
It is intended to extend Line 1 to Arroyo Hondo in the north and to Arroyo Seco in the south.[2] All station platforms are currently being extended to 90 metres (295 ft 3 in) to allow each train convoy to be extended to three cars instead of two. In addition, all surface stations will be remodelled, which will look like the Urdaneta station, which was previously expanded for a failed project to build a light rail line connecting Tlajomulco with Line 1.[1]
Accidents and incidents
In August 1989, a few days before the presidential inauguration of Line 1, an elderly woman was run over near the Santa Filomena station by a light rail unit that was doing route testing without passengers; After the accident, the driver abandoned the unit to flee on foot.
On January 26, 2015, a collision between two trains was recorded when the driver of the vehicle T-06 was driving without due caution and care, since he had the distance and time to avoid the collision and did not brake in time. It was a mishap between trains caused by a communication error between the drivers and the dispatcher.[3]
In March 2015, another elderly woman was run over next to the Santa Filomena station. Despite the fact that a security film exempted the driver of the unit involved from responsibility, he did not stop driving after the mishap.[4]
On Friday, September 7, 2017, shortly after 11 in the morning, a truck collided with the perimeter fence of the northbound section of the railway between Patria and Isla Raza stations after the driver of the delivery truck lost control, claiming brake failure.[5]
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, at the Refugio station around 10:00 in the morning, a blind man fell onto the tracks due to carelessness. The people waiting for the train tried to help him, however, when they rescued his body they realized that he had already died·.[6]
References
- "Ampliación de la Línea 1 va a la mitad; operará en 2017". El Informador (in Spanish). 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- "Plan Estratégico". Docks TMC Guadalajara. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- González, A. (2015-02-16). "Human error caused accident on Line 1 of the Guadalajara light rail system". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- Martínez, Raúl (2015-03-04). "Woman hit by light train dies". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Light Rail Line 1 service suspended due to collision" (in Spanish). El Informador. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- Torres, Raúl (2021-09-09). "Man dies after falling onto the tracks of Line 1 of the Guadalajara Light Rail". El Universal. Retrieved 31 May 2022.