(24/04/2020)   

The contract, which has been outlined to last a total period of 17 months, involves consulting services on various technical, legal, administrative, financial, accounting, environmental, social and gender equality aspects, amongst others. This project, known as Regiotram del Norte, will be carried out between the Colombian capital and the city of Zipaquirá and will consist in the construction of a new railway corridor on the existing railway lines currently in operation.

The line’s route will begin near Bogota’s Gran Estación Shopping Centre, passing through the La Caro stop and continuing towards the town of Zipaquirá, whilst also crossing the municipalities of Chía and Cajicá during its journey.

The line is part of the national programme to bolster mass transit in the country, which also includes other initiatives such as Regiotram de Occidente and the future Bogotá Metro. The goal of the programme is to refurbish and optimise the railway network, which operates on more than 1,500 km of track, and extend its use. The Bogotá-Zipaquirá project involves the collaboration of the Government of Cundinamarca, the Regional Rail Company (Empresa Férrea Regional), the UK’s Prosperity Fund and the financial entity Findeter.