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January 27, 2026 | Metros

Quito metro extension feasibility contract awarded

Spanish firm wins $US 10m contract to assess viability of 5km Line 1 extension.

January 9, 2026 | Metros

Quito Metro tenders maintenance contracts

Two contracts to maintain signalling and infrastructure have a combined value of $US 100m.

October 9, 2025 | Financial

Quito Metro pursues extension funding options

Development bank considers financing 5km northern extension of Line 1.

December 12, 2023 | Metros

Quito Metro resumes operation

Regular operations restored after official opening in December 2022.

May 5, 2023 | Metros

Revenue services begin on Quito Metro Line 1

Line 1 not yet at full capacity but a busy first day saw return of ticketing problems.

July 21, 2022 | Metros

Metro Medellín and Transdev to operate Quito Metro

Ecuador’s first metro to open in December.

July 7, 2022 | Metros

Two bids for Quito Metro operating contract

Winner to be announced on July 15.

June 7, 2021 | Metros

Quito metro 99% complete

The line is the Ecuadorian capital’s first metro link.

October 24, 2018 | Metros

Tunnelling for Quito Metro completed

ACCIONA Construction completed the excavation works for Line 1 of Quito Metro on October 24, when the last of three tunnel boring machines (TBMs) reached the southern part of the Ecuadoran capital.

May 3, 2017 | Central/South America

Odebrecht pulls out of Quito metro consortium

THE mayor of Quito Mr Mauricio Rodas announced on May 3 that international lenders have accepted changes to the contracting structure for the Quito metro project after Brazilian construction company Odebrecht pulled out of the consortium building the line.

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