Subway service in Chile's capital was suspended Friday, trapping hundreds of thousands of commuters on their way home from work, after high school students flooded subway stations, jumping turnstiles, ...

The Santiago Metro has seen significant expansions since the opening of Line 5's initial 10.3km segment in April 1997. The 140km-long Santiago metro system consists of seven underground train lines ...

Sometimes it’s the tiniest spark that lights the biggest fires. At least, that’s the case in Chile, where a 4 percent fare hike raising the price of a ride on the capital’s metro system by 30 pesos, ...

Abengoa has been selected by Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. to develop the electrical system for two new lines of the Santiago de Chile metro and maintain the system for a 20 year ...

Three people have been killed by a fire inside a Santiago supermarket that was ransacked as a second night of violent protests swept over Chile. Shortly after the president suspended a subway fare ...

Public transportation offers a sustainable alternative to masses of individual automobiles, yet many systems still run on unsustainable power sources. With around 2.2 million people riding the Metro ...

The OCC of Line 7 is due to enter service at the beginning of 2027. Credit: Thales. France-based Thales has secured two contracts for the delivery and maintenance of the operation control centre (OCC) ...

The government has issued a state of emergency and extended a curfew for the second consecutive night in Santiago. It's unclear if reversing transport fare hikes will calm violent unrest that has left ...