Editing Transport in Peru (section)

==Railways==
'''total: ''' {{convert|2374|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br/>
'''standard gauge:''' {{convert|1608|km|mi|abbr=on}}, {{RailGauge|ussg|lk=on}} gauge <br/>
'''narrow gauge: '''{{convert|380|km|mi|abbr=on}}, {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} gauge

{{main|Rail transport in Peru}}
There are two unconnected principal railways in Peru.

The '''[[Ferrocarril Central Andino]]''' (FCCA; the former Ferrocarril Central del Perú) runs inland from [[Callao]] and [[Lima]] across the [[Andes]] watershed to [[La Oroya]] and [[Huancayo]]. It is the second highest railway in the world (following opening of the [[Qingzang railway]] in Tibet), with the Galera summit tunnel under Mount Meiggs at {{convert|4783|m|ft|abbr=on}} and [[Galera railway station|Galera station]] at {{convert|4777|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. In 1955 the railway opened a spur line from La Cima on the [[Morococha District|Morococha]] branch ({{convert|4818|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level) to Volcán Mine, reaching an (at the time) world record altitude of {{convert|4830|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Both branch and spur have since closed to traffic.<ref>{{Marshall-GuinnessRail}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=October 2016}} From Huancayo the route is extended by the [[Huancayo-Huancavelica Railway|Ferrocarril Huancayo-Huancavelica]]. In July 2006 FCCA began work to [[Track gauge conversion|regauge]] the [[Huancavelica]] line from {{Track gauge|914mm|lk=on}} to {{Track gauge|1435mm|allk=on}} and it was finished in 2010. There was also a proposal for a {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} tunnel under the Andes.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Huancavelica upgrade|magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]]|date=2006-06-01|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2006/06/3802/huancavelica_upgrade.html}}</ref>

The '''Ferrocarriles del Sur del Perú''' (FCS), now operated by [[PeruRail]], runs from the coast at [[Matarani]] to [[Cusco|Cuzco]], and to [[Puno]] on [[Lake Titicaca]]. From Cuzco, PeruRail runs the {{Track gauge|914mm|lk=on}} gauge line to [[Aguas Calientes, Peru|Aguas Calientes]] for [[Machu Picchu]].<ref name="Whetham 2">{{cite book|author=Whetham, Robert D.|title=Railways of Peru. Volume 2 – The Central and Southern Lines|publisher=Trackside Publications|location=Bristol|year=2008|isbn=978-1-900095-37-2}}</ref>

[[File:Railways in Peru.svg|thumb|350px|{{center|Railways in Peru}}]]

===Towns served===
{{main|Railway stations in Peru}}

====Central railways====
[[File:Estacion La Raya Peru.jpg|thumb|A PeruRail passenger train stopping in La Raya]]
See [[Ferrocarril Central Andino]]
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* [http://www.rrdc.com/images/map_peru.gif Map]
* [[Lima]] –  capital
* [[Callao]] – port
* [[La Oroya]] – junction
* [[Huancavelica]] – provincial capital
* [[Huancayo]] – provincial capital
* [[Cerro de Pasco]] – provincial capital
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* [[Jauja]]
* [[Matucana, Peru|Matucana]]
* [[Chosica]]
* [[Galera railway station|Galera]]
* [[Junín, Peru|Junín]]
* [[Mejorada]]
* [[Ticlio]] – former junction
|}

* in March 2009, [[gauge conversion]] from [[Huancayo]] to [[Huancavelica]] from {{RailGauge|914mm}} to {{RailGauge|1435mm}} proceeds. By October 2010 it was finished and it is in service now.

====Southern railway====
See [[PeruRail]]
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* [[Matarani]] – port
* [[Juliaca]] – junction
* [[Juliaca]] – junction
* [[Cusco|Cuzco]] – [[break of gauge]], start of {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} 
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* [[Juliaca]] – junction, via [[Arequipa]] – second city
* [[Puno]] – [[railhead]] on [[Lake Titicaca]]
* [[Cusco|Cuzco]] – [[break of gauge]], end of {{RailGauge|ussg|allk=on}} 
* [[Aguas Calientes, Peru|Aguas Calientes]] – [[railhead]] for [[Machu Picchu]]
|}

===Metro===
[[File:Andén de Estación Villa El Salvador - Metro de Lima.jpg|thumb|A car in the Villa El Salvador station in Lima]]
[[Lima]] has a metro service or [[Lima Metro]], also called ''Tren eléctrico'' that has now only one line (called Linea 1). The line has an extension of {{convert|34.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}, with 26 stations, and goes from the south east to north east Lima urban districts passing downtown (This is ''Villa El Salvador'' to ''San Juan de Lurigancho''). The second line (called Linea 2) is now under construction and will run from the port of ''Callao'' to ''Ate'' passing downtown too (west to east).(2015).

[[Huancayo Metro]] is the second urban rail line in Peru, is located in the Andean city of [[Huancayo]] and is currently under construction (2012).

===Proposed===

* Mining railway to [[Port of Bayóvar|Bayovar]] port by 2019.  Also to [[Paita]] port.
* [[Cajamarca]] – mine
* [[Tren de la Costa (Peru)|Tren de la Costa]]