Line 1 (Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano)


Line 1 of the Guadalajara Urban Electric Train System opened on 1 September 1989. It 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 stations were remodeled between 2014 and 2018 it is now red.

Line 1
Interior of the Periférico Sur station after its 2018 reconstruction
Interior of the Periférico Sur station after its 2018 reconstruction
Overview
Native nameLínea 1 del Tren Eléctrico Urbano de Guadalajara
Area servedGuadalajara, Tlaquepaque and Zapopan
LocaleJalisco
Transit typeLight rail
Line number1
Number of stations20
Websitehttp://siteur.gob.mx
Operation
Began operationSeptember 1, 1989 (35 years)
Operator(s)SITEUR
Rolling stockTEG-90 (Bombardier-Siemens)
TEG-15 (Bombardier)
Train lengthThree carriages during peak hours; two during off-peak hours[1]
Technical
System length16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Average speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
System map
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Auditorio
Periférico Norte
Dermatológico
Atemajac
División del Norte
Ávila Camacho
Mezquitán
Refugio
Juárez
Mexicaltzingo
Washington
Santa Filomena
Unidad Deportiva
Urdaneta
18 de Marzo
Isla Raza
Patria
España
Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey
Yards
Periférico Sur
Line 1
Last extension November 22, 2018
Rolling stock TEG-90, TEG-15
Platforms 90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Covered municipalities Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque

The construction of this line's road infrastructure began in 1974 and finished in 1976, with the intention of implementing a metropolitan and railway public transportation system in Guadalajara. This did not happen, 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 former 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

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Line 1 had 19 stations (12 on the surface in 2 sections, 6 underground and one in trench) when it first opened, but after the Auditorio station was added, 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:

Logo Name Opening Municipality Transfers Location Coordinates
  Auditorio November 22, 2018   Zapopan Underground 20°44′17.01″N 103°20′58.45″W / 20.7380583°N 103.3495694°W / 20.7380583; -103.3495694
  Periférico Norte September 1st, 1989   Underground/Trench 20°43′51.8″N 103°21′7.64″W / 20.731056°N 103.3521222°W / 20.731056; -103.3521222
  Dermatológico Overground 20°43′15.33″N 103°21′11.97″W / 20.7209250°N 103.3533250°W / 20.7209250; -103.3533250
  Atemajac 20°42′57.79″N 103°21′15.75″W / 20.7160528°N 103.3543750°W / 20.7160528; -103.3543750
  División del Norte   Guadalajara Underground 20°42′27.65″N 103°21′19.66″W / 20.7076806°N 103.3554611°W / 20.7076806; -103.3554611
  Ávila Camacho   20°41′54.98″N 103°21′17.85″W / 20.6986056°N 103.3549583°W / 20.6986056; -103.3549583
  Mezquitán 20°41′29.32″N 103°21′14.05″W / 20.6914778°N 103.3539028°W / 20.6914778; -103.3539028
  Refugio 20°40′55.98″N 103°21′14.63″W / 20.6822167°N 103.3540639°W / 20.6822167; -103.3540639
  Juárez   20°40′29.51″N 103°21′16.99″W / 20.6748639°N 103.3547194°W / 20.6748639; -103.3547194
  Mexicaltzingo 20°40′0.92″N 103°21′19.29″W / 20.6669222°N 103.3553583°W / 20.6669222; -103.3553583
  Washington 20°39′39.65″N 103°21′26.79″W / 20.6610139°N 103.3574417°W / 20.6610139; -103.3574417
  Santa Filomena Overground 20°39′15.48″N 103°21′49.1″W / 20.6543000°N 103.363639°W / 20.6543000; -103.363639
  Unidad Deportiva 20°38′50.53″N 103°22′8.88″W / 20.6473694°N 103.3691333°W / 20.6473694; -103.3691333
  Urdaneta 20°38′35.48″N 103°22′21.58″W / 20.6431889°N 103.3726611°W / 20.6431889; -103.3726611
  18 de Marzo 20°38′17.51″N 103°22′36.8″W / 20.6381972°N 103.376889°W / 20.6381972; -103.376889
  Isla Raza 20°37′58.15″N 103°22′49.93″W / 20.6328194°N 103.3805361°W / 20.6328194; -103.3805361
  Patria 20°37′36.57″N 103°23′5.74″W / 20.6268250°N 103.3849278°W / 20.6268250; -103.3849278
  España 20°37′17.17″N 103°23′21.61″W / 20.6214361°N 103.3893361°W / 20.6214361; -103.3893361
  Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey 20°36′49.55″N 103°23′44.36″W / 20.6137639°N 103.3956556°W / 20.6137639; -103.3956556
  Periférico Sur   Tlaquepaque   20°36′26.36″N 103°24′3.24″W / 20.6073222°N 103.4009000°W / 20.6073222; -103.4009000

Future extensions and remodellings

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Line 1 has been planned to extend to Arroyo Hondo in the north and Arroyo Seco in the south.[2] All station platforms were extended to 90 metres (295 ft 3 in) to allow each train convoy to be extended to three cars instead of two.[1][dead link]

Accidents and incidents

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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, an elderly woman was run over next to the Santa Filomena station. Security footage exempted the driver of the unit involved from any responsibility.[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, but discovered he had died when they took him off the tracks.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ampliación de la Línea 1 va a la mitad; operará en 2017". El Informador (in Spanish). 2015-12-31. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  2. ^ "Plan Estratégico". Docks TMC Guadalajara. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. ^ González, A. (2015-02-16). "Human error caused accident on Line 1 of the Guadalajara light rail system". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ Martínez, Raúl (2015-03-04). "Woman hit by light train dies". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Light Rail Line 1 service suspended due to collision" (in Spanish). El Informador. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  6. ^ 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.