The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) announced on April 7 the strategic programming for the development of Lines 3, 4, and 7 of the Lima and Callao Metro network. The announcement was made by Minister Aldo Prieto as part of a portfolio of prioritized projects under the Urban Mobility Plan through to 2045.
These metro lines are intended to transform urban transportation in Lima and Callao by improving connectivity and reducing travel times. According to Prieto, “these projects constitute a structural response from the State to plan urban development with technical rigor and openness to private investment,” emphasizing that their success depends on collaboration between public and private sectors.
The new lines will be developed using Public-Private Partnership models. Line 3 is expected to benefit over five million residents by reducing travel times from more than two hours thirty minutes to approximately fifty-four minutes across its nearly thirty-five kilometers of tunnels. Line 4 will serve around two million people with a reduction in journey time from two hours forty minutes to forty-four minutes along twenty-three kilometers of tunnel. Line 7 is projected at twenty-eight kilometers in length, serving about one million citizens with an estimated daily demand of five hundred thousand passengers.
This strategy forms part of the Integrated Transport System, which also includes cable cars, high- and medium-capacity corridors, road infrastructure improvements, and better accessibility features. The event announcing these initiatives included participation from private sector representatives, diplomats, officials from ATU (Urban Transport Authority), ProInversión (investment promotion agency), highlighting international interest in sustainable infrastructure development.
The Ministry supports cultural and social wellbeing by enhancing national connectivity through improved transport infrastructure according to its official website. It operates service centers such as MAC Lima Este and MAC Lima Sur for public access according to the ministry, functions as part of Peru’s executive branch overseeing transport policy according to official information, delivers safe infrastructure for national integration as reported by MTC, operates under ministerial guidance as noted on its website, serves communities nationwide according to MTC, manages multimodal approaches since beginning operations in 1969 as described officially.
Looking ahead, these metro line projects are expected not only to improve mobility but also support broader goals for sustainable urban growth.
