How Peru revived their abandoned Metro 

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This is the sort of in-depth, serious coverage of nonwestern, nonasian transit that I LOVE seeing, and I wish we had more of!

as a Peruvian, I've always wanted to see an English-speaking transit account covering the Lima metro. thank you for the good work!

I love how enthusiastic you clearly are about these projects. Can't help but get excited about transit myself after watching! Together, we can stem the tide of car domination.

Being a Peruvian, it's fun to see an English-speaking person tlaking about our metro and traffic networks. And regarding those other transport methods their names are "Mototaxi" and "Micro Bus" just like the one you pointed out, and also there's a ton of carpooling, that kinda acts like taxis, but for many ppl. Lov u.

"Buses that look like they are from the 1950s or an afterwar zone", lol that was my favorite part, completely true. I really enjoyed the video, greetings from Lima.

Oh my god do the SANTIAGO METRO! As a Chilean-Peruvian, every time I go to Lima I get all excited at the (admitedly, slow) improvements on the metro. My family is definetly the example of: much rather save up and buy a car, to the point they don't understand how my 30year old self isn't focused on getting one (santiago has functional public transport). So the race against time is a REAL thing. I also think Lima knows itself as a tourism hub, and frankly there's a limit to how much they can exploit that with such an awful traffic.

Lima, South America’s LA as in lots of traffic, sprawl (via the hills) and the second largest city in South America outside of São Paulo. I wish the metro existed and went to where my mom and dad grew up when I went there years ago. Would’ve been much better than taking the combi or micro but then again, that’s a whole experience into itself. I’m glad Lima is finally having a Metro which is something long overdue for a huge city. Ironically, when I went to LA the first time around, I felt like I was back in Lima but Americanized. Where I live, I don’t have to go far and see the combis which exist in Paterson and Hudson County all going into Manhattan. Forgot to add, I remember somewhere in the outskirts of Lima seeing the sight of all the buses that were supposed to be the backbone of a public bus network all abandoned, something my uncle told me.

Finally a happy story when it comes to abandoned metro projects. Too often it just ends with talk or MAYBE a small section of tunnel construction but good on Lima for reviving a good idea... eventually! Now if only Havana, Baghdad, Cincinnati, Rochester and Charleroi could do the same...

I watch a lot of podcasts. This is the best. This episode was not boring. Keep up the good work

this was far from the driest topic! and i love your editing, voice over and music choices, they're always so fun. thanks for the very interesting history lesson!

Your channel has been my favorite one that I've found recently, and definitely one of my favorite channels about urbanism. For a few reasons: 1. You talk about history of transit, which is relevant beyond just being related to current events. 2. You actually talk about transit success stories, which inspires me (and doubtless others) to think that the future isn't just cars and depression. 3. Your videos are actually engaging to watch, and aren't just slideshows of stock footage. Related to this: 4. You have a great voice for narration! It's a relief to listen to after voices full of vocal fry, that "reading aloud rhythm", and just a lack of care and investment. 5. You're dedicated enough to film on location for all your (most recent) videos??? I don't know why your channel hasn't blown up, you wholly deserve it!

Never donated to a video before but your in-depth coverage and passion for the topic was so enjoyable to watch! gonna go watch more of your channel! thanks for the interesting content!

Great video! I've been to Lima, and can attest that the traffic is horrible and the drivers are crazy. The bus system is a chaotic mess, except for the BRT system which runs in dedicated right of ways. That works great. Lima is a fascinating city, I recommend it for people thinking about visiting South America. With a better transit system, hopefully Lima becomes a much more pleasant city for moving around in. PS You should visit Santiago, Chile to see one of the best metro systems in Latin America.

This is great, and I'm so amazed by both the Peru Metro as this video. Such high quality content for debatably a small channel, I'm sticking around!

Please cover Sao Paulo, including the metro, trains and buses. Although traffic is still very bad and people still spend hours every day commuting, the transit systems have improved a lot in the last decades. Just like Lima, i think it can also be considered a success story.

Thanks!!! I moved to Lima for love. Just did my first ride on line 1 two days ago.

Great video! the DBFOM explanation was perfect. Would love a video in the future about the Bogota metro.

This is real quality video! is pretty impressive as Peruvian i didn´t know a lot of the history of linea 1 i knew some things but not everything! Thanks a lot! You can talk about the linea 2 or the Tacna-Arica but it's kind of old (super old)

First nice thing I've ever heard about Peru. I hope they are coming out from under their cloud! : )

Thank you for covering the transit of my hometown! As a lifelong Lima resident I can assure you really did the topic justice, with all the political nuances that it involves. Having had the opportunity to travel to travel to western cities and see the transit systems that they have, I'm always amazed me managed to pull something like Línea 1 in my own country. With the new project of lines 2 and 4 I'm hopefull for the future of transit in this city, we just need to get enough political support to start changing the quality of life of our people for good.

I've visited Peru a bunch to visit family there and vividly remember the heavy traffic in Lima and never got a chance to see the metro (will definitely do so on my next trip!). I understand a lot of the country uses privatization, and the P3 model here for funding the metro I guess is no exception. I tried understanding the bus routes, but it seems like there are not any designated stops - instead you just flag them down instead. The government seems to license the routes out to private operators. Anyways great video! Would love to see other LATAM transit content.

Great video. Thank you, Hudson. As an advocate for public Transit in New Zealand, you have a great focus on the commercial requirements for getting transit built, which many transport vloggers do not cover. Keep the videos coming, please! These folks in Lima are brilliant, and what a positive story.

The Lima Metro had been started in the first government of Alan García and was inaugurated in his second period, 25 years later. Ollanta Humala only cut the inaugural ribbon when it was ready.

Great video as always! Would love to see you cover Seattle's light rail system. The system is undergoing a major expansion now, but also had multiple false starts and was nearly cancelled more than once. The book "Back on Track: Sound Transit’s Fight to Save Light Rail" is a good intro to it.

Genuinely a great small channel, hope to see you grow

I have been following you for several videos and I couldn't even imagine that you would come to my country (and city) to make a note about our incipient metro system. The truth is that the first metro line (of 6 that must be built) has helped many people who don't have much money and who live in the extremes to connect more easily but being a single line it's insufficient to solve the traffic. That's why it's true when you say we're in a race against time. In my opinion, not only should the remaining 4 lines be built but also extend our BRT system to the east and west (currently it's from north to south) to guarantee greater connection and, believe it or not, also improve the expressways and highways too. It's a complete package really.

What an awesome video!!! Now I have at least 2 reasons to go to peru: food and metro

Dude, thanks for exposing how bad traffic in Lima is.

Hi, I really liked the video, the content of the video is very informative about the history of Linea 1. Right now, Linea 2 is being constructed and is going to be finished around 2030 I believe, along with a part of Linea 4. Most of the transit is from N-S, because there we have a bigger concentration of people that would use the metro, in that sense, Linea 3 is the most important of all, since it connects wealthy/turistic places like San Isidro, Miraflores, Surco with residential areas that are not that wealthy like the north of Lima and SJM in the south.

Perfect report.

Excellent information Greetings from Peru

Yes, hi. Santiago de Chile, apart from it's well known metro, started its electric tram system in the year 1900, 2 years before Lima's according to this video. But to be fair, the first electric tram in Latin America was built in Brazil. So unless there's some nuance to the definition of "Latin America´s first electrified tram system", Lima wouldn't the first.

This channel is incredibly underrated. Keep up the good work.

I can't believe I just came across the channel! The quality is impeccable and I'm really impressed that you actually went to Peru (definitely trust-worthy source). I always wondered why some of the transit projects and fundings get cancelled but now I have some understanding👍

Excellent video. This is rapidly becoming one of my favourite transit youtube channels

What hurts more about Lima Metro is that what seems impossible is that the complete net is paralyzed. Around 15 or 20 more years it's taking to finish line 2, mostly because of bureaucracy and corruption.

always appreciate the effort you put into videos bro!

Wow, I just came across this channel. This video is so well-written and well-produced! I'm definitely subscribing. And I bet you'll get a lot of subscribers in the future! As for a city to cover: Atlanta is really interesting. The city (unincorporated areas included) is split across 5 counties, and the metro area is split across a dozen or so more. Only 3 (previously 2) counties have joined MARTA, so the line doesn't go far. The metro area is also the 2nd most sprawled in the US. Still, the subway is really impressive for what it's worth! And they're doing a lot of TOD and QOL improvements that should hopefully increase ridership.

Only recently discovered this channel with the DC Metro Silver Line video, and I’m very glad I did! Keep up the good work!

Would love to hear your take on what's taken the first metro line in Bogotá over 70 years to be delivered! It's an astounding tragedy for a city of now almost 10 million

This is an incredible video! I love transit and watch it all the time on youtube but had never heard of Lima's metro. This was my first time watching one of your videos and I'm definitely watching more.

As a fellow Chilean that's lives in Santiago. I recommend you to do research on the whole transit system here and how it's expanding to other parts of the country (specially the modern bus system). In recent years, the government has taken a more pro view on transit due to the good impact it makes on the environment compared to private ways of traveling. We opened 2 new lines with expansions to others, a new commuter rail outside the city and new trains everywhere and were upon the building of 3 new lines simultaneously. I think Santiago and Chile in general are great examples that you could maybe feature on one of your future videos, it can dive on the way transit should really be dealt with in the modern world and how it helps everywhere it arrives. (srry if I made any mistake, not a native...)

visit the Santiago metro, considered the most modern and efficient system in America, it is also the fastest growing metro network in Latin America. It is currently expanding, building 3 new lines 7, 8 and 9 at the lowest cost km in the world due to the enormous experience that the company has in METROS construction (50 years)

I worked in procurement for about a year, this video is making me reconsider its potential as a career path lmao. Another great video tho, love to see it!

This channel delivers quality content!

This is so cool. And brilliantly communicated!!!

Love it, another great video! You have such a positive way of telling the lessons from elsewhere. Very jealous of your travels too!

Really well produced and interesting video. 👌 You also have a great voice for narration. ✌️

Wonderful report. Thanks for sharing the history of this project. People, in general, don't know much about the huge timeline that this transit system took due to Peru's recent history.

Hey Hudson, just wanted to say that I love your videos. I've always been interested in public transportation, and your videos have scratched that itch.

Love your videos! Keep em coming!!

Keep making these great videos; very high production values and very interesting.

Peruvians are not much used to the word success. Your outlook is highly appreaciated. Lima Metro is under a second phase of extension. This story is not over yet.

Thank you for talking about Peru metro.. TOO MUCH PEOPLE , AND IT TAKES LIKE 4 HOURS FOR GO TO HOME :C

Subscribed! Finally “boring” topics some of us find intriguing! 😉

Awesome stuff! Great production, and finally one video on the internet not about the west or hong kong/bangkok

You could cover the Monterrey metro, right now it has 3 lines and 3 more are planed for 2026, of which 2 of those lines are already under construction, although they are gonna be monorails not metro. There's also an urban train under planning that would conect the most outwards parts of the metropolitan area

Wow, you're making amazingly interesting videos! Subscribed!

This is an incredible video. Very well done.

Amazing explainer!

Would love to see a future Lima metro plans, and where or how that is going to build it out more in-depth.

Excellent video! More, please. 😊

I'd love for you take a look at Sydney's metro which is in the process of being built. Australia is quite similar to Canada in a lot of things, (especially the Housing Crisis). Currently Sydney is undergoing Australia's largest public transit project in history. Sydney Metro has quite a few quirks in the sense that it's built more like a commuter rail system and has some massive gaps between stations for a metro while its Commuter rail lines are built like metros some parts with very short distances between stations.

Dude your videos are really good. Keep making new ones! Also it really helps that you are actually going to these places in real life. Lots of other YTers are just talking about these places and relying on footage other people have made. Nothing wrong with that of course, but a little bit extra goes a long way.

Beautiful video ♥ For a world with better transit!

Great video!!

Researched well with good story-telling. You recorded on location and even had interviews. Hope the algorithm picks you up soon

I would love for you to cover the Santiago Metro, I think it's an amazing example for all NA metro systems

As someone born and raised in Lima, I feel seen. Very accurate video. It used to take me around 2h to get from my home in Miraflores (west side of the city) to my uni in La Molina (eastern Lima) in public transport. Such traffic can really make you feel miserable if you’re stuck on it so many hours a day, most of the days. Even tho I don’t live in Peru anymore I really hope politicians take this matter seriously ASAP. Rn the current major of the city has absolutely no interest in that unfortunately and is really more into building more lanes on the large avenues. Capitalism sucks.

Fantastic video 👏🏻

Damn great video! surprised you don't have more views.

Good video!

I like this channel. Most other RU-vidrs don't travel very frequently.

great video as always! congrats on 10k subs, you deserve a ton more, excited to watch your channel grow! As for other systems to cover, i vote the medellín metro and specifically the metrocable, i may be a little biased since my family is from there, but i love the innovative methods medellín is using to address both transportation and poverty/inequality at the same time-i would also love to see you cover the Ohlone (SF) Bay Area but for the opposite reason lol i live here and the system isn't great tbh...it's honestly comically bad lol and it's so ironic to me since Silicon Valley is here and we're supposed to be the tech and innovation capital of the world and we don't even have decent trains-on weekends Caltrain runs 1 train per direction per hour and they're all "local" trains, which make all stops and have an average speed of like 25 mph, barely faster than biking speed. Seems like by the end of September this years they're going to be replacing the oldest trains with a different train set and that's supposed to help. idk for the sake of my mental health i hope it does lol im spending wayyy too much of my life commuting and as you said im at the point where im just about ready to buy a car even though just a couple of years ago that would have been unthinkable. anyway sorry for the rant lol thanks again for another great video and keep up the great work!

Great video! 🚇💰

I've seen other videos discussing Lima's metro, but they all focus on how expensive it was to build compared to neighboring countries like Chile, where they managed to construct twice the kilometers/stations for less money than what Lima needed for Line 2

this kinda mirrors the transport situation in the Philippines...🤔 thanks for this :)

Love the videos, you should make one on the queens link in New York!

I am not sure how much content you could make out of it, but I would be very interested to see a video about the abandoned Cincinnati subway project. My understanding is that there is still major cost in maintaining it and would be curious to see if there is anything that could be done to turn it into a functional system like outlined in this video!

Cover San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Tren Urbano and suggest on how it can improve its use

Im going to school for a degree in mechanical engineering, because i want to desing trains. Looking at this video honestly gives me hope for Haiti, if we could put our heads together with the political instability. Love your videos bro!

Would love to see u cover switzerlands system especially the zürich S-Bahn service and ur opinion of it, i think its a very fascinating approach of how else one could do mass transit without a metro

There's a desperate need for more philly content ❤

You should do a video on Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic’s Metro

I suggest you to cover Delhi Metro as well. It's a behemoth and doesn't always get the praise it deserves. Plus the Delhi metropolitan area or the NCR as a whole has been investing in transit projects a lot (RapidX, Delhi Metro, tons of buses, airport express, etc.) and they tend to be done in time in most cases. Metro construction in India has picked up a lot in the last decade and many cities are opening or extending metro lines.

Nice video! It is nice to hear encouraging stories of transit victories. I'd like to see you cover either the successful planning and expansion of the Taipei MRT or the politics around the Let's Move Nashville referendum.

You should also talk about the case of Bogotá, first they built a brt network because some mayor promised it would do the same as a metro but cheaper (nowadays it moves 4 million people per day!! Its totally overcrowded). Now after 70 years of proposals of a metro line, they're building the first line. Hope you can come and give us your opinion and observations. Nice vid!

Hopefully, my grandchildren will see the inauguration of line 6 in the future 👴

Please make a video about line 2 in Lima! I love this video about line 1 👍🏼

awesome video! would love to see you do one on Kuala Lumpur's rapid transit system too :))

if you ever want to cover some truly intense nimby battles, you're always welcome in Seattle. the stories of the bus tunnel, kemper freeman, and the first hill streetcar are all beyond insane also, footage of lima is strikingly similar to how traffic looked in taiwan and south korea from the 70s through the 90s. having lived in both of those countries recently, i can tell that change is definitely possible!

Overall this is a great video; I had no idea that Lima even had a metro system. But I am curious as to what some of the consequences the privatization of Lima Metro's operations and maintenance have been. Apparently an Argentine company operates the Lima Metro, but railway + mass transit privatization in Argentina has led to the botched rollout of several important projects in Argentina. This is especially true for the Buenos Aires Subte, whose former private operator (Metrovias) bought a series of used and poorly-compatible trainsets from Japan and Spain to be used on Line B. Metrovias has been in the same consortiums with Ferrovias (operator of Lima's Metro according to Wikipedia) in the past. Most of Buenos Aires' metropolitan area railways have been re-nationalized, and from my knowledge that has largely led to positive change as opposed to private operations.

I just found your Videos and totally love them! I would love to see you come to Germany and make a video about the "Schwebebahn" (flying railway) in Wuppertal.

Do one (or many) videos about São Paulo metro system (the metro itself, the suburban trains and the monorail, the three operates as a metro system). The São Paulo Metro has a long story, different details, creative solutions, a mix of classic and modern and it said by foreigners that is more clean and organized than many systems around the world. And it has a plus: you can reach many touristic places through it. Line 4 - Yellow it's the loved one, but lines 1 - Blue, 2 - Green and 15 - Silver are amazing too. And as all brazilians says: please come to Brazil!

García was never ousted. He finished his term.

Day #2 of asking the Moose to cover the SEPTA of Philadelphia, which interestingly operates Metros, Light rail, buses, trolleys, and regional rail. You will likely find Philadelphia's SEPTA interesting, it makes sense for the city and has a surprisingly good network but it's grossly un-hygienic and unsafe. If they committed to cleaning it rather than spending millions to install new and surprisingly bad turnstiles, the potential for more riders and a practical transit network is real.

Peru has detailed & discover cities i like how they are kind of a South American Spain.

Could you cover the Maryland Purple line once it opens ( I know it will be a while)

as an indonesian who went to peru one time back in 2013 🔥🔥🔥 (come to seattle bro)