Type Heavy rail Opened 2001 | ||
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Operator(s) Trenes Metropolitanos S.A. Rolling stock UTS-444 series (601-610) |
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The TerraSur is a Chilean Inter-city rail service, opened in 2001 between Santiago and Chillán, on the Chilean Central Valley. It is operated by the Trenes Regionales Terra S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE). Covering almost 400 km in less than 5 hours, it is the fastest public transportation between those cities.
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Currently is the only inter-city service that still operates in the country, and is the fastest rail service in South America, with an operational speed reaching 160 km/h.
Since June 2012, TerraSur has 3 daily services on each direction, between Santiago and Chillán.
Terrasur doble traccion
Rolling Stock
TerraSur uses the Spanish made EMU UTS-444 series RENFE.
Accommodations
The trains consist of 2 types of accommodations;
References
TerraSur Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA