Medellín Metro

Medellín Metro
Medellín Metro
	Logo of Medellín Metro
	Train arriving at Poblado station
Overview
Owner	Department of Antioquia, Medellín City
Area served	Bello, Antioquia; Medellín; Envigado; Itagüí; Sabaneta, Antioquia; La Estrella, Antioquia;
Locale	Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, Antioquia, Colombia
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Line number	(Metro) (Metrocable) (Tramway) (Metroplús BRT)
Number of stations	27
Annual ridership	209.8 million (2024)
Website	Medellín Metro
Operation
Began operation	30 November 1995
Operator(s)	Metro de Medellín
Character	At-grade and elevated
Number of vehicles	80 trains (3 cars per train)
Technical
System length	31.3 km (19.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead
System map
System map
Line A
	Bello
	Medellín
	Line K (Metrocable)
	to Andalucía
	Line C
	to Suramericana
	Metroplús 1
	to Ruta N — Palos Verdes
	Metroplús 2
	to Prado — Palos Verdes
	Metroplús 2
	to Catedral Metropolitana — Hospital
	Line B
	to Cisneros
	Ayacucho Tramway
	under construction
	Metroplús 1
	to Nutibara — Plaza Mayor
	Metroplús 2
	to Nutibara — Barrio Colombia
	Metroplús 3
	under construction
	Medellín
	Envigado
	Envigado
	Itagüí
	Itagüí
	Sabaneta
Line B
	Ayacucho Tramway
	under construction
	[[Alpujarra\|Line A]]
	[[Alpujarra\|to Parque Berrío—]]
	Metroplús 1
	to Plaza Mayor—Minorista
	Line C
	from Acevedo
	Line J (Metrocable)
	to Juan XXIII
Line J (Metrocable)
	Line B
	to Santa Lucía
Line K (Metrocable)
	Line L (Metrocable)
	to Arví
	Line A
	to Madera—Tricentenario
Line L
	Line K (Metrocable)
	to Popular

The Medellín Metro (Spanish: Metro de Medellín) is a rapid transit system that crosses the Metropolitan Area of Medellín from North to South and from Centre to West. It first opened for service on 30 November 1995. As one of the first implementations of modern mass transportation in Colombia and the only metro system in the country, the Medellín Metro is a product of the urban planning of the Antioquia department of Colombia. It is part of the Aburrá Valley Integrated Transport System (Sistema Integrado de Transporte del Valle de Aburrá, SITVA).

The city of Medellín and its urban complex (ten cities in the Aburrá Valley) had a period of relatively recent industrial development that started in the 1930s. The streetcar (tranvía) at the beginning of the 20th century can be considered a predecessor of the current Medellín Metro. The company known in Spanish as Empresa de Transporte Masivo del Valle de Aburrá - Metro de Medellín Ltda was created on 31 May 1979.