Line Connections In 2008, four years after line “K” started operating, the second Line “J” was added. It is 2.7km long and was opened with four stations that cross city districts 7 (Robledo) and 13 (San Javier), in the western central area and joins the city centre through Metro Line B. It serves 315,000 inhabitants in 37 districts (Centre for Public Impact (CPI), 2016). The MetroCable due to its connections to the railway line as seen in line “K” and line “J” allows passengers to go smoothly from one method of transport to another, without having to pay an extra fare, creating a fluid use of mixed modal transport at a low cost. The only route that costs extra is line “L” which is connected to line “K”. Line “L” was opened in 2010, it is 4.8km long and does not serve communal areas, it is a tourist line only to park Arvi and Passengers must pay an extra fare of 5,200 COP (£1.60) (Vides. Y,2019) to ride this line. In 2011, the MetroCable system was complemented by the metro plus, (Bus-Rapid Transit). The bus system is called “integrados” meaning integrated and charges a small fee of 400 COP (£0.13) (Vides. Y,2019) to change from metro or MetroCable. It includes large, energy saving buses which utilise independent bus lanes, similar to a metro or tram and links with stations used by the metrocable. This is beneficial as the MetroCable stations connect to the bus stops allowing people easy access to more parts of the city.
Medellin outline Metro (railway) Line “J”
Figure11: Diagram of line “J” connections. Author
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