Santo Domingo (2.2 mill. inh.) is the capital of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea.

The originally planned metro line had an extension of 10 km, with 11 stations, running below Av. Maximo Gomez mainly in a north-south direction, all underground. The project has been modified due to objections made by the city, and the line now under construction has 16 km with 16 stations.

There will be 15 3-car trains, operating at a 3 minute interval at peak hours.

Line 1:

Instead of using the names of intersecting road, the stations have eventually be named after national personalities.

Elevated stations running along Hermanas Mirabal Ave:

1. Terminal Station "Mama Tingo" - Marañón
2. "Gregorio Urbano Gilbert" Station - La Paz
3. "Gregorio Luperón" Station - Buena Vista II
4. "José Francisco Peña Gómez" Station - Los Guaricanos
5. "Hermanas Mirabal" Station - Mirador Norte Park

Ground level station at Máximo Gómez Ave.:

6. "Máximo Gómez" station - La Isabela

Underground stations below Maximo Gomez Ave:

7. "Los Tainos" Station - at Nicolas de Ovando Av.
8. "Pedro Livio Cedeño" Station - at National Cemetery (Cementerio)
9. "Peña Battle" Station - at Peña Battle St.
10. "Juan Pablo Duarte" Station - at John F. Kennedy Ave. (future interchange with east-west Line 2)
11. "Prof. Juan Bosch" Station - at 27 de Febrero Ave. (future interchange with east-west Line 3)
12. "Casandra Damirón" Station - at Teatro Nacional (National Theatre)
13. "Joaquín Balaguer" Station - at Santiago St. (across the Education Ministry, previously called Educación)

Underground stations below Correa y Cidron Ave:

14. "Amin Abel" Station - at University of Santo Domingo (previously Universidad)
15. "Francisco Alberto Caamaño" Station - at Abraham Lincoln Ave.

Underground stations below Jimenez Moya Ave:

16. Terminal Station "Centro de los Héroes" - (Feria)

2005 - start of construction

mid-2008 - planned opening

Metro Santo Domingo at Wikipedia