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Valpara so, the city proper has 300,000 inhabitants, and the conurbation with Vi a del Mar reaches 900,000 inhabitants, including other districts (or comunas) like Villa Alemana, Quilpu , among others.

The Metro Valparaíso runs between the Valparaíso harbour and Limache (43 km, 20 stations). It was developed out of a former suburban railway, which eventually stopped operating on 30 June 2005. Major works were carried out on the route through Viña del Mar, where the alignment was put underground for 5 km with 4 stations (Miramar, Vi a del Mar, Hospital and Chorrillos). Since 1999 existing stations have been modernised and some new stations added. The line is operated every 5 minutes between Puerto and El Belloto, but cannot be classified as a full metro due to the existence of various level crossings and the long distances between stations on the eastern section of the line. Limache is served every 15 minutes. A trip from end to end takes 50 minutes.

The Metro de Valparaíso is operated by 'Metro Regional de Valpara so S.A.', a subsidiary of EFE, Chilean State Railways, with 27 Alstom X'Trapolis trains.

- Infill station Valencia under construction.

- 26 km extension with 5 stations from Limache via Quillota to La Calera planned.

19 Nov 2005: trial operation Puerto - Recreo
23 Nov 2005: official opening Puerto - Limache

EFE (Official Site)

Metro de Valparaíso at Wikipedia.es