Peru Ministry of Transport and Communications declare 80% progress for Lima Line 2 Buenos Aires del Callao station.

Press release

Next February they will end the work in that place and from there he will begin to dig the “Micaela” TBM to the port of Callao.

The works of Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, the most impressive underground construction in the country, do not stop. They continue on 36 fronts simultaneously. Thus, the work at the Buenos Aires station, located in Callao, have an 80% advance in civil works, that is, in ‘Gray Casco’, which implies demolition, modification and construction of structures.

In this station they work in three phases: roof construction; Building of the lobby, where the commercial and ticket sales area will be; and qualification of the point where passengers will address trains. This stage is scheduled next February for the ‘Micaela’ tunnel. This gigantic machine that departed from Insurgentes will also cross the stations John Paul II, Buenos Aires and Puerto del Callao.

At the Buenos Aires station, 80 men join efforts to encourage, place steel and empty concrete in order to accelerate the step and comply with the established schedule. When the underground train is finished, passengers will be able to arrive from ATE to Callao in just 45 minutes, instead of the two hours that it currently takes that journey in public transport. This modern means of transport will mobilize more than one million people a day and will connect with other train lines and other types of transport. In addition, it will boost the economy of business close to the stations due to their accessibility.

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https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mtc/noticias/667909-linea-2-del-metro-estacion-buenos-aires-del-callao-tiene-un-avance-de-80-en-obra-civil