Venezuelan Metros Resume Service After Earthquakes

Metro services in Venezuela's major cities have returned to normal operations following a precautionary shutdown prompted by recent earthquakes. The Metro systems in Caracas, Valencia, and Maracaibo resumed commercial services on Sunday, June 28, after being temporarily suspended.

Minister of Transportation Jacqueline Faría confirmed the resumption, stating that a presidential commission granted approval after technical teams finished their assessments. These evaluations covered both the fixed infrastructure of stations and the mobile components, including trains and automated systems. The goal was to ensure the safety of passengers and restore essential mobility for the workforce and general population in the affected capitals.

"We were given authorization, after presenting an exhaustive analysis of the entire situational diagnosis of Metro de Caracas, Metro de Valencia, and Metro de Maracaibo, to begin and resume operations, because we are responsible for guaranteeing safety," Faría explained in a video statement. She detailed that the evaluation was "rail by rail, of all the tunnels, of all the automated system of the CCO and of all the metro operations to guarantee that we can resume."

In addition to the metro systems, the state railway service also began operating again on Sunday. The focus is on the route connecting Caracas's Libertador municipality with towns in the Miranda state, a vital corridor for commuters traveling into the capital. The Metro de Caracas confirmed via its official channels that service was running smoothly, with personnel committed to ensuring safe travel for residents within the capital city.

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We were given authorization, after presenting an exhaustive analysis of the entire situational diagnosis of Metro de Caracas, Metro de Valencia, and Metro de Maracaibo, to begin and resume operations, because we are responsible for guaranteeing safety. We did the evaluation rail by rail, of all the tunnels, of all the automated system of the CCO and of all the metro operations to guarantee that we can resume.