Classic route
Ferrocarril Ezequiel Zamora
Caracas → Cúa · Venezuela
Venezuela’s flagship modern railway bores through long mountain tunnels at 120 km/h to link Caracas with the Tuy-valley town of Cúa in just 31 minutes.
Stations
- 0 kmEstación Caracas
- 25 kmEstación Charallave Norte
- 30 kmEstación Charallave Sur
- 41 kmEstación Cúa
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 28 m from it
Questions and answers
How long is the Ferrocarril Ezequiel Zamora?
The Ferrocarril Ezequiel Zamora runs 41 km from Caracas to Cúa.
How long does the Ferrocarril Ezequiel Zamora take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 31 min for the 41 km. That is an average of 79 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Ferrocarril Ezequiel Zamora?
IFE, with CAF electric multiple unit.
How old is the Ferrocarril Ezequiel Zamora?
The line has been in service since 2006. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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