Metro cars arriving

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Hoy is reporting that the first three Metro cars, built by Alstom, have arrived in the DR and are at the Haina Oriental port. Two of the cars weigh 33 tons, the third weighs 30 tons, and they are 18.32 meters long and 3.86 meters high. Hoy describes the cars as painted red, white and blue, with disabled access ramps and capacity to transport 240 people. The next three trains will arrive in February. Leonel Carrasco, sub director of the for the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) said that the cars would be tested within a week and will be used for a demonstration by President Leonel Fernandez on a four kilometer stretch of the line on 27 February, as had been promised. In all there will be 54 Metro cars.

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