SD Metro given the go ahead

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Spanish Transport Minister Manuel Lamela Fernandez and Madrid Metro director Idelfonso Matias have both given their thumbs up for President Leonel Fernandez to ride the Santo Domingo Metro on 27 February, as promised. Lamela, quoted in Listin Diario, said that the President could ride the train, along with his invited guests, without any risk. Lamela said that the new Metro would serve as an example for the rest of Latin America because it is being completed at a record pace, with the highest quality and the lowest possible budget. Yesterday the train went on another practice run when it traveled from the Isabela station to Villa Mella in six minutes. The train made another stop and made its way to the Centro de Los Heroes. Its complete trip took 15 minutes. The Office for the Reorganization of Transit (OPRET) also revealed the names of the stations along the first Metro line. The first station is named Mama Tingo, the second is Gregorio Urbano Gilbert, the third is Gregorio Luperon, the fourth is Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, the fifth is Hermanas Mirabal, and the sixth is Maximiliano Gomez. The station located on Nicolas Ovando Avenue will be named Los Tainos, the one at the cemetery will be named Pedro Livio Cedeno, the one on Pena Batlle Avenue will carry the same name, and the stop on John F. Kennedy will be called Juan Pablo Duarte. The station on 27 February will be named Prof. Juan Bosch, the stop at the Plaza de la Cultura will be Casandra Damiron, the one at the Education Ministry will be Joaquin Balaguer, the station at the UASD will be Amin Abel, the one on Abraham Lincoln will be Francisco Alberto Caamano and the last stop will be named Centro de los Heroes.

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