PERU announced that its Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment (Proinversión) issued an invitation to prequalify for a concession to "comprehensively rehabilitate" the 128.7km Huancayo - Huancavelica line in the Andes that is popularly known as Tren Macho.
The concessionaire will handle the design, financing, and rehabilitation of infrastructure and rolling stock. It will also supply trains, equipment and electromechanical systems, operation, and maintenance of the railway.
The line is one of the highest railways in the world, reaching a summit of 4700m above sea level.
The project will consist of work on retaining walls and drainage along with rehabilitation of the line's 38 tunnels and 15 viaducts.
The concessionaire will handle the design, financing, and rehabilitation of infrastructure and rolling stock. It will also supply trains, equipment and electromechanical systems, operation, and maintenance of the railway.
The line is one of the highest railways in the world, reaching a summit of 4700m above sea level.
The project will consist of work on retaining walls and drainage along with rehabilitation of the line's 38 tunnels and 15 viaducts.