📋 Tender Overview
* Project was awarded by Proinversion in August 2024.To modernize the countrys railway network, the Central Government authorized the transfer of more than 32 million soles to the Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversion) to continue with the design and preparatory work of the modernization project of the Huancayo-Huancavelica Railway, popularly known as the Macho Train.
The allocation, made official by Supreme Decree No. 007-2026-EF, for an amount of 32 million 042 thousand 794.00 soles, corresponds to 50% of the budget assigned for fiscal year 2026, which amounts to 64 million 085 thousand 588.00 soles, according to the Modified Institutional Budget (PIM) and will allow promoting the first stages of the project, which will be executed under the co-financed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism.
The total estimated investment amounts to 565 million dollars, distributed in 445 million dollars for the modernization of the infrastructure and 120 million dollars for operation and maintenance.
The scope of the project includes design, financing and construction over a period of 5 years, followed by 25 years of operation along the 128.2 kilometers of track. Among the main improvements are the acquisition of new rolling stock, the construction of a repair workshop, the renovation of the railway superstructure, drainage systems and slope protection, as well as the reconditioning of the Chilca, Manuel Telleria, Izcuchaca, Mariscal Caceres, Acoria, Yauli and Huancavelica stations and 20 bus stops located between the regions of Junin and Huancavelica.
Once modernized, the Tren Macho will increase its service offering because it will offer six daily circulations for passengers seven days a week, and one daily trip for mixed transport for six days. This will not only improve connectivity, but will also boost the economic and social development of thousands of families, facilitating access to essential services such as health, education and business opportunities.
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The project was awarded by Proinversion in August 2024 to the Consorcio Concesionaria Ferroviaria del Centro, which subsequently established the company COFEPERU, responsible for the comprehensive management of the railway.
