📋 Tender Overview
This Tuesday, the Chamber of Deputies approved the draft Law No. 7434/2025 on commuter trains, considered a strategic initiative to transform the public transportation system for the benefit of 40,000 daily passengers in the metropolitan area. With this decision, the Executive Branch is empowered to enact the law and incorporate special provisions that will make it possible to carry out the initiative through government-to-government (G2G) agreements, a mechanism that will be applied with the United Arab Emirates. In this regard, the Minister of Public Works and Communications, Claudia Centurion, highlighted that the regulations will allow progress towards the realization of one of the Governments most ambitious plans in terms of urban mobility and mass passenger transportation. Work already underway The Secretary of State explained that the Emirati firm Etihad Rail has already begun the development of engineering and technical supervision together with international companies, while the formal start of work will depend on the signing of the contract and the promulgation of the law. According to the preliminary schedule, the main work would begin in the first half of 2027, once the engineering phase scheduled for the second half of 2026 has been completed. The corresponding calls for bids will subsequently be made. Regarding the layout, Centurion indicated that the final design continues under technical evaluation. The layout is the existing one, but engineering will define adjustments, possible unevenness and the final location of stations to minimize the impact, he explained. He added that only after concluding the studies will it be possible to determine precisely the number of families eventually affected by the interventions necessary for the construction of the railway system. The proposal foresees a first stage of 18 kilometers between Asuncion and Luque, with nine intermediate stations and an estimated travel time of approximately 26 minutes. The system will be completely electric, aiming to reduce environmental pollution and noise levels, in addition to integrating with other actions promoted by the Government, such as the Buho service, the incorporation of electric buses and future urban transport tenders. Date: May 26, 2026
