title: Barranquilla light rail
text: # Barranquilla light rail
  
  The Barranquilla light rail (Metro ligero de Barranquilla) is a planned light rail line in the Colombian city of Barranquilla.
  
  ## Background
  
  In November 2018 the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit approved a public private partnership financing scheme to build a 12 km light rail line following the north-south Calle 30 serving 15 stations and carrying an estimated 101,000 passengers per day.
  
  ## Route
  
  The line is planned to traverse Calle 30, linking Barranquillita to the Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport in the Soledad municipality. The distance between stations will be around 800 meters.
  
  