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Quake-hit Venezuela restores metro, rail services

Xinhua
| July 3, 2026
2026-07-03

CARACAS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Transport Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the mass-transit rail service in the city of Los Teques has resumed operations, making it the last transit system to return to service following the earthquakes that struck the country on June 24.

The Los Teques Metro, which connects the capital of Miranda state with Caracas, underwent evaluations and inspections before resuming operations after services were suspended following the quakes, the ministry said on its Instagram account.

The ministry also said that the railway system connecting Caracas with the Valles del Tuy region in Miranda state, and the Valencia Metro serving Venezuela's third most populous city, are also operating normally.

The powerful earthquakes caused severe damage to road infrastructure in the north-central state of La Guaira, and less extensive damage in Caracas and other states in Venezuela's central region. Enditem

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