Valparaiso city, capital of the region of the same name, city known worldwide for its seaport, its hills, its scenic elevators and architecture, UNESCO declares Valparaido "World Heritage Site" in 2003. In the picture, MERVAL metropolitan railway, passenger service between Port (Valparaiso) and the city of Limache, with an extension of 43 kilometers. MERVAL currently is operated with Alstom X'Trapolis 100, single deck electric multiple unit (EMU), it is part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family of trains. Valparaíso had an interurban passenger train system since the 19th century, but it could not be called a "metro" due to infrequent train service and a number of other shortcomings. In 1999 construction began on the current system, tearing down the old stations and building new ones with a homologous design shared between them. In Viña del Mar, a tunnel more than five kilometres in length was constructed. The new trains, specially made for the new system, arrived in Chile on 22 February 2005 and the old system was decommissioned on 30 June 2005.
