Trujillo advances Peru’s first post-Lima BRT with Sener–CESEL technical design, 11 km trunk line, 16 stations and 2026 launch

Trujillo advances Peru’s first post-Lima BRT with Sener–CESEL technical design, 11 km trunk line, 16 stations and 2026 launch

(IN BRIEF) Sener and CESEL Ingenieros have been commissioned to deliver the technical design for Trujillo’s first Bus Rapid Transit system, a North–South trunk corridor with feeder routes serving five districts. Backed by Promovilidad (MTC), TMT and the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo, and financed by KfW, the 18‑month consultancy underpins a project valued at over 557 million soles (€133+ million) with a €55 million credit line. The 11.18 km corridor plus 18.1 km of feeders will host 16 stations, two terminals, two depots, one fuelling station and three feeder lines. Launching in 2026 with 53 articulated and 62 feeder buses, the system aims to cut private trips between districts by 30% and restructure more than 40 bus routes, benefiting over 440,000 users. Sener’s Miguel Ángel Fernández highlighted the firm’s global transport design experience and the project’s alignment with Peru’s push for modern, citizen-centred mobility.

(PRESS RELEASE) TRUJILLO, 23-Jul-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Trujillo — home to more than a million people — is set to become Peru’s first city outside Lima to adopt a high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. A new North–South corridor, cutting across five districts and featuring 16 stations, will deliver a safer, faster, more efficient and sustainable way to move, directly benefiting over 440,000 public transport users.

To make it happen, Promovilidad (the National Programme for Sustainable Urban Transport under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, MTC) has awarded a consortium led by engineering and technology multinational Sener and Peruvian firm CESEL Ingenieros the contract to produce the project’s technical design. Working alongside the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo and Metropolitan Transport of Trujillo (TMT), and financed by Germany’s KfW Development Bank, the consultancy will run for 18 months and guide future implementers through every step of delivery. The overall project carries an investment of more than 557 million soles (over €133 million), backed by a €55 million international credit facility from KfW.

The trunk line will extend 11.18 km, complemented by 18.1 km of feeder routes to knit surrounding neighbourhoods into the system. It will connect La Esperanza, Moche, Huanchaco, Salaverry and Trujillo districts, easing travel times, cutting private car use and lifting the quality standards of urban mobility. The scheme includes 16 stations, two terminals (north and south), two bus depots, a fuelling station and three feeder routes to draw riders from outer areas. Operations are slated to start in 2026 with a fleet of 53 articulated 18‑metre buses on the trunk corridor and 62 nine‑metre feeder buses.

By reorganising more than 40 existing routes, the project is expected to trim inter-district private vehicle trips by 30%, improve quality of life and spur Trujillo’s social and economic development. Miguel Ángel Fernández, Business Development Director for Mobility in Peru, stated: “We’re pleased to contribute our international experience in urban transport infrastructure planning and design to this project, supporting the Peruvian government’s commitment to building more connected cities through a modern, citizen-focused urban mobility model”.

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