Quito Metro's Line 1 opened its 15 stations between Quitumbe and El Labrador in December 2022, running on Alstom's CITYFLO 350 communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling. A troubled trial run was suspended after nine days in 2023 amid technical and contractual disputes, before the line entered full commercial service on 1 December 2023.

The atlas documents 2 projects in Quito: 1 with a documented success, 1 still running without a verdict. Every entry carries an evidence grade — the strongest here is official (2 entries) — and links its sources.

All 2 projects in Quito

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Outcome: 1 succeeded · 1 ongoing — Evidence: 2 official

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Where Quito appears in the atlas's own analysis.

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• 🇸🇦 Riyadh: Riyadh Metro Both run CBTC signalling: Riyadh's GoA4 metro is fully driverless (2024-25); Quito's Line 1 (2023) keeps drivers, automating control only.
• 🇨🇴 Bogotá: TransMilenio Zero-Emission Electric Bus Fleet Latin American transit tech, different modes: Bogota electrified ~1,485 buses since 2019; Quito automated its metro's signalling in 2023.

Official strategy and sources

📎 Cite this city

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart-city projects in Quito, Ecuador.” The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/cities/quito/ (last verified 2026-08-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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