Overview
- The Transport Ministry said Dohwa Engineering submitted a formal letter of intent to lead the study under an official development assistance framework.
- The proposed coastal corridor would span 2,446 kilometers with stations across 10 regions from Tumbes to Tacna.
- Initial planning targets an end-to-end travel time of about 16 hours, with projections of roughly 113 million passengers a year and about 61.5 million tonnes of freight.
- Minister César Sandoval linked the engagement to meetings in Seoul with Dohwa president Soo-Dong Jung during a September infrastructure conference.
- Authorities stressed this is an initial technical step with no financing or construction schedule set, and completion would likely fall to the next government.