The
higher transportation consists of thirteen lines of minibuses, which
correspond to buses with a capacity of less than thirty people. The
public transport is within a tender and is known as Trans Antofagasta.
The public transport plan took effect officially on 28 November 2005,
replacing the old bus service. The route of these buses finish in the
Caleta Coloso (south end of the city) during the year, and during the
summer come as far as "Balneario Juan Lopez", which is out of town.
The
lower transport consists of taxis lines, corresponding to a black
sedans that make their way through the urban area through fixed routes.
Railways
The
most important railroad town is the "Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a
Bolivia" (FCAB) founded in 1888, during the economic boom of the
saltpeter industry.
Unlike other contemporary mining railways,
survived the market crash of natural nitrate and today provides a
variety of transportation services, highlighting the transport of mining
products and consumables such as copper cathodes and sulfuric acid,
through a network of 900 kilometers (560 mi), which is connected with
the Ferrocarril Andino de Bolivia, Ferronor (in Chile), and Ferrocarril
Belgrano in Argentina (Salta�Antofagasta railway).
Since 1980, the company was acquired by Antofagasta PLC, which is part of the economic group Qui�enco.
Future commuter rail
Due
to the fastest urban and demographic growth of Antofagasta over the
last decade, is currently under study and discuss the implementation of a
commuter train, using the current line of Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a
Bolivia. The project aims to decongest vehicular traffic causing
problems at peak times, linking the north and south of the city with a
direct train
