No, Bogotá doesn't have a metro running yet
If you're planning a trip and searching this, it's a fair question — there's no quick, obvious answer online. So here it is directly: no, Bogotá does not have a metro in operation today. But this isn't a project stuck on paper. As of the most recent official update, June 30, 2026, construction of Line 1 is 80.37% complete, according to Empresa Metro de Bogotá (EMB) and the City of Bogotá.
What actually exists today: construction past 80% complete
Line 1 will run 24 km of elevated viaduct across 16 stations, with fully automated, driverless trains. That's not a rendering — there's real structure on the ground and trains already running in tests. As of the June 2026 update:
- Test trains already run the line up to Station 4, reaching speeds of 90 km/h.
- Calle 26 – Atrio station is fully commissioned — the first new station on the project to be 100% operational.
- Multiple trains are already in Colombia undergoing dynamic testing, with new units arriving progressively since 2025.
For the full month-by-month detail, with a source for every figure, see the construction progress tracker.
What's left, and when it's expected to open
What's left is finishing the remaining civil works, completing system-wide testing, and bringing the service into operation. EMB is tracking two dates: marcha blanca (system-wide operational testing), expected in September 2027, and commercial opening, expected in March 2028. These are forecast dates, not a locked-in guarantee — they can shift as construction progresses, as we cover in more detail in the guide on when the metro opens.
Why it's taken this long
A question as basic as "does Bogotá have a metro" makes more sense once you know the backstory: the first proposal dates back to 1942, and between then and when construction actually broke ground, in October 2020, there were decades of stalled attempts caused by disagreement between Colombia's national and city governments. You can read that full history here — it explains why the honest answer stayed "no" for so long.
How to track real progress, month by month
Unlike earlier attempts, this one comes with a paper trail you can check yourself: the construction progress tracker logs every official update with its source, and has an RSS feed so you don't miss the next one.