Metro de Madrid

The Latin-American Association of Underground Networks and Subways (ALAMYS, Asociación Latinoamericana de Metros y Suburbanos) was created in response to the need to pool the concerns and experiences of the metropolitan railway sector. Although it was preceded by other international organizations of a similar nature, ALAMYS sought to go further by paying attention to the similarities among its members, owing to their specific technical characteristics as well as their geographical provenance.

An agreement signed on 27th November 1986 gave rise one year later to a meeting held in Caracas, where ALAMYS was officially founded. Organizations from Latin-America and the Iberian Peninsula with metropolitan rail passenger transport systems, as well as companies and associations engaged in related activities, were invited to participate in the organization of the new Association.

ALAMYS’s founding document clearly stated its altruistic objectives of technological exchange and the pooling of experiences among its members, with the aim of helping to increase productivity, the optimization of resources, and the modernization of infrastructures and management methods; all of this for the ultimate purpose of improving services for passengers, one of the key factors in determining their quality of life in large cities.

Members

The success of the Association is reflected in the growing number of Members, of which there are currently 39 Principal Members, 66 Adherent Members and 5 Honorary Members.

The Principal Members are public or private companies based in the countries of Latin-America and the Iberian Peninsula who construct and/or operate public transport systems, as well as Transport Authorities who operate, regulate or manage infrastructures in these geographical areas.

The Adherent Members are urban or suburban transport organizations and suppliers of goods and services for public metropolitan rail transport systems who carry out their activity in any of the countries of the Principal Members, as well as companies or associations engaged in related activities. There are currently 66 Adherent Members.

Finally, the Honorary Members of ALAMYS are individuals or organizations who, due to their significant merits and achievements in the field of technology, design, construction, operation and administrative management in relation to this sector, are deserving of such a high distinction.

ALAMYS and Metro de Madrid

The Presidency, the legal representative of the Association, has been held by the Managing Director of Metro de Madrid since November 2003, while the post of Secretary-General, whose office takes care of coordination and liaison among the members and supports the execution of the activities corresponding to each level of the Association, has been occupied by the company’s Deputy Director since 2001.

Metro de Madrid actively participates in the work carried out by the four Technical Committees: Planning, Management, Operation and Maintenance, as well as by the various Work Groups that have been set up, and acts as the Assistant Coordinator of the Management Committee, as well as the Coordinator of the Marketing Work Group, which was created in 2008.

The company’s contributions to the meetings and events organized by ALAMYS, especially the Meetings of the Technical Committees and the General Assemblies, have always highlighted the quality of the work carried out, enriching the debate and exchange of experiences, and reinforcing Metro de Madrid’s brand image worldwide.

Collaboration agreements

The collaboration agreements established with other Associations and groups in the sector offer opportunities for mutual enrichment through participation in other events and activities, guarantee the exchange of experiences and the dissemination of information, and extend the network of contacts to other branches of the sector and other geographical areas.

At present, ALAMYS has Collaboration Agreements with:

ALAF - Asociación Latinoamericana de Ferrocarriles (Argentina)
ANTP - Asociación Nacional de Transporte Público (Brazil)
APTA - American Public Transportation Association (United States)
ATUC - Asociación de Empresas Gestoras del Transporte Urbano Colectivo de España
World Bank
CLATPU - Congreso Latinoamericano para el Transporte Público
CEPAL - Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para Latinoamérica y Caribe
CUTA - Canadian Urban Transit Association
FFE - Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles
Fundación MAPFRE (Spain)
Railgrup
UITP - Union Internationale des Transports Publics

Further information at www.alamys.org