after being open for two hours, along with the suspension of the Metrobus and Bus Caracas services. On 5 February 2018, after a protests because of the delay of the Metro, tear gas was fired in the subway, causing the service to be suspended for 25 minutes. On 14 February 2018, Metro users had to walk across the subway tunnels after an electric failure. In July 2018, the Metro stopped issuing tickets as they ran out of paper for printing the tickets. In October 2018, it was announced that 25% of Caracas Metro trains were out of service due to a lack of maintenance. In March 2019, the metro was out of service for several days due to an energy blackout caused by the poor political and economic situation in the country. Network map See also List of Caracas Metro stations List of Latin American rail transit systems by ridership List of metro systems Notes References External links Metro de Caracas, C.A. – official website Caracas Metro track map Caracas (Metro) at UrbanRail.net Allen Morrison Early Tramway systems in Caracas Railway companies established in 1977