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The Havana Suburban Railway (Spanish: Red del ferrocarril suburbano de La Habana) is a passenger suburban rail network serving the city of Havana, capital of Cuba, and its suburbs. Owned by the national company Ferrocarriles de Cuba , it represents the only suburban rail system of the Caribbean island.
Fast trains line 1 and 2, between (Central Station) and Santiago de Cuba, use comfortable stainless-steel air-conditioned coaches bought from French Railways and now known as the "Tren Francés" (the French train). It runs daily at peak periods of the year (Summer season, Christmas & Easter), and on every second day at other times of the year.
Cuba's railway history began on October 12, 1834, when the Queen Regent of Spain, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, approved the building of the first line. When the Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de la Habana opened the 27.5 kilometers (17.1 mi) line from Havana to Bejucal on November 19, 1837, the first steam railway line in Latin America.
The main railway stations are: Central Rail Station, La Coubre Rail Station, Casablanca Station, and Estación de Tulipán. In 2004 the annual passenger volume was some 11 million, [ 79 ] but demand is estimated at two-and-a-half to three times this value, with the busiest route being between Havana and Santiago de Cuba , some 836 kilometers ...
In 2019, the Cuban railways received the first delivery of new Chinese-built coaches, and new services with these began in July 2019. [2] [3] Streetcar in Havana. Metro systems are not present in the island, although a suburban rail network exists in Havana. [4] Urban tramways were in operation between 1858 and 1954, initially as horse-drawn ...
The railway is the only surviving electric line in Cuba. [2] The railway was built by The Hershey Company to transport sugar to the port of Havana. The original electric interurban cars were bought from the JG Brill Company , but these were replaced by 60-year old cars from the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya in the 1990s.
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the homonym province, Cuba.It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, nearby the city harbor.
The Havana MetroBus (Spanish: MetroBus de La Habana), shortened as MB, [1] is a public bus network serving the city of Havana, Cuba. It is the principal public transport network of the Cuban capital.