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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.
Long-distance intercity rail lines [7] Train route # Destination Notes 1: Santiago de Cuba: The express flagship "Tren Francés" ("French Train"). Stops in Santa Clara and Camagüey. Offers "first class" service with air-conditioning, and cafeteria car. 3: Ciego de Ávila: Final destination is the city of Morón: 11: Santiago de Cuba: Stops in ...
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.
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Those benefiting the most are long-distance freight services with the French train Havana-Santiago being the only passenger train using one of the new Chinese locomotives regularly. 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
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.
Argyle Line, Croy Line, Maryhill Line, Cumbernauld Line, North Clyde Line, Cathcart Circle Line, Glasgow South Western Line, Paisley Canal Line, Inverclyde Line: First ScotRail: 341 3032 Greater Manchester: Northern Trains: 98 229 Liverpool: Merseyrail: Merseyrail, Merseytravel: 2 68 120.7 110,000 Leeds: MetroTrain (Northern Trains) MetroTrain ...
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.