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Tren Maya (Yucatec Maya: Tsíimin K'áak', sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a 1,554 km-long (966 mi) inter-city railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula. Construction began in June 2020 and the Campeche–Cancún section began operation on December 15, 2023, with the rest of the railway opening in subsequent stages ...
The 950-mile line, called the Maya Train, is meant to connect beach resorts and archaeological sites. However, only about one-third of it — the 290-mile (473-kilometer) stretch that President ...
The Maya Train, when finished, will cut through 1,000 miles of the Yucatán jungle. (Martin Zetina / Associated Press)
Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the Tren Maya project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete route, which included Felipe Carrillo Puerto station on the section in Quintana Roo.
The pet rail project of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion, is only half finished as he heads into the final 2 1/2 months of his term, and has ...
The manufacturing of the trains began in September 2022, and the first car was completed in November 2022. The first train was delivered on July 8, 2023. [4] On August 8, 2023, the train moved for the first time. Between August 12 and 13, the first dynamic tests can be carried out, during which 15,000 kilometers worth of tests will be conducted.
In Mexico science, environmental and Indigenous leaders say the Mayan Train rail project will destroy the area's caves and forest and the ancient Maya archaeology. Mexican environmentalists ...
On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The route of the new Tren Maya put Umán station on the route that would connect with San Francisco de Campeche railway station and Teya Mérida railway station. [1] Umán station serves as a station on Section 3 of the Maya Train, in the state of Campeche. [2]