The Mayan Train, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s magnum opus for southeastern Mexico, passed a month after its maiden voyage with a low share of foreign tourists, with two routes in operation, disruptions and delays, but with hopes of attracting more travelers.
The President opened the section from Campeche to Cancun on December 15, but Railway suspended service from December 28 to 31 for the Cancun to Palenque route.
The railway sold 15,579 tickets. According to the latest report from General Oscar David Lozano, Director General Mayan Traincontrolled by the army.
Despite the panorama, tourism providers in the Mexican Caribbean are looking for ways to attract tourists. tourists who ride on it, although it is still at the stage of preparation for opening and construction work is underway both at the stations and on the tracks.
During a tour of the Valladolid train station, in the state YucatanIt is noted that although it does not operate at maximum capacity and the train speed is low, the flow of passengers is constant and it has become an attraction for locals and curious tourists.
Noe Rodriguez Cervera, President of the Association Hotels and Hostales de Valladolid noted that since March last year they have been communicating with Maya Train and National Tourism Fund (Fonatur) so that tourism service providers in the region can advertise themselves at Mayan Train stations and stops.
“We have intentions for part of the Mayan train and Fonatur “To promote our association, and especially our tourist destination called Valladolid,” explained the business leader EFE.
season The Mayan Train, he noted, represents a new opportunity to develop tourism that generates economic benefit for Valladolid.
“That the people who come, as we have seen, know, know what Valladolid is and can not only enjoy its natural, gastronomic, architectural attractions and the many experiences that can be offered, but also stay up and do more than one night,” he added.
The Mayan Train: A Great Slow-Pace Railroad
The Mayan Train is a great bet Lopez Obrador boost the economy of southeastern Mexico with more than 1,500 kilometers of railways to transport goods, tourists and local passengers in five states in the region: Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatan.
But work suffered construction delays from the not yet completed sections, which the president promised to open at the end of February.
In addition, the president admitted that there were “problems” with trains arriving at stations on time, “but everything will be corrected.”
“In the case of the Maya train, everyone is waiting to make sure that it will take less time, that there will be no failures in the equipment because these are new trains and the technicians are making sure that they do not fail,” said He. at its morning conference on January 5th.
They are currently in use four trains with a capacity of 221 people.
Most tickets are sold directly at the box office. because the online portal gave errors.
Despite the obstacles, travelers expressed their enjoyment of the train, like Jesus Nieto Pulido, who traveled with his family to Cancun from Mexico City.
“We came from Cancun to Valladolid to see the Mayan train, and we were in for a very pleasant surprise. the service is quite effective“The train speed is reasonable, we weren’t traveling at highway speeds,” he said. EFE a man who walks on crutches due to an accident.
According to Nieto, work at the stations and schedule delays Arrivals and departures are “understandable”, but this requires more attention to food during the tour.
Jesica Campos Gallegos, who was traveling with her family by car from the state of Mexico to Cancun, drove through Valladolid and took the Mayan train to relive the experience this weekend, so she enjoyed being one of the first to board it, although she believes that additional security measures are needed.
“Seat belts and curtains on the windows, I really thought it was strange that they weren’t there. safety belt. “I, who walked backwards, feel that there is not much danger, and those who go forward, well, they can be thrown out,” he said.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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