Mayan Train | |
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![]() The routes of the Tren Maya. As of May 2024[update], only the northern route between Palenque and Playa del Carmen via Cancún Airport is in operation. | |
Overview | |
Native name | Tren Maya (Spanish) Tsíimin K'áak (Yucatec Maya) |
Owner | Mexican Armed Forces |
Locale | Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo; Mexico |
Termini |
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Stations | 18 |
Website | trenmaya.gob.mx |
Service | |
Services | 3 |
Rolling stock | 42 X'Trapolis Tsíimin K'áak multiple units |
History | |
Commenced | December 16, 2018 |
Opened | December 15, 2023[1][2] (Campeche–Cancún) January 1, 2024[3][4] (Palenque–Cancún) February 29, 2024[5] (Cancún–Playa del Carmen) |
Extended (planned) | September 2024[6][7] (Playa del Carmen–Tulum) August 2024[8] (Escárcega–Chetumal) |
Technical | |
Line length | 1,554 km (966 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Operating speed | 160 km/h (100 mph) |
The Tren Maya (Mayan: Tsíimin K'áak, sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a 1,554 km-long (966 mi) intercity 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 line to open later. The railway begins in Cancún International Airport and travels southwest towards Palenque, Chiapas, via two routes that encircle the peninsula.