Mexico’s Maya train has reached one million passengers since its launch in December 2023, the general director of the state -owned railway line, David Losono Akula, Have been notified Wednesday.
“Thanks to the Foundation that Mexican has in us, I hope the Maya train will establish itself as a regional transport system that combines the world’s worlds in the southeast of the country,” said Losano President Claudia Sheinbam’s press conference on Wednesday morning.
A 70 -year -old person more than a million passengers, he bought his ticket on Monday, Study Losano. He will be recognized at a ceremony in Merida, Urida on Thursday.
The Maya train, or in Spanish, is the primary plan of the ruling Maranna Party, the so -called “fourth change” of Mexico.
The final part of the Maya railway track President Shinbam inaugurated on December 15, 2024Complete the 1,554 -kilometer route that connects the southeastern states of Tabasco, Chiabas, Campech, Yugatan and Quintana rupees.
The railway track has access to access to archaeological sites, sinotas (swimming models) and foreign beaches, such as archaeological sites, sinotas (swimming follicles) and foreigners beaches.
Local residents and train were accepted as a transportation alternative: in 2024, More than 281,000 passengers were nation – 167,901 Local residents and 120,141 are senior citizens, students, teachers and disabilities.
During the press conference, Lossano said passenger occupation was “stable and consistent”, and the number of passengers increased by 181% in the first quarter of 2025.
The Maya train is expected to carry 1.2 million passengers this year, Losano said. Over 1,500 tickets have already been sold for the Easter period, bringing 9.4 million pesos (US $ 462,000) revenue.
Most of the tickets for the Maya train are sold at railway stations and other people sales sites. By January 21, 791,730 tickets were sold, of which 500,427 were sold in person, 291,303 online.
The most exciting stations are Merida, 189,536 tickets sold, with the Canakan Airport, 180,079, and Playa Dell Carmen 70,976.
What is Maya Train?
Maya was the train project Launched Former President Andrez Manuel Lopez Oprador was confronted with opposition from June 2020, and environmental groups Deforestation and habitat destruction to do The largest rainforest of Mexico.
The construction of the railway line created more than 600,000 work, and cost about 500 billion bezos ($ 24.8 billion).
Environment Minister Alicia Persena announced on April 2 that the train was preparing a rehabilitation program to address the environmental damage done by the train.
