Cancún, Quintana Roo.- The Maya Train recorded operational and technical failures and delays of three and up to five hours on its first day of operations with passengers on the Cancún-Campeche routes and vice versa.
The train that left Campeche at 7:00 a.m. arrived at Cancún, Quintana Roo at 5:30 p.m. after two obligatory stops.
At the Teya station, in Yucatán, the train stopped for an hour and a half due to technical reasons, and at the Leona Vicario location, in Quintana Roo, it stopped for another hour to wait for the train that was delayed from Cancún to Campeche.
The delay in the departure of the train from Cancun forced the convoy from Campeche to wait for it in Leona Vicario to avoid a collision.
Thus, the train from Campeche arrived in Cancun more than three hours late.
The enthusiasm of many passengers to live the experience of the first trip of the Mayan Train was clouded by technical and logistical failures that caused the trip to last nine and a half hours.
Jesús Flores Milan, an influencer from Cancun who traveled to Campeche to board the train and live the experience of the first trip, said that despite the delays it was a pleasant experience to be part of the historic trip.
The influencer confirmed that the air conditioning also failed because it was not felt in the car in which he was traveling.
In Teya, where the train was subjected to inspection, passengers were allowed to get off to see the station and make purchases.
On the other hand, the first trip of the Mayan Train from Cancun to Campeche, which would leave at 11:00 a.m., left until 1:30 p.m.
This delay was what forced the train going to Cancun to delay for an hour at the Leona Vicario station so as not to be on the route.
With a megaphone in hand, an employee of the military company Tren Maya informed the passengers that engineers were “configuring” the train in the depot, behind the terminal, behind the airport, and attributed the failure to the company Alstom, supplier of the train. rolling equipment.
To calm the wait, most passengers received complimentary tickets and t-shirts with the Mayan Train logo.
Even so, with the discomfort caused by the delay in the departure to Mérida and Campeche, the passengers did not stop expressing their support for the President.
The employee who made the announcements assured that despite the long wait, passengers were assured of a “great travel experience.”
Authorities limited themselves to reporting that the delays were for safety reasons, although it should be noted that the operational staff and crew of the train also had their first experience and the risks involved in delays in departures and arrivals.
Even with all the inconveniences, the first trip of the Mayan Train from Campeche to Cancún and from Cancún to Campeche went full out, with all the seats occupied.
The Xiimbal is a standard train with capacity for 230 passengers.
Many of the travelers who took the train this Saturday shared their experiences on social networks.
2023-12-17 02:29:01
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