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After the launch of the Mayan Train last year, Mexico seems ready to host another major railway project, construction of which is about to begin as soon as early 2025:
As local media reportsIt is a new tourist city from Mexico City to Queretaro, one of the best preserved – and also most beautiful – historic cities in the country that is on the agenda, further modernizing intercity traffic south of the border.
At the moment, most of the country is served by bus routes, which are often cause for complaint due to the constant delays on the roads and the general unreliability of transport providers, but soon those long, annoying bus rides will be a thing. the past.
Trains from Mexico City to Queretaro will soon become a reality!
Following in the footsteps of her predecessor AMLO, who brought us the Mayan train, Newly elected Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum would like to leave her own mark through the construction of a series of new train routes connecting major Mexican cities.
With a massive one Investment of $7.8 billion in the field of railways already announced for the 2025 budget and the promise that more than 3,000 kilometers of track will be built over the next six years, the current government Real invested in this.
While many projects are still on the drawing board, the first “Sheinbaum Train,” as they call it, will be the first Mexico City-Queretaro lineconnecting the bustling metropolis with a culture-laden colonial gem located some 130 miles northwest.
This was confirmed by General Gustavo Ricardo Vallejo, a spokesperson for SEDENA, an association of engineers expected to be involved in the construction, who stated that the Queretaro train is the government’s priority:
The project will be presented to investors and private contractors before the end of 2024, with a preliminary itinerary and a list of stops, while Construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2025between March and April…
If there are no setbacks.
We’ve all been following the Maya Train saga closely, with all its delays, diversions, and eventual launch phase-outs, so we should take these estimates with a grain of salt.
For now, the good news is that the project exists. there is political will for a Mexico-Queretaro train, and political leaders seem passionate about it.
Launch sometime in the next two years?
The current estimate is that the train will be delivered indoors under 2 years oldbecause it is a much shorter line than the extended Mayan train, with fewer stops and fewer logistical problems.
However, the government has apparently learned from its past mistakes and is still refraining from offering a definitive date.
So far we only know that the flight will depart from Mexico City and arrive in Queretaro, with stops in main stations such as Buenavista (still in the capital) and Buenavista, with possible additional stations to be added depending on demand.
The driving distance from Mexico City to Queretaro is just under 3 hoursSo if the new train comes anywhere close to the efficiency level of the Mayan train and provides an alternative to gridlocked traffic on the main roads, we can expect travel time to be significantly reduced.
Mexico City is the premier cultural destination in Mexico, and it’s no surprise that Americans can’t get enough of it: a one-time visit is certainly not enough time, with all the colorful neighborhoods, beautiful Spanish-era plazas, and ancient Aztec heritage .
Queretaro, on the other hand, is not that popular, even though it is just as beautiful:
A UNESCO protected gem
The entire historic center dates from the colonial period and is a UNESCO World Heritage Sitethanks to a high concentration of intact Spanish monuments, including a pink stone aqueduct and a baroque Santa Rosa de Viterbo church.
Other notable sights in Queretaro include the ocher Church of San Francisco and the Monastery of Santa Cruz, one of the first ever built by Europeans on this side of the pond, not to mention all those picturesque pedestrian-friendly streets with ornate facades.
As UNESCO notes, the heritage site covers 203 blocks and has exactly 1,400 designated monuments, 20 of which are richly decorated Spanish churches and pilgrimage sites; That said, Queretaro is far from just a ‘boring’ open-air museum.
It is one of the most vibrant cities in Mexico, with a big selection of traditional restaurantsrelaxed cocktail bars serving affordable drinks and frequented mainly by welcoming locals, giving you something to look forward to on a night out, and traditional markets.
Will the new train be as successful as the Mayan train?
Since its launch, the Mayan Train has made traveling across the Yucatan Peninsula much less complicated to plan, bridging the gap between countless destinations and providing travel options for visitors landing in Cancun, Mexico.
It is one of the greatest development success stories to emerge from Mexico, or even Latin America as a whole, in recent decades. high ridership seen so far on popular routes such as Cancun-Merida and Cancun-Tulum.
As demand for cultural destinations grows and Americans heading to Mexico look for unique experiences that go beyond their typical week-long all-inclusive resort stay, it’s safe to say that the Mexico City-Queretaro line could be just as big could be a hit.
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