Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train

The Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train (Spanish: Tren turístico Puebla-Cholula) is a tram-train railway line that connects the city centre of Puebla with the tourist zone in Cholula in Puebla State, Mexico.

Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train
Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train at Cholula Station
Overview
OwnerGovernment of the State of Puebla
LocaleState of Puebla
TerminiPuebla, Puebla
Cholula, Puebla
Stations2
Websitehttps://www.trenturisticopueblacholula.com/
Service
TypeTram-train
History
Opened23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)
Technical
Line length17.4 km (10.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

History

The project was announced in July 2015 by Puebla State Governor Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas.[1] Construction began in November 2015 and was completed in early 2017 when it was inaugurated by President Enrique Peña Nieto and Governor Moreno Valle.[2] Initially budgeted to cost 800 million pesos, final project costs totaled 1,113 million pesos.[3]

Route

The 17.4 km (10.8 mi) single-track route largely utilizes existing rail rights-of-way to the north and west of Puebla City. The route begins at the Mexican National Railway Museum in Puebla's city centre. The first 2 km (1.2 mi) of the route operates as a tram line without any stops along city streets with mixed vehicle traffic. The remainder of the route utilizes a dedicated at-grade right-of-way from Puebla City to Cholula Station adjacent to the Cholula Archaeological Zone. An additional two intermediate stops, Mercado Hidalgo Station and Momoxpan Station, were constructed but have not been opened.[3]

Operations

The Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train's rolling stock consists of two 3-car diesel-electric 38 m (125 ft)-long trains supplied by Vossloh.[4] The trains have a capacity of 284 people.[2] Average train speed is 30km/hr and the approximate travel time between Puebla and Cholula is 40 minutes. There are three daily departures from each terminal on weekdays and nine daily departures from each terminal on weekends and holidays.[5]

Total passengers in 2019 numbered 161,377 users.[6]

References
  1. Martell, Mario (11 September 2015). "Gobierno estatal quiere adjudicar de manera directa el tren Puebla-Cholula". Intolerancia. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Puebla tram-train inaugurated". Railway Gazette. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. de Jesús López, Esteban (1 August 2018). "A un año de su operación, estaciones intermedias del millonario Tren Turístico Puebla-Cholula ¡no funcionan!". Periodico Central. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Diesel tram-trains for Puebla". Railway Gazette. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Horarios". Tren turístico Puebla-Cholula. Gobierno de Puebla. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "Pulso del Sector Ferroviario Mexicano - Diciembre 2019". Gobierno de México. Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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