The train that makes the route from Pinar del Río to Havana will restart its operation in the second decade of May, the newspaper reported Granma.
Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, Minister of Transportation, posted on his Facebook profile that sand works to repair the existing damage to the railway tracks. “After canceled a service for more than four years“The infrastructure and especially the railway has suffered deterioration, which has forced us to deploy an intensive plan with road brigades from Havana and Pinar del Río for its recovery,” he said.
Rodríguez Dávila added that in The most affected section is the one that goes from El Rincón to Artemisa. He also explained that in the municipalities of Güira de Melena and Alquizar Garbage dumps near railway tracks have increasedthis being a problem that must be solved before putting the train into service. The train formation will have five cars with a total capacity of approximately 400 passengers and will maintain the original route from Pinar del Río to Tulipán.
For its part, Granma published that Train tickets can be purchased digitally through transfermovilbut they can also be purchased in person at the stations.
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