This is the Sancti Spíritus-Cienfuegos route with two weekly trips and the train that has usually run between this provincial capital and Havana, scheduled to leave every four days.
Residents of Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus will benefit from the reestablishment of this route. (Photo: Vicente Brito/Escambray).
Two destinations of national interest – one by bus and the other by rail – must be reestablished in Sancti Spíritus at the beginning of July, a decision that undoubtedly lays the foundation for better service in passenger transportation.
The information was confirmed by José Lorenzo García, delegate of the Ministry of Transportation in this territory, who detailed that, with the reopening of the Sancti Spíritus-Cienfuegos exit, the only national bus route pending since the scourge of covid, five years ago, will be restored. .
With two weekly trips (Tuesday and Saturday), the cars will circulate through Trinidad, whose residents will be able to make their reservations, according to the number of seats allocated to that municipality.
Despite the tense situation with fuel, tires, batteries, spare parts and supplies, Sancti Spíritus has maintained departures to the Cuban capital from the provincial capital, Yaguajay, Cabaiguán, Fomento, Jatibonico, Trinidad, and also to Matanzas. , Villa Clara, Camagüey, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo.
The train that has normally run between the provincial capital and Havana is expected to be back in operation in early July.
With several stops along a route that covers five provinces, including the origin and destination, the train must offer service every four days, with capacities that will also be reserved in the Travelers’ offices, located in the Sancti Spiritus railway terminal itself and in the intermunicipal one, while it is intended to open a new location for this in the National Bus Terminal, explained José Lorenzo.
The director added that, in the context of the preparations, the Gaviota cars, in which the passengers will travel, are in San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, where technical details are being adjusted to start the service without problems.
Although in the last two years this train has circulated during the months of July and August, the intention is to keep it active for the rest of the calendar.
In the next few hours, work must begin on the so-called Nela Bridge, within the city, to guarantee safety along that section of the railway.
In the event that such work is delayed or presents difficulties, an alternative has been considered to leave from Guayos or Zaza del Medio, where passengers would be transported by bus, says the Transport Delegate in the territory.
The reestablishment of the aforementioned departures is part of the concrete ways of greeting Transport Workers’ Day (this June 28), and the 71st anniversary of the Moncada events, whose national celebration will take place in the province of Sancti Spiritus.
