Classic route
Tren Francés
Havana → Santiago de Cuba · Cuba
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Named for the ex-French TEE coaches France sold Cuba in 2000; Chinese-built cars now run this 854 km island-spanning line, often only every few days.
Stations
- 0 kmLa Habana
- 42 kmJaruco
- 88 kmMatanzas Central
- 277 kmSanta Clara
- 347 kmGuayos
- 425 kmCiego de Ávila
- 527 kmCamagüey
- 642 kmLas Tunas
- 805 kmSan Luis - Combinado
- 834 kmSantiago de Cuba
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6520980 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Tren Francés?
The Tren Francés runs 854 km from Havana to Santiago de Cuba.
How long does the Tren Francés take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 15 h for the 854 km. That is an average of 57 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Tren Francés?
Ferrocarriles de Cuba, with CRRC coaches, diesel.
How old is the Tren Francés?
The line has been in service since 1902. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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