Classic route
Tren Maya (Caribbean coast)
Cancún → Chetumal · Mexico
The Caribbean half of the Yucatán circuit: down the coast from Cancún past Playa del Carmen and Tulum to Chetumal, the last stretch of the network to open, in December 2024.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 16306078 (111 km), relation 16306077 (255 km) — 366 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Tren Maya — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
Questions and answers
How long is the Tren Maya (Caribbean coast)?
The Tren Maya (Caribbean coast) runs 366 km from Cancún to Chetumal.
How long does the Tren Maya (Caribbean coast) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 5 h 15 min for the 366 km. That is an average of 70 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Tren Maya (Caribbean coast)?
Tren Maya, with Alstom X’trapolis.
How old is the Tren Maya (Caribbean coast)?
The line has been in service since 2024. 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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