Comments on: 1 year after becoming fully operational, the Maya Train is suffering major losses

By: Caguichi

Caguichi — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:19:52 +0000

In reply to William. Suele pasar 😂

By: paler.day.8i@icloud.com

paler.day.8i@icloud.com — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:22:13 +0000

We recently took the Tren Maya from Campeche (where we have lived part-time for 4 years) to Palenque and back three days later. Tickets were easy to buy online using our phones. Both trips were on time, rapid and beautiful. In both directions the train was mostly full with a cross-section of residents and tourists. I say give this extraordinary piece of infrastructure a little time. It took 20 years to get the West Side Highway in NYC built, and now the BQE is falling down while Brooklyn residents argue with each other.

By: robert schraitle

robert schraitle — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:33:03 +0000

Just another AMLO wet dream. Just like the new airports for CDMX and Telum. They are both a very long way away from the travel’s destination. The same is true with this train. What’s the point in taking the train if it doesn’t even come close to the towns it supposedly serves?

By: William

William — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:16:07 +0000

In reply to Caguichi. You did miss it.

By: Steve Broin

Steve Broin — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:15:04 +0000

The fatal train problem: “Most Maya Train stations are located far outside the main towns and tourist areas, requiring additional time and cost for a shuttle or taxi to reach the final destination.” I travel regularly from Merida to Cancun. I take the Platino bus. It’s cheaper, faster and much more comfortable.

By: Scott Timm

Scott Timm — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:54:29 +0000

I worry that this will end up becoming another project like the train between Puebla and Cholula. Now it just sits deserted as a monument to poor planning…I hope Tren Maya can avoid a similar fate!

By: Bradford Burns

Bradford Burns — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:38:43 +0000

Thank you to all those who posted comments. Each of you adds to the experience related through this article. It’s nice to read MND that has so many thoughtful and articulate readers

By: Teresa Shepro

Teresa Shepro — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:40:28 +0000

In reply to teslamike4@gmail.com. I flew into Merida from QRO in Oct and then took an ADO nonstop bus to Campeche (2+) hours. I wanted to take the train but the schedule wasn’t convenient for my trip. The ADO stations are close to the city centers. One day I will ride the Tren Maya!

By: JP

JP — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:37:40 +0000

From what I’ve seen, heard and experienced the Tren Maya is a very, very long way from being a positively customer-focussed transit service. Some of the reasons will be difficult to fix in the short run, for example the inconvenience of actually getting to the station locations.

The easier things simply revolve around measuring customer satisfaction, identifying and ranking the problem areas and then developing and executing plans to correct them. I could create a very long list, many of which are relatively fixable in the short term. These include customer friendly advance ticket sales processes that are actually measured by customer surveys instead of the opinions of Tren Maya employees.

As long as the government simply plugs the funding gap the funding gap will always be there.

By: Ellen Mass

Ellen Mass — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:52:47 +0000

I have ridden 3 long trips on Tren Maya and the trains are packed. The “International Tourist” car costing much more, however is not so full. As noted, trains are rarely profitable, but
this train is very popular with the local towns and cities around the Yucatan, and also for tourists visiting the restored Ruins. There is no way it is a waste for the many purposes it is used for. Cargo going from North to South and between the Gulf and Pacific has been planned from the beginning and will surely help the annual public transportation
budget. How can anyone be content without seeing life through ‘past, present and future’ lenses, especially in places like the ancient Yucatan where there is much town/village isolation, and not everyone has a car. The very fast Tren is even cheaper than the bus for a variety of limited income peoples.