A fact test for Maya train: no profit without cargo
The Maya train has been fully operational for five months and has already raised questions about its profit. Recent doubts have come from the number of critics of the project, but rather from the director of the railway.
General Director General of Maya Rail Oscar David Losono – Earlier this month, he raised the eyebrows when he agreed to the Mexican Railroads Association (AMF), and the Maya train would not make a profit if the freight trains were not included in this project.
In fact, a day ago, Losano had confirmed that Maya train operated at a significant expense by 2024. The state -owned railway was $ 133 million red, which brought only 275 million Bezos (US $ 14 million) from passengers and souvenirs. That amount indicates just 9.6% revenue
The 1,554 km of Maya Railway, which was charged as a tour of the tourism mega project, was built at a cost of about 500 billion Besos (US $ 24.8 billion), which was almost four times more than the first estimated.
December 15, 2024, President Claudia Shinebam opened the final two categories The train is on the train that calls the Ugadan Peninsula and declared it to be fully operational, and his predecessor Andrez Manuel Lopez Operer’s “one of the great traditions”.
At the beginning of last month, Authorities celebrated one million passengers of the trainWhen the government’s target acknowledged that Ridersib was good behind the numbers.
Perhaps, accidentally, the authorities were already considering embracing the railway for freight transport.
In the middle of March, Shinbam officially announced the plans Connect the ports of Progrezo, Urukadan and Gotzakolgos, Varakrus to trigger trade in the region. In the Gulf of Mexico of the Peninsula – with Maya Railway Trains – Trunk lines will connect both ports.
The government hopes to add 700 kilometers to the freight trains by 2026, citing the initial budget of 38 billion Bezos ($ 1.98 billion). The goal is to break the railway even by 2030.
Lossano qualified for his warning about the lack of profit of the train Any railway project in the world cannot expect to make a profit By relying only to passenger service.
Compared to the same period of 2024, the first quarter of 2025 rose 181% – the Maya train was not proven to be the first attraction.
The goal of this project is to provide traffic to three million tourists every year, which is very complicated by the lack of connectivity between railway stations and the tourist attractions it wants to serve.
Study El Finanzero Quotes Official StatisticsSince the launch of activities in December 2023, only six of every 100 passengers on the train have been foreign tourists.
The data compiled till May 13, pointing out that more than 77,000 passengers were foreigners, are these factors for just 149 international tourists every day from the United States, compared to 20 million foreign viewers who came to Conchan last year.
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With reports from FinanceOvarian Infoba And Ugodon magazine
