X'Trapolis Tsíimin K'áak
In serviceDecember 15, 2023–present
ManufacturerAlstom
Family nameX'Trapolis
Constructed2021–2023
Number built42 sets (planned)
Formation4-to-7-car sets
Lines servedTren Maya
Specifications
Car length25.5 m (83 ft 7+15⁄16 in)
Width3,046 mm (9 ft 11+15⁄16 in)
Height4,214 mm (13 ft 9+7⁄8 in)
Floor height1,185 mm (3 ft 10.7 in)
Maximum speed
  • 180 km/h (110 mph) (design)
  • 160 km/h (99 mph) (service)
Weight
  • 49 t (48 long tons; 54 short tons)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The X'Trapolis Tsíimin K'áak is a multiple unit train built by Alstom. It is part of the X'Trapolis series of suburban trains.[1] It is used on the Tren Maya in Mexico, also called Tsíimin K'áak in Mayan. In total, 42 trains will be built, consisting of 4 to 7 cars.[2] Of these trains, 32 of them will be electro-diesel multiple units, 10 will be standard diesel multiple units.[3]

On the morning of August 30, 2023, the first tests of the rolling stock were carried out. On September 1, 2023, tests were carried out between Campeche and Yucatán.[4]

History

Proposals

In 2021, CAF and Alstom presented their proposals for the construction of 42 trains that must meet the demand of passengers of the Tren Maya. The decision on these proposlas was announced by the Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo on 26 May the same year.

Alstom would win the contract from the Spanish CAF for 36,563 million pesos, despite obtaining a lower technical score. The French company won the international competition to supply 42 trains.[5]

Construction

The manufacturing of the trains began in September 2022, and the first car was completed in November 2022. The first train was delivered on July 8, 2023.[6]

On August 8, 2023, the train moved for the first time. Between August 12 and 13, the first dynamic tests can be carried out, during which 15,000 kilometers worth of tests will be conducted. It is expected that in December of that year 13 trains will be delivered, of which six of them will be fully tested.[7][8]

Alstom highlighted that the first set delivered is made up of 2 motor cars and 2 trailer cars.[9]

Alstom expects to deliver the last of the 219 wagons that complete the project to the National Fund for Tourism Promotion (Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo, FONATUR) in the last quarter of 2024.[10][11]

Characteristics

The train cars have closed circuit television, lighting, air conditioning, a cafeteria, bathrooms, internet, Wi-Fi, and large windows, as well as spaces for people with reduced mobility, both in the seats, in the dining room and in the cabins.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "The Mayan train project". Alstom. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Valladolid, Mónica (2022-11-11). "El 9 de julio de 2023 se entregará la primera unidad del Tren Maya, anuncia Fonatur". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ↑ Fender, Keith (5 September 2023). "Passenger equipment from Britain, US heads to Mexico". Trains. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Inician primeras pruebas oficiales del Tren Maya en Quintana Roo". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Alstom gana a CAF el contrato del tren Maya de México por 1.500 millones pese a una menor puntuación técnica". Europa Press. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Primeros vagones del Tren Maya salieron de Hidalgo con destino a Cancún con escolta de la Guardia Nacional". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tren Maya: Para diciembre ya estarán sobre la vía 13 trenes". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  8. ↑ Carrillo, Emmanuel (2023-07-10). "Estas serán las pruebas técnicas a las que se someterá el Tren Maya". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Tren Maya: así será el traslado del primer convoy de Sahagún a Cancún" (in Spanish). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  10. ↑ G, Elibeth Eduardo (2023-07-12). "Alstom hace la primera entrega del Tren Maya". CIOAL The Standard IT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  11. ↑ Castro-Lebrija, Raúl (2023-07-10). "Alstom concluirá la entrega de vagones del Tren Maya hasta finales del 2024". Revista Fortuna (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  12. ↑ "Vagones del Tren Maya: características y servicios que tendrán (FOTOS)". www.yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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