Matanzas, city and capital of the province of the same name located on the northern coast of Cuba facing an ample bay, 90 kilometres east of the capital of the country Havana and 32 kilometres west of the famed resort town of Varadero surrounded by three rivers such as Yumurí, San Juan and Canimar, above which a series of bridges have been built from which this centre is also known as "the city of the bridges", a centre also very famous for its notable culture with prominent poets, writers and for its Afro - Cuban folklore is planning to rescue its electric train to attract tourists.
Despite the fall in the tourism sector, a report by official television announced that the Cuban government will rescue this train, pointing out that the Hershey electric railway restoration project, the only one of its kind in Cuba will be executed and alongside the train recovery, work also includes the restoration of the station in Matanzas.
The Tren “Eléctrico de Matanzas”, famously known as the Hershey Train is a historic, 136 - km electrified standard - gauge railway linking Matanzas and Havana. It is unique as the only non - oil - burning railway in Cuba, carrying passengers through scenic landscapes since 1922.
Established in the 1920s by US chocolate tycoon Milton S. Hershey to connect his sugar mills and export hubs, the train runs for about 92 km between the Casablanca station in Havana and the city of Matanzas, passing through modest stations in towns like Guanabo, Jibacoa, Camilo Cienfuegos (Hershey) and San Mateo offering beautiful views of the Cuban countryside, most notably a spectacular panorama of the Yumurí Valley.
According to El Nuevo Herald, the Minister of Transport of Cuba, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, indicated that the project will be financed by the Fund of the Development of Public Transport, and it has been working since 2025 for the rescue of the electric train, when the Deputy Director of the Cuban Railroad Union in Matanzas René Peña Garcia declared the utility of the train recovery for its use in the transportation of people, in addition to tourist and cultural purposes.
However, the tourism crisis continues on the island, because according to data from the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), Cuba received 328.608 international tourists between January and April, which represents a drop of 55.8% compared to the same period last year, and in April, the Caribbean island received only 30.551 visitors, the rescue of the electric train is considered a priority, as it connects some 46 rural communities in Matanzas and represeting a resource to attract tourists.
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