Terran's adventure in Cuenca's new train

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This is a post by Terran....our resident train enthusiast.

Waiting to get on the new train

The TRANVIA is a new train in Cuenca, and right now they are still testing it, but around the end of April it'll be running for the public. On Thursday I got to ride it, at first we were walking around the area where the trains were, and we run into the train wash, basically like a car wash, but just for trains. We then followed the train tracks that came out of the train wash, and they led to the main station, we asked if they still had tickets for the test runs, but they said they were all out! So then we went to the first station, and they said they could led us on without tickets, and it was free! When the trains run for the public,it'll cost $0.35/ride.

They said the test run would take around an hour, but to me it felt more like 30 minutes (...this is Monica and it was an hour...lol). The train took us all around Cuenca, and we actually waited for a second train to come, because the first one was full, and we did not want to stand. The trains look VERY new, even the inside looks like it has barely even been touched (they had a new train smell! ;)). It felt very different than Calgary transit, because Calgary transit is always a bit bumpy, but this one felt very smooth. The trains also looked a lot like a bullet train, but they were slower than Calgary transit, about as fast as the trolley at Heritage Park.

Finally riding the test run

Maija and Daddy being silly

Terran with one of the people helping run the train test runs

Overall the Cuenca Tranvia was one of the best trains I have ever gone on. Goodbye for now...


A Happy train lover!


Comments

  1. Jacqueline Morante LamaApril 3, 2019 at 4:52 AM

    That's awesome Terran!
    Espero que vengas hablando Español!!! He he he
    Love you!

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  2. P. A. S.April 7, 2019 at 4:01 PM

    Wow!!! You guys are lucky!

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