The Mitrans explained that the approved rate amounts to 14.98 Cuban pesos (CUP) per kilometer traveled from the origin to the destination.
Lima, Peru – Cubans will be able to use a new service for the transfer of loads in national passenger trains, available for natural and legal persons on the main routes of the island.
A report from the Ministry of Transportation (Mitrans) in Cuba reported Through Facebook that the service is now available in the four national trains, from “origin” to “destination.”
The official note indicates that it is allowed to transport volumes from one to six tons, always as accompanied loads, which means that the client makes the trip on the same transfer date.
“Transfer of packages, packages or general load in small schemes, electronic equipment and various products of the client of (origin to destination). The client must remunerate the carrier by the service provided in accordance with what is agreed according to the approved rate,” says the report.
The Mitrans explained that the approved rate amounts to 14.98 Cuban pesos (CUP) per kilometer traveled from the origin to the destination, with an additional five percent surcharge in cases of exclusivity of the service.
By safety standards, the Ministry warns that in the case of bicycles, motorins or motorcycles the shipment with batteries installed or with fuel in the deposits is prohibited.
According to the publication, national routes agencies in Holguín, Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo are already ready to meet customer requests and provide more information.
While the new service in trains is good news for Cuban passengers, the fact does not exempt rail transport from the rest of the problems in recent years.
The railroad and cargo transport are two other victims of the deep economic crisis in Cuba. In this regard, the debacle figures transcended in the past 2024 during television space Round table.
Lisvany Fernández Rivero, general director of the administration of rail transport, said in his speech that 67% of the roads and 40% of Infrastructure works They needed maintenance on the island.
The manager commented that to guarantee the sustainability of the infrastructure, 900 million pesos are required annually, of which a good part are in foreign exchange, specifically 25 million dollars “for materials, supplies and parts.”
Likewise, the maintenance of the railroad requires between 60,000 and 80,000 annual concrete mischief, but in 2023 only financing was achieved for 15,000 that were executed in 2024.
