X'Trapolis Tsíimin K’áak

The X'Trapolis Tsíimin K’áak is an electro-diesel multiple unit[1][2] being built by Alstom. It will be part of the X'Trapolis series of suburban trains.[3] It will be 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.[4]

X'Trapolis Tsíimin K’áak
In serviceDecember 1, 2023 (planned)
ManufacturerAlstom
Family nameX'Trapolis
Constructed2021-2023
Number built42 sets
Number in service0 sets
Formation4-to-7-car sets
Line(s) 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)

On the morning of 30 August 2023, the first tests of the rolling stock were carried out, two days before the Fifth Report of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, together with guests he led the supervision tour aboard the Tren Maya. On 1 September 2023, tests were carried out between Campeche and Yucatán.[5]

History

Proposals

In 2021, CAF y 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.[6]

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 8 July 2023.[7]

On 8 August 2023, the train moved for the first time. Between 12 and 13 August, 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.[8][9]

Alstom highlighted that the first set delivered is made up of 2 motor cars and 2 trailer cars.[10]

It is expected that in the last quarter of 2024, Alstom will deliver the 219 wagons that complete the project to the National Fund for Tourism Promotion (Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo, FONATUR).[11][12]

Characteristics

The train cars will 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.[13]

References
  1. Staff, Mexico News Daily (6 August 2020). "Maya Train to run on electricity on one-half of its route". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. "Electrificación". Tren Maya - GobMX (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023. Fonatur incorporará la más alta tecnología en el material rodante para el sistema ferroviario dual que operará con: 1. Trenes híbridos (diésel-eléctrico) 2. Trenes eléctricos. Los trenes duales conjuntan ambas locomotoras. Tienen versatilidad porque una misma locomotora presta servicios en tramos electrificados y no electrificados. Éstos mismos pueden operar en su modo eléctrico y en plena vía hacer el cambio de modalidad y prender el motor diésel-eléctrico para tramos sin cableado ni catenaria. (Fonatur will incorporate the highest technology into the rolling stock for the dual [ie, dual-mode] rail system that will operate with: 1. Hybrid (diesel-electric) trains. 2. Electric trains. Dual trains combine both locomotives. They have versatility because the same locomotive serves in electrified and unelectrified sections. They can operate in their electric mode and in the middle of the way make the change of mode and turn on the diesel-electric engine for sections without wiring or catenary.)
  3. "The Mayan train project". Alstom. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Inician primeras pruebas oficiales del Tren Maya en Quintana Roo". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Tren Maya: Para diciembre ya estarán sobre la vía 13 trenes". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  9. 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.
  10. "Tren Maya: así será el traslado del primer convoy de Sahagún a Cancún" (in Spanish). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  11. G, Elibeth Eduardo (2023-07-12). "Alstom hace la primera entrega del Tren Maya". CIOAL The Standard IT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  12. 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.
  13. "Vagones del Tren Maya: características y servicios que tendrán (FOTOS)". www.yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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