The Maya Train reports a ‘track-related incident.’ Was it another derailment?
Media reports indicate there was a partial derailment of the last car on the train just 50 meters outside the Campeche station, but there has been no official report confirming or denying it. The post The Maya Train reports a ‘track-related incident.’ Was it another derailment? appeared first on Mexico News Daily
On Monday afternoon, Campeche witnessed yet another mishap on the Maya Train, a "track-related incident" that forced the evacuation of passengers traveling along the Cancún–Palenque route. State-owned Maya Train reported no injuries and activated protocols for passenger care and service continuity. A passenger reported a video showing a presumed derailment near the San Francisco de Campeche station, asserting that the last car of the train had advanced only 50 meters from the railway terminal before the incident.
The train driver brought the unit to a halt, and 123 passengers were evacuated as a precaution and transported by road to the Edzná station. Although the official statement described the event as a "track-related incident," various media reports suggested that the last car had partially derailed. No technical report has been released to confirm or rule out a derailment or identify the cause of the incident.
This marks the third such incident on a Maya Train track, with previous derailments occurring in August 2025 near Mérida and March 2024 in Tixkokob, Yucatán. Both incidents resulted in no injuries and were attributed to issues with track-switching components. The recurring problem has sparked questions about the project's financial viability, prompting increased pressure on the Maya Train to disclose technical causes and safety measures.
In the first half of 2026, the Maya Train recorded losses amounting to 5.013 billion pesos (US $294.6 million), compared to 4.810 billion pesos (US $282.7 million) in all of 2025. From inauguration to June 2026, accumulated expenses and losses totaled 14.104 billion pesos (US $828.9 million), while revenue from sales and services amounted to 1.060 billion pesos (US $62.3 million).
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