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  1. Obvious topics is ridership and whether the railway serves the local population and visitors. Ridership is on a steep rise: on both of my trips the train had good loading numbers. The mid day service was 80-90% full (see my previous post). The early morning one rather 20-30%, but let's remember early morning services are also not necessarily busy in Europe - seats filled up with every station approaching #Cancún. #TrenMaya

  2. After #ChichenItzá the queue in the cafeteria reduced and I had the opportunity to take a picture of second class. It was full.
    I forgot to take a picture of the menu, but they basically have snacks, sandwiches, coffee, tea and cold drinks.

    #TrenMaya

  3. #ChichénItzá is located next to #Mexico's major tourist attraction, the #Mayan ruins of the site. From the station it's not far to get to the site's entry, but the footpath doesn't seem ready, so a bus shuttle is needed. Most people who got off had been on the train when we boarded, so I guess they were mostly day tourists from #Cancún, for whom this is indeed a much more comfortable experience than a bus. For us staying in Valladolid, taxi/collectivo was easier than taking the train. #TrenMaya

  4. There has been debate about load factor on #TrenMaya. Here are some purely observational one-off non reliable statistics:
    - about 30 people boarded the 10:04 train in #Valladolid
    - majority is #Mexican (observing documents at passport checks)
    - our premier class coach had 95% seats taken), the next coach 75-80%.
    - a lot of people got off at #ChichenItza, load dropped to 70% (I counted) on our car.
    - Had a quick glimpse into second class AFTER ChichenItza: completely full from what I could see

  5. Departure was right on time in #Valladolid and the next stop will be #ChichenItza, so we are informed by the automatic announcement. Our seats were taken by an American family that didn't seem to be too familiar with assigned seating/train travel. #TrenMaya