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Maya Train Suspends Service in Campeche After Wheel Leaves Track, 120 Passengers Evacuated Image: Adriana Varillas / EL UNIVERSAL
🇲🇽 Mexico /Energy & Infrastructure

Maya Train Suspends Service in Campeche After Wheel Leaves Track, 120 Passengers Evacuated

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Maya Train halted operations in Campeche after a carriage wheel left the track while the train arrived at the terminal.
  • Authorities evacuated all 120 passengers and arranged bus transport to another station; no injuries were reported.
  • National Guard, army personnel and railway workers responded while technicians inspected the train and track.

The Maya Train stopped in Campeche after one of its carriage wheels came off the track as the service arrived at the capital’s terminal. All 120 passengers were evacuated, although no injuries were reported.

Passengers were left waiting for buses to take them to another station so they could continue their journey. The incident caused visible alarm and frustration among those removed from the train.

National Guard and Mexican Army personnel joined Maya Train workers at the scene. Technical staff assessed the condition of the track and the affected unit while operations in the area remained suspended.

Information circulated on social media said the wheel came off during the train’s arrival at the terminal, prompting a temporary halt for inspection and response work. By that night, the company operating the Maya Train in Campeche had not issued its own account of what happened.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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