Summary
The Tequila Express is a Mexican regional passenger train service that operates from Guadalajara, Jalisco, to the Sauza Tequila distillery in the municipality of Tequila.[1][2][3] The municipality of Tequila is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Guadalajara and 32 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of the town of Tequila, Jalisco.[4] The train service is so named because it features tequila tastings and transports its passengers through blue agave fields to the distillery "La Perseverancia" in Tequila.[5]
 Blue Agave (Agave tequilana) in a Jalisco field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Service type | Regional rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current operator(s) | Cámara de Comercio de Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Termini | Guadalajara, Jalisco Tequila, Jalisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average journey time | 105–180 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seating arrangements | Reserved coach seat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observation facilities | Observation car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rolling stock | 2 × GE U23B locomotives 2–4 × coach cars 1 × observation car (used occasionally) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track owner(s) | Ferromex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The service began operating in 1997. The service is operated by The Cámara de Comercio de Guadalajara (Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce). The excursion includes live mariachi music, a tour of the distillery and Quinta Sauza, as well as a food buffet on the Quinta premises.[citation needed]
The Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi y la Charrería festival is held in Guadalajara.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Inicio - :: Tequila Express ::Recorrido Turístico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Welcome - :: Tequila Express ::Recorrido Turístico". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-20.</
- ^ "México: La Ruta Del Tequila - México, ruta del tequila, turístico, Tequila Express, Tequila Adventure" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Martinez, Michael (6 October 2006). "Tequila train stops short of excess". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
In fact, it's the tour that draws most visitors to the Tequila Express, an all-day excursion that departs Guadalajara in the morning and returns the same evening.
- ^ Grillo, Ioan (October 2003). "On the tequila express: a once-humble country liquor brings photo-snapping tourists to town". Latin Trade. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "TEQUILA EXPRESS - Mariachi Jalisco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Programa - Mariachi Jalisco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-21.
External links edit
- "Tequila Express website". Retrieved 2011-01-21.