The Havana-Holguín passenger train, which has not circulated since 2006, will do so again starting in the second semester of this year, with departures every three days.

The vehicle consists of 12 modern cars of Chinese manufacture, high comfort, cafeteria service and other amenities.

It has the capacity to transport 720 passengers to different destinations along the central railway, having a first class air-conditioned, and a second one.

The trip is scheduled to carry through in 13 hours, with stops in Jaruco, Matanzas, Colón, Santa Clara, Guayos, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas and Cacocum.

In order to ensure the resume of the service, the Holguín railway station is being repaired, so as the access line from Cacocum and the technical check and return workshops.

The project is part of the Railroad Recovery and Development Program in Cuba, an investment of approximately three billion dollars.

Such program also includes the modernization of trains of national circulation, those of Guantanamo and Granma, with equal frequency, and Santiago de Cuba, on alternate days.