Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 1, 2021.- The freight railroad route prioritized for the "Guatemalan Segment of Railroad Connection in Central America" project will be the Tecún Umán-Guatemala City line, with a length of 274 kilometers, comprising three sections: Tecún Umán-Mazatenango, Mazatenango-Santa María and Santa María-Guatemala City. This was announced at the mid-term seminar held between ...
Guatemala City, July 19th, 2021.- In order to support the implementation of modern, efficient and sustainable transportation, representatives of the private sector management of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) met with senior authorities of the Guatemala Municipality to discuss urban mobility alternatives to improve the movement of people in the capital city. One of ...
Guatemala City, September 9, 2021.- In order to generate knowledge and promote the creation of policies and strategies for the management of the freight railroad sector in Guatemala, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration and the Korean Republic carried out the Capacity Building Program for officials, experts and technical staff of Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (FEGUA) and the Ministry of ...
Guatemala City, October 27, 2021.- As part of the "Prefeasibility Studies for the Guatemalan Segment of the Central American Freight Railroad Connection Project", it was concluded that its economic viability is generated when the freight railroad is operated simultaneously with the passenger train on double track. This is part of the scopes presented at the final seminar of the Knowledge Sharing ...