Editing Transport in Cuba (section)

==Railways==
{{Main|Ferrocarriles de Cuba}}
[[File:Ferrocarriles de cuba map.gif|250px|right|thumb|Railway network in Cuba]]
* ''Total:'' 8,285&nbsp;km
* ''[[Standard-gauge railway|Standard gauge]]:'' 8,125&nbsp;km {{RailGauge|sg}} gauge (105&nbsp;km electrified)
* ''[[Narrow-gauge railway#Gauges between 2 ft and 2 ft 6 in|Narrow gauge]]:'' 160&nbsp;km of {{TrackGauge|2ft3.5in}} gauge.<ref>[https://www.zelmeroz.com/album_rail/ctn/ctn_08.pdf] (2003)</ref>
[[File:Hershey_Electric_Railway.JPG|thumb|[[Hershey Electric Railway]]]]

Cuba built the first railway system in the Spanish empire, before [[History of rail transport in Spain|the 1848 start in the Iberian peninsula]]. While the [[Ferrocarriles de Cuba#Colonial Cuba|rail infrastructure dates]] from colonial and early republican times, passenger service along the principal Havana to Santiago corridor is increasingly reliable and popular with tourists who can purchase tickets in [[Cuban convertible peso]]s. As with most public transport in Cuba, many of the vehicles used are second hand.

With the order of 12 new Chinese locomotives in 2006, built specifically for Cuban Railways at [[China Northern Locomotives and Rolling Stock Works]], services have been improving in reliability.<ref>[https://english.www.gov.cn/news/photos/201907/15/content_WS5d2bf230c6d05cbd94d67885.html With Chinese trains rolling, Cuba starts revamping railway system]</ref> Those benefiting the most are long-distance freight services with the French train Havana-Santiago being the only passenger train using one of the new Chinese locomotives regularly.

In 2019, the Cuban railways received the first delivery of new Chinese-built coaches, and new services with these began in July 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-trains/cuba-takes-first-step-in-railways-upgrade-with-chinese-russian-help-idUSKCN1U900D|title=Cuba takes first step in railways upgrade with Chinese, Russian help|journal=Reuters|date=July 13, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/new-trains-will-start-operating-in-cuba-with-lower-prices-than-for-buses/
 |title=New trains will start operating in Cuba with lower prices than for buses|journal=OnCubaNews|date=July 9, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2020}}
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[[File:Havana tram surf.jpg|thumb|200px|Streetcar in Havana]]
Metro systems are not present in the island, although a [[Havana Suburban Railway|suburban rail network]] exists in [[Havana]].<ref>See: [[:es:Red del ferrocarril suburbano de La Habana]] and [[:File:Esquema ferrocarril habana.png]]</ref> Urban tramways were in operation between 1858 and 1954, initially as horse-drawn systems. In the early 20th century electric trolley or storage battery powered tramways were introduced in seven cities. Of these overhead wire systems were adopted in Havana, [[Guanabacoa]], [[Matanzas]], [[Cienfuegos]], [[Camagüey]] and [[Santiago de Cuba]].<ref>[http://www.tramz.com/cu/tto.html "The tramways of Cuba" by Allen Morrison]: Infos, maps, pictures.</ref>