Tequila Express
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 Blue Agave (Agave tequilana) in a Jalisco field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Service type | Regional rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current operator(s) | Cámara de Comercio de Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | Guadalajara, Jalisco Tequila, Jalisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average journey time | 105–180 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On-board services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seating arrangements | Reserved coach seat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observation facilities | Observation car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Tequila Express is a Mexican regional passenger train service that operates from Guadalajara, Jalisco, to the Sauza Tequila distillery in the municipality of Tequila. 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. 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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ "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
- "Tequila Express website". Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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