Tequila Express
Mexican passenger train
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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.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
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 | 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 | 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.[5][6]
