Tequila Express

Tequila Express
Blue Agave (Agave tequilana) in a Jalisco field
Overview
Service typeTourist train
LocaleJalisco, Mexico
First service1997
Current operatorCámara de Comercio de Guadalajara
Route
TerminiGuadalajara
Tequila
Average journey time105–180 minutes
On-board services
Seating arrangementsReserved coach seat
Observation facilitiesObservation car
Technical
Rolling stock2 × GE U23B locomotives
2–4 × coach cars
1 × observation car (used occasionally)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Track ownerFerromex
Route map
Legend
 Tequila
Guadalajara
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Legend
 Amatitán, Jalisco
Guadalajara
This diagram:

The Tequila Express is a Mexican tourist 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]

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 [es] festival is held in Guadalajara.[5][6]

Tequila Herradura Express

The Tequila Herradura Express at Guadalajara station

Another tourist train service named Tequila Herradura Express, operates between Guadalajara and Amatitán. They launched on March 23, 2017 in partnership with Ferromex, was introduced by the Tequila Herradura distillery as a luxury tourism project promoting the Guadalajara region. The entire tour consists of a trip to the distillery of this brand, accompanied by a meal with typical Jalisco folk music and dances.[7] The train makes round trips from the city of Guadalajara to Amatitán, where the Casa Herradura has been located since 1870.[8]

  • Mariachis on stage in Guadalajara in front of a Tequila Express banner
    Mariachis on stage in Guadalajara in front of a Tequila Express banner
  • Bar interior
    Bar interior

References

  1. ^ "Inicio - :: Tequila Express ::Recorrido Turístico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. ^ "Welcome - :: Tequila Express ::Recorrido Turístico". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. ^ "México: La Ruta Del Tequila - México, ruta del tequila, turístico, Tequila Express, Tequila Adventure" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "TEQUILA EXPRESS - Mariachi Jalisco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  6. ^ "Programa - Mariachi Jalisco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  7. ^ "Herradura Express: ¿Cuánto cuesta el tren hasta Amatitán y donde se toma?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ Castro, Katy. "Herradura lanza el nuevo tren del tequila". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.


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