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Independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada reported on social media that passengers on the Santiago de Cuba–Havana train were stranded for hours in the city of Camagüey, without official explanations or adequate conditions.
The train, which was scheduled to depart on Tuesday, January 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. from Santiago de Cuba, finally left after 6:00 p.m., and according to the report, it was still halted in Camagüey at 3:45 a.m. the following day.
"Since 3:45 in the morning, the train has been stopped in Camagüey, and now well into the morning, no one has provided any information, details, or alternatives for the people on board," Mayeta wrote. "Hours of waiting, extreme fatigue, children, the elderly, and entire families left to their fate, treated as if they didn't even deserve a response," she added.
The reporter described the situation inside the carriages as "outrageous," with bathrooms "in disgusting, unusable conditions," and passengers enduring "discomfort and a clear health risk."
Due to the lack of information from the railway authorities, some travelers opted to get off the train and look for another way to continue their journey to Havana on their own.
“This is not an incident. It is abandonment, it is contempt, it is the normalization of abuse towards the people,” Mayeta concluded in her complaint.
The images shared by the journalist show passengers waiting on the platforms of the Camagüey station, some leaning against benches or next to their luggage, while the train remained stopped.
In the comments on the post, numerous users claimed to have experienced similar situations on other trips. Many asserted that the train “always breaks down in Camagüey” and reported that delays, filth, and lack of communication have become commonplace. “Traveling by train is a test of endurance,” wrote one of them.
So far, neither the Ministry of Transportation nor the Union of Railways of Cuba has provided any explanations regarding what happened.
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