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Quito-Guayaquil
This is not a current passenger railway. Ecuador’s national railway has been suspended since 2020, and the routes reactivated in 2025–2026 are short municipal segments, not the full Quito–Guayaquil line.
Full reasoning
The article places Quito-Guayaquil under Current passenger railways, but current evidence shows that the full route is not operating as a current passenger railway:
- In June 2025, Primicias reported that while Ferrocarriles del Ecuador was still in liquidation, only two tramos were being reactivated: Alausí–Sibambe and Ibarra–Andrade Marín.
- The current official Tren del Tayta Imbabura site shows the operating route is Ibarra – Andrade Marín, not Quito–Guayaquil.
- A current rail guide updated on September 24, 2026 says Ecuador's national railway service has been suspended since 2020, and that only municipally-run segments are operating; it specifically marks Quito–Durán / Tren Crucero as service suspended.
So the entry is outdated: Ecuador does have some reopened tourist segments, but the full Quito–Guayaquil line is not a current passenger railway.
3 sources
- Gobierno de Daniel Noboa amplía plazo de liquidación de la empresa pública Ferrocarriles del Ecuador
"Aunque el proceso de liquidación de la empresa pública todavía no ha terminado, hay dos tramos del tren que volverán a estar activos en 2025. Se trata del tramo Alausí - Sibambe ... [y] del tramo Ibarra - Andrade Marín..."
- Tren del Tayta Imbabura
The official site lists the route under "Nuestras Rutas" as "Ibarra - Andrade marin" and advertises current departures and ticket sales.
- Tren Ecuador - Trans-Andean Railway: routes, schedule & map
"National service suspended since 2020 (Ferrocarriles del Ecuador, FEEP, in liquidation). Today only municipally-run segments are operating..." and "Tren Crucero · Quito - Durán Service suspended."