www.ecuadors.org Ecuador travel forum    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Train from Riobamba to the coast          www.ecuadors.org Forum Index -> Riobamba View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Payne Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 1 Digg It Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:55 pm    Post subject: Train from Riobamba to the coast Going to Ecuador in February. Does anyone know if the Riobamba -Alausi-Bucay-Duran train is running? I have read that the line was damaged in 1998. Would appreciate any news of this railway. Thanks Back to top Cady Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Digg It Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:57 pm    Post subject: The train to Cuenca has not been operating for several years (we have made this trip three times in the last two years; it's great fun and beautiful scenery, but you must be VERY flexible...) Usually groups get off at Alausi, I think, and are bussed to Cuenca. The last time we were there, the train ran only between Riobamba and Bucay, then we took the bus on from there. Flooding and rains had damaged the tracks in the lowlands, and it didn't sound as if they would be fixed anytime soon. Don't know what tour company you are going with, but I'd double check. Have a great trip. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         www.ecuadors.org Forum Index -> Riobamba All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Cities----------------QuitoGuayaquilBanosCuencaGalapagos IslandsVilcabambaMontanitaRainforestMantaSalinasAtacamesBahiaOtavaloMachalaAmbatoIbarraLojaTonsupaTenaRiobambaAzoguesGuarandaLatacungaPortoviejoPlayasCanoaCrucitaBallenitaPlaya Escondida  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group