Classic route
Tren Macho
Huancayo (Chilca) → Cuenca · Peru
- Distance
- 57 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h
- Top speed
- 40 km/h
- Operator
- Ferrocarril Huancayo–Huancavelica (MTC)
- Train
- FHH diesel loco + classic coaches
- Countries
- Peru
- In service since
- 1926
Page last updated 2026-07-22 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Peru’s beloved Tren Macho is back: free trains roll the first 57 km down the Mantaro valley to Cuenca while the century-old Huancavelica line is modernized.
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