Train of Sweetness (Tren de la Dulzura)
Cocoa, sugar cane and rice fields of the Guayas plain. Durán ↔ Bucay (Guayas).
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Stations
≈ 88 km
Route length
Full day (8–9 h)
Duration
Service suspended
Service status
Train of Sweetness (Tren de la Dulzura) · Durán ↔ Bucay
The Train of Sweetness (Tren de la Dulzura) is one of the tourist routes of the Trans-Andean Railway of Ecuador, on the Durán ↔ Bucay (Guayas) stretch. Cocoa, sugar cane and rice fields of the Guayas plain. This route is part of the heritage of the Trans-Andean Railway and its service is currently suspended; the information is historical.
It covers roughly ≈ 88 km between Durán and Bucay, with a duration of Full day (8–9 h). What makes it special:
- The “sweetness” of coastal cocoa and sugar cane
- Rice fields and the tropical scenery of the Guayas lowlands
- From Durán, across the river from Guayaquil, to the foothills at Bucay
- Related to the historic Cocoa Train
Times between stations
| From | To | Approx. run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durán | → | Yaguachi | 35 min |
| Yaguachi | → | Milagro | 25 min |
| Milagro | → | Bucay | 1 h 20 min |
Approximate running times. Durán ↔ Bucay: 2 h 20 min of running time (the tourist trip included stops and excursions).
Schedule and fare
Did you know…?
- The “sweetness” of coastal cocoa and sugar cane
- Rice fields and the tropical scenery of the Guayas lowlands
- From Durán, across the river from Guayaquil, to the foothills at Bucay
- Related to the historic Cocoa Train
Links and connections
The Train of Sweetness (Tren de la Dulzura) runs along the Durán ↔ Bucay (Guayas) stretch, in the heart of the Trans-Andean Railway. Its stations are linked by road to Ecuador’s main cities, which makes it easy to reach the train’s starting point.
Interchange stations. This route shares stations with other railway routes: Durán connects to Tren Crucero; Yaguachi connects to Tren Crucero; Milagro connects to Tren Crucero; Bucay connects to Tren Crucero.
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