SWOT analysis of the Mayan train.

Strengths:
Tourist strength:
This initiative seeks to trigger the socioeconomic development of five states of Mexico,
such as: Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo, through the
generation of jobs and the distribution of wealth in communities throughout the peninsula.

Opportunities:
Job opportunities:
A large-scale project such as the railway infrastructure project offers opportunities for job
creation and improvement in the quality of life of the participants, as well as future
economic stability for the area of influence.
Economic and commercial opportunities:
The interconnection between the 18 stations will facilitate communication and the
marketing of goods between neighboring towns and the surrounding states, thus causing a
local and tourist economic spillover, expanding commercial lines.

Weaknesses:
Lack of time for planning:
It is a project that took around a year to plan and experts assure that even more time is
needed to carry out adequate planning for its correct execution.
“There are no executive projects and doing them will take us a year or more, and then come
the acquisitions and tenders, which implies a great bureaucratic effort and it is necessary
to do it,” explained the expert regarding the Mayan Train and the Corridor. Transisthmian.

Threats:
Large scale environmental impact:
Given the short planning time and the lack of an infrastructure project, this aspect cannot
be measured, much less know what consequences it will have on the population, flora and
fauna.
“The project will cover one of the most environmentally rich areas in the country, the
Calakmul area and the Sian Ka'an reserve, until reaching the Bacalar lagoon, south of
Quintana Roo. The passage of the train would have an impact on the ecosystem like any
infrastructure project.

For Venegas, it is too early to quantify the environmental impact since there is no executive
project and they do not know where the train would pass through the state.”
Cost increase

The threat with the most uncertainty is financial, due to the lack of planning, the Mexican
Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) indicated that the construction cost of the Mayan
train could increase between 4 and 10 times more than the planned cost. Increase from the
estimated 150 billion pesos to 1 trillion 599 thousand 767 million pesos.

This budget increase could initiate concessions with private companies, causing an
increase in the rate for the public.

Socio-economic conflicts.

Opposition to the Mayan train by the residents of the region, arguing that this project will
only benefit a few (important companies) and will only benefit local commerce to a lesser
extent.