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Unión de Ferrocarriles de Cuba (UFC) / MITRANS
aka UFC, MITRANS, Ferrocarriles de Cuba
National railway operator under the Ministry of Transport. Controls the only railroad in the Caribbean plus the unfinished national expressway program.
Assets controlled (14)
National Railway Network (UFC)
Russia (RZD/TMH) modernization plan ~€1.0-1.8B; near-total recapitalization needed
Central Line (Havana–Santiago)
Priority of Russian modernization contract — highest-value rail upgrade target
Autopista Nacional (A1, 'Ocho Vías')
Eastward completion = flagship greenfield highway opportunity
Hershey Electric Railway (Casablanca–Hershey–Matanzas)
Severely degraded; mostly suspended since Hurricane Irma (2017), partial Hershey–Jaruco service since 2018. A June 2025 'revival' plan would switch to diesel and restore Matanzas station as heritage. Heritage/tourism rehabilitation opportunity.
Estación Central de La Habana (Havana Central Station)
Under long-running restoration (delayed by crisis, sanctions, pandemic); partial reopening targeted late 2025/early 2026 per MITRANS. Second phase covers offices and a commercial gallery — adaptive-reuse/commercial concession opportunity.
National Rolling Stock & Locomotive Recapitalization
Chronically under-delivered on Cuban payment incapacity; formally resumed Sept 2024 under a March 2024 Russia-Cuba credit agreement. Major equipment-supply and financing opportunity (state-to-state, non-U.S.).
Havana Suburban Railway
Partially operational/degraded — several lines non-operational, some seasonal. Commuter-rail rehabilitation and EMU re-equipment opportunity serving Havana, Artemisa, Mayabeque, Matanzas.
Carretera Central (CN)
Aging 1920s spine from La Fe (Pinar del Río) to Baracoa (Guantánamo), linking nearly all provincial capitals. Worn pavement, narrow lanes, no shoulders — large-scale rehabilitation/capacity-upgrade opportunity.
Vía Blanca (Havana–Matanzas–Varadero)
One of Cuba's busiest highways, the tourism-critical Havana–Varadero link. The Matanzas–Varadero segment is Cuba's only inter-city toll road — resurfacing/widening and toll-concession (PPP) potential.
Puente de Bacunayagua
Cuba's tallest and longest bridge, an iconic Vía Blanca landmark over the Bacunayagua canyon (Mayabeque/Matanzas border). Built 1957-59. Major tourist viewpoint; long-term structural maintenance and tourism-infrastructure upside.
Túnel de la Bahía de La Habana (Havana Bay Tunnel)
Operating since 1958; the sole road link under Havana harbor connecting the city to East Havana and the Vía Blanca/Matanzas corridor. Critical 1950s chokepoint with rehabilitation/safety-systems and capacity needs.
Circuito Norte (Northern Circuit)
Second-longest Cuban highway, west-east along the north coast linking Cárdenas, Sagua, Remedios, Caibarién, Morón and Holguín — the access spine for north-coast cayo tourism. Variable condition; rehabilitation/tourism-access upgrade opportunity.
Pedraplén Caibarién–Cayo Santa María
One of the world's longest sea causeways (built 1989-1999); the sole vehicular access to the Cayo Santa María resort enclave. Tourism-revenue-linked asset — maintenance, bridge-opening and resort-access expansion potential.
Pedraplén Cayo Coco (Morón–Cayo Coco Causeway)
Built 1988 across the 'Bay of Dogs' from Morón to Cayo Coco — primary access to Cayo Coco/Cayo Guillermo resorts. Documented water-flow/environmental concerns; upgrade and additional bridge-opening opportunity.