Exciting news if you are planning a trip to Cusco-Machu Picchu… you now will have more choices as to what railway you take there. The Transandino Train (Fetransa), concessionaire of the railroad routes, has officially informed Andean Railways and Inca Rail that starting in September they will be able to offer service to these historic sites.

It is a fantastic development for tourits, points out José Daniel Amado, the executive president of Andean railways. He says, “The big winners will be the national and foreign tourists who will soon have new alternatives to reach the Sacred Valley.”

Both railways are currently working to comply with all the legal steps and procedures required of them by the Inversión en Infraestructura de Transporte de Uso Público (Ositran), the agency responsible for supervisting public transportation in Peru.

The goal is to have all the needed steps completed in about 2 months, which put the opening for the two new companies in about mid-September.

If you are interested in reading the story in its entirety, visit the Diario Gestión site (full article is in Spanish).