On his official Twitter account, the head of Government wrote, “Many congratulations to those who carry out their daily work in this sector of great importance for our country.”

Cuba has celebrated the day of railway worker since 1975, when the first section of the central line was completed and the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, operated a Soviet-made locomotive during the inauguration.

Cuba was the first country in Latin America to have a railway in 1837.

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