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- 1 2 Varela, Micaela (22 December 2023). "López Obrador echa a andar el tren Interoceánico que unirá el golfo de México con el Pacífico". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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- ↑ Martínez, Fluvio Cesar (2023-07-20). "Inician construcción de la estación del Istmo de Tehuantepec". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ "Construyen estación de Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec". Másnoticias (in Spanish). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ Aviña, Elizabeth (2023-11-21). "En Coatzacoalcos, instalaciones del Tren Interoceánico lucen descuidadas". Al Calor Político (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.