Tren Interoceánico

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Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
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Locomotive of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railroad at Salina Cruz station, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Overview
Main regions
FleetSee rolling stock
Stations called at18
Parent company Secretariat of the Navy
HeadquartersCorregidora Street, No. 700, Col. Centro, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Reporting mark FIT
LocaleSoutheastern Mexico
Dates of operation1999 (1999)–present
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length1,200 km (750 mi)
No. of tracks1
Operating speed
  • Passenger:
  • 100 km/h (62 mph)
  • Freight:
  • 70 km/h (43 mph)
Other
Website www.pasajerosinteroceanico.com.mx
www.ferroistmo.com.mx

The Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec [a] is a government-owned railway system in Mexico that has three lines. It seeks to become a global logistics network focused on the manufacture and movement of goods between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. [2]

Contents

The project consists of the renovation of the railroad, which is expected to increase the speed of the freight train from 20 km/h (12 mph) to 70 km/h (43 mph), more than three times the current one. Meanwhile, the passenger train will be able to reach speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph). [3]

History

The state-owned company Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec was founded in 1999, to operate the railway that connects Salina Cruz with the locality of Medias Aguas  [ es ], Veracruz. [4] Mayab and Chiapas lines were formerly leased to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab until Genesee & Wyoming gave up its concession in 2007. [5]

Redevelopment

On 7 June 2020, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began the renovation of railway tracks and rehabilitation as passenger transport, the work will have an investment of more than 3 billion pesos to start, but that in total it is planned to allocate about 20 billion pesos in this project. [6]

On 17 September 2023, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated Line Z for freight transport. [7] On 22 December, passenger service began on Line Z. [8] Later, on 13 September 2024, passenger service on Line FA opened. [9] [10] [11] [12]

A derailment of Line Z near Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, on 28 December 2025 left 13 people dead and around 100 more injured. [13]

Features

As of December 2023, Line Z served seven stations in 303 kilometres (188 mi) of single track, traveling between Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz for seven hours. [14] The old stations that were on the route and that were chosen to form the project, were completely remodeled, while retaining the original architectural style. [15]

Lines and routes

Rolling stock

Map of the various lines of the Tren Interoceanico Mapa de Tren del Ferrocarril Interoceanico del Istmo de Tehuantepec sin.png
Map of the various lines of the Tren Interoceánico

In August 2023, the website Railtech.com reported a number of InterCity 125 high-speed train sets, originally built for British Rail, had been seen at the Port of Great Yarmouth being loaded on to a ship bound for Mexico. Unconfirmed reports suggested this second-hand rolling stock was bound for the Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec. [16]

On 4 September 2023, the news website Diario del Istmo posted a story containing a powerpoint slide from the Sistema Portuario Nacional, confirming that a group of three Class 43 locomotives and 11 Mark 3 coaches had been exported to Mexico for use on Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec. [17] In Great Britain, the Class 43 locomotives were numbered GWR 43022, 43158, and 43170; while the coaches were numbered LNER 41091, 41100, 42026, 42179, 42401, 42402, 42405, 44034, 44061, 44063, 44094. [18]

In addition to these InterCity 125 trainsets, several other types of rolling stock will be used. The Ferrocarril Transístmico purchased three EMD SD70M locomotives from the Union Pacific Railroad, former UP 4378, 4671, and 4674. [19] [20] and 12 passenger cars (including 3 Amfleet cars and the Stampede Pass, a dome car built by the Budd Company in 1954) from the Railway Excursion Management Company (Railexco). [21] The first of the SD70Ms, numbered 4378, [22] were presented on 13 August 2023. [19] [20]

Transport routes in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This map shows roads and ports, as well as the railroad; the map legend is in Spanish. Istmo de Tehuantepec transportes.png
Transport routes in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This map shows roads and ports, as well as the railroad; the map legend is in Spanish.

Meanwhile, in September 2023, an EMD F59PH locomotive was seen in Mobile, Alabama, reportedly on its way to the Tren Interoceánico. [23] Later, an F59PH, now numbered FIT 3005 would, alongside an SD70M numbered FIT 4671, [24] be used on the inaugural run of Line Z on 22 December that year. [25] FIT 3005 was originally GO Transit 520, and during the late-2010s, this unit (then numbered LTEX 18520) was one of three ex-GO Transit F59PHs leased to Metrolink in the late-2010s. After Metrolink retired the ex-GO units in 2022, 18520 became one of two FIT F59PHs, with the other being the former LTEX 18522 (ex-GOT 522). [26]

Furthermore, five Budd SPV-2000 cars were purchased from Railexco for use on the Tren Interoceánico. [27] [28] According to Railexco's official Facebook account, these cars were once owned by Amtrak, and later, by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. [29]

In addition to these, on 26 August 2023, the two Stadler Citylink sets from the former Puebla–Cholula Tourist Train were brought to Coatzacoalcos railway station for use on the Ferrocarril Transístmico. [30] [31]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ (reporting mark FIT) (Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V.; English: Railway of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec), also known as Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Spanish: Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec) or simply Tren Interoceánico (English: Interoceanic Train), Ferrocarril Interoceánico (English: Interoceanic Railway), Ferrocarril Transístmico (English: Trans-Isthmic Railroad) or simply Ferroistmo (English: Rail Isthmus) [1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec: ¿Cuáles serán sus rutas y estaciones?" [Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway: What will be its routes and stations?]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Corredor del Istmo, la próxima megaobra que inaugurará la 4T: Yorio". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "De 70 a 100 kilómetros por hora tiene el tren del Istmo de Tehuantepec". Presencia.MX (in European Spanish). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Antecedentes e Inicio de Operaciones del Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V." Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Central America going nowhere". Railway Gazette International . 18 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Pérez, Maritza. "Inician obras de rehabilitación del Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec". El Economista. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec: ¿Cuándo estarán listas las rutas para pasajeros?". El Financiero. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ruta, estaciones y fecha: todo lo que debes saber del TREN INTEROCEÁNICO". Debate. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Chacón, Jorge (13 September 2024). "¡Amoroso recibimiento en Tabasco!; AMLO y Claudia Sheinbaun inauguran Línea FA del Tren Interoceánico". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ↑ López, Heder (6 September 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: iniciará venta de boletos de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque ¿cuándo?". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Chacón, Jorge (3 September 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: esta es la longitud de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  12. ↑ López Cabrera, Heder (22 June 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Tren Interoceánico: Secretaría de Marina reporta 13 personas muertas y 98 lesionadas". Infobae. 28 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Krupskaia, Alís (25 December 2023). "Así es el tren interoceánico en México: rutas, horarios, precios y más". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "«Inauguran Tren Interoceánico | ¿Cuáles son los precios y horarios?»". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "British High Speed Trains set for Mexico". 29 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Llegaron más locomotoras para el Tren Interoceánico en Coatzacoalcos". 4 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "México se va de 'outlet': compra trenes usados a Inglaterra para el Istmo; así son". Radio Fórmula (in Mexican Spanish). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Presentan primera locomotora del Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec - Centro Urbano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Llegó la locomotora del mega proyecto del Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec". MXCity (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Vienen vagones antiguos y de súper lujo para el Ferrocarril del Istmo; cubrirán ruta Coatzacoalcos-Salina Cruz". Costa Veracruz (in Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Maquinista 3029 Oficial". Facebook (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "RXCX 18520 spotted in Mobile, Alabama earlier today. Ex-GO Transit EMD F59PH will be exported to Mexico soon to join the Tren Interoceánico fleet". r/trains. Reddit. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "Salida del tren presidencial después de la Inauguración de la estación de Ixtepec, Oaxaca". YouTube. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  25. ↑ "El Transístmico, con AMLO a bordo, finaliza su primer recorrido en Coatzacoalcos". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Southern California Regional Rail (Metrolink)". www.trainweb.org.
  27. ↑ "(FOTOS) Tren del Istmo: ahora se va de 'outlet' a EU y estos trenes compró". Radio Fórmula (in Mexican Spanish). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  28. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  29. ↑ "Railexco". www.facebook.com. these cars were owned by Amtrak a very long time ago, but then sold to CONNDOT.
  30. ↑ "Llegan a Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, dos locomotoras del Tren Interoceánico del Corredor Transístmico". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  31. ↑ "Arriba tren que se usará en proyecto del Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec". Al Calor Politico (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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