Last Review: December, 2024
Banobras offers interested parties information on the sector in Mexico with data from various sources in order to provide knowledge on the subject and useful elements for decision-making at the sectoral level. The content presented does not reflect the position of Banobras.
Mexican government announces investment of $157 billion pesos in 2025 for the construction of passenger trains. Go to website
Current status
The development of rail infrastructure in Mexico is led by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT), which prepares short, medium and long term sectorial programs to improve the competitiveness of the rail system.
The SICT is responsible for identifying and structuring railway projects, either through public investment or through Unsolicited Proposals (PNS) under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, aligning these initiatives with national and sectoral plans. Through its General Directorate of Rail and Multimodal Transportation, the SICT conducts studies and sends to the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) the portfolio registration requests for those projects that require public financing.
Source: Mexico-Toluca Interurban Train “El Insurgente”, Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT).
The execution of these projects is the responsibility of the operators and developers awarded through bids managed through CompraNet. Once awarded, the SICT supervises the correct implementation and operation to ensure compliance with contractual terms.
For its part, the Rail Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF), created in 2016, regulates and supervises the construction, operation and conservation of rail infrastructure, as well as auxiliary services, promoting safety and efficiency in the national rail system.
According to ARTF, rail connectivity at ports is a key factor for the development of intermodal corridors in the country. Currently, 69% of the ports managed by federal Administrations of the National Port System (ASIPONAS) have rail connection. However, there are challenges to improve the integration of these corridors, especially through last mile connection projects, shortening and rehabilitation of railroad tracks.[1]
The Mexican Railway System has an extension of 26,914 km, divided into 20,825 km of trunk and branch lines, 4,533 km of secondary tracks, and 1,555 km of private tracks connected to the trunk lines. Of this total, 17,642 km have been concessioned to the private sector for operation.[2].
In terms of international connectivity, the Mexican rail system is linked to the United States network and to the southern border with Guatemala and Belize, with the aim of facilitating integration with global markets and strengthening Mexico’s competitiveness as a key logistical node in the region.
Freight Transportation
The Public Rail Freight Transportation Service reached an all-time record by mobilizing 131.48 million tons, representing an increase of 2.35% compared to 2022.
The main products transported were industrial (48.54%), agricultural (26.73%) and oil and its derivatives (12.18%). Likewise, 92, 132 billion ton-kilometers were recorded in 2023,an increase of 5.81% compared to the previous year.
Passenger Transportation
The Public Rail Passenger Transportation Service mobilized 45.84 million passengers and a total of 1,014.88 million passenger-kilometers. Compared to 2022, there was an increase of 11.78% in the number of passengers transported and 23.39% in passenger-kilometers.
Railway safety
During 2023, 1,254 incidents related to operational safety were reported, representing a reduction of 2.94%, while in terms of public safety, 13,916 incidents of theft and vandalism were recorded, reflecting a decrease of 13.04% compared to the previous year.
Railway equipment
The operable car fleet, consisting of 1,209 locomotives and 30,369 operable cars, increased by 0.92% and 0.71%, respectively, compared to 2022. The 72.11% of the hauling fleet consisted of gondolas (31.93%), hoppers (23.92%) and boxcars (16.27%). On the other hand, active personnel in 2023 grew by 4.28%, from 15,087 to 15,733 employees.
Energy consumption
Suburban energy consumption reached 34.26 million kilowatt-hours (KWh), representing an increase of 1.15% compared to the previous year. In freight transportation, diesel consumption reached 688.84 million liters, experiencing a 6.15% growth compared to 2022.
Railway economic information
Concessionaires and assignees generated, in 2023, total revenues from rail freight transportation services of $81,979.8 million pesos and total operating costs reached $47,612.5 million pesos.
Foreign Trade
In 2023, a total volume of 22.9 million net tons of exports was recorded, reflecting a decrease of 6.7% with respect to the previous year. On the other hand, imports reached 71.1 million net tons, showing an increase of 4.7%. At the national level, merchandise trade totaled 37.5 million net tons, with a growth of 4.0%. Of the total foreign trade cargo, 73.26% was transported across borders, while the remaining 26.74% was transported through ports.
On November 28, the Government of Mexico announced an investment of 157 billion pesos (MXN) in 2025 for the construction of the AIFA-Pachuca and Mexico-Querétaro passenger trains; the Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo and Querétaro-Irapuato sections, as well as turning the Maya Train into a freight railway system. This will generate 70,000 direct jobs and 140,000 indirect jobs. The goal is to build, with the support of military engineers from the National Defense Secretariat, more than 3,000 kilometers (km) of passenger trains, which will be added to the more than 1,500 km constructed during the administration of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The strategy for building the passenger trains is divided into four phases:
- Phase 1 of 786 km: Includes the AIFA-Pachuca (54 km); Mexico-Querétaro (242 km); Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo (306 km) and Querétaro-Irapuato (184 km) sections, with construction starting in 2025.
- Phase 2 of 910 km: Querétaro-San Luis Potosí (263 km); Mazatlán-Los Mochis (441 km); and Irapuato-Guadalajara (206 km).
- Phase 3 of 1,145 km: Guaymas-Hermosillo (135 km); Guadalajara-Tepic (204 km); San Luis Potosí-Saltillo (444 km); and Los Mochis-Guaymas (362 km).
- Phase 4 of 552 km: Tepic-Mazatlán (275 km) and Hermosillo-Nogales (277 km).
The SICT, through the Railway Transportation Regulatory Agency, has a page called “Sistema Ferroviario Mexicano – Concesionarios y Asignatarios” (Mexican Railway System – Concessionaires and Assignees), which offers an interactive map of the situation of railroads in Mexico. This site contains several sections dedicated to the management and monitoring of rail transportation:
[1] Rail Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF), Yearbook 2023.
[2] Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), Yearbook 2022.
Institutional Arrangement
In terms of infrastructure, Mexico has a defined strategy that offers investors medium and long-term visibility regarding the development of projects, through a series of plans and programs of national and sectorial scope. To access the information, please consult the following documents:
National Development Financing Program 2020-2024
Communications and Transportation Sector Program 2020-2024
Organizational Structure
Description of the hierarchy and roles of the different entities and actors involved in the sector, including how the different institutions and agencies coordinate and collaborate.
Legal system
For projects to which the PPP Law does not apply, the sector is governed by specific regulations, which can be found at the following link:
SICT
Mexico – Queretaro Train
Investment cycle
The following section provides an overview of the project development process from initial planning to final execution.
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Planning
SCT establishes medium and long term sectorial programs for airport infrastructure development, based on the objectives and strategies defined by the National Development Plan and the National Infrastructure Program. The principal objectives are to: a) develop bypasses and relocate railway tracks; b) build shoulders; c) carry on works for logistics nodes; d) rehabilitate and maintain railways and bridges; and, e) implement a comprehensive program of railway safety.
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Identification
SCT identifies railway projects to be developed, in accordance with planning documents. Unsolicited proposals of PPP projects must be aligned to national and sectorial plans.
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Structuring
The General Direction of Railway and Multimodal Transport prepares, by itself or by means of third parties, the necessary pre-investment studies and analysis, required for the development of railway and multimodal projects.
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Registration
For those projects that require federal funds, SCT presents a registration application to the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance (whether funded with fiscal budget or by the National Infrastructure Fund or FONADIN).
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Prioritization
The CIGFD will evaluate the projects that require the allocation of federal funds, and will decide its inclusion in the draft of the annual expenditure budget. Additionally, this commission will determine the prioritization of the projects based on a) socioeconomic profitability; b) its impact in extreme poverty reduction; c) regional development, and d) concurrence with other programs and investment projects.
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Authorization
- Projects that require federal funds are authorized by by the House of Representatives.
- Projects with funding from FONADIN are authorized by the Fund.
- The IU will issue an opinion of economic viability for those projects that do not require public resources.
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Promotion
The Railway and Multimodal Transportation General Direction is responsible for the promotion of the projects
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Bidding
The bidding process is responsibility of the Railway and Multimodal Transportation General Direction, and the process must be registered in CompraNet.
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Financing
Different sources of funds are available for the projects, depending on their particular characteristics and their financial structure, including federal funds or PEF, and funds form the FONADIN, BANOBRAS, commercial banks, institutional and private developers, and from institutional investors.
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Execution and Operation
Carried out by the awarded operators or developers, under the surveillance of the SCT, according to contract terms.
Projects
The following section provides information on the different types of projects:
- New projects (pre-investment, bidding and execution) and in operation within the Mexico Projects Hub platform, which at some stage of the project were considered investment opportunities and do not necessarily have Banobras / Fonadin participation.
- Strategic Projects of the Federal Public Administration.
New Projects
| Proyect | Sector | Subsector | Stage | Sustainability | Ally Network |
| NEW 0961 Queretaro – Irapuato Train | Transport | Railways | Preinvestment | No | No |
| NEW 0960 Saltillo – Nuevo Laredo Train | Transport | Railways | Preinvestment | No | No |
| Tren Maya | Transport | Railways | Execution | No | No |
| Mexico – Pachuca Train | Transport | Railways | Preinvestment | No | No |
| Mexico-Toluca interurban train “El Insurgente” | Transport | Railways | Execution | No | No |
| 0902 Corredor Ferroviario García-Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey | Transport | Railways | Preinvestment | Yes | No |
Projects in Operation
| Project | Sector | Subsector | Stage | Sustainability | With Ally Networks |
| 0885 Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Operation of the Highways and International Bridges of the Northeast Package | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0842 Tepic-San Blas Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0816 Siervo de la Nacion Urban Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0815 Lerma – Santiago Tianguistenco Highway and Tenango del Valle Branch | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0814 Toluca – Zitácuaro Highway and Valle de Bravo Branch | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0787 Solidaridad Avenue – Las Torres Extension in its West and East Ends | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0786 Urban Mobility Project of Ciudad Juarez | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0633 Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Operation of Golfo-Centro Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0529 Ciudad Acuña International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0528 Matamoros International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0527 Reynosa International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0526 San Juan International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0525 Miguel Aleman International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0524 Las Flores International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0523 Laredo I International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0522 Ojinaga International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0521 La Piedad Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0520 Juarez – Lincoln (Laredo II) International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0519 Dr. Rodolfo Robles International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0518 Nautla Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0517 Panuco Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0516 Papaloapan Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0515 Sinaloa Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0514 Culiacan (Almada) Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0513 Grijalva Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0512 Suchiate II International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0511 Tampico Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0510 Tecolutla Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0509 Tlacotalpan Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0508 Usumacinta Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0507 Dovali Jaime (Coatzacoalcos II) Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0506 Piedras Negras International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0505 Cadereyta Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0504 Alvarado Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0503 Cuauhtemoc Juntion-Osiris Junction | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0502 Chapalilla-Compostela Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0501 Camargo International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0500 Caracol Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0451 Maintenance and Conservation of the San Luis Potosi-Matehuala Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0449 Maintenance and Conservation of the Campeche-Merida Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0448 Maintenance and Conservation of the Arriaga-Tapachula Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0447 Maintenance and Conservation of the Tampico (Altamira)-Ciudad Victoria Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0375 La Galarza-Amatitlanes Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0374 Conservation of the Coatzacoalcos-Villahermosa Federal Highways Network | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0373 Conservation of the Queratero-San Luis Potosi Federal Highways Network | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0367 Saltillo West Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0366 Gomez Palacio-Corralitos Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0365 Zacapalco-Rancho Viejo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0364 Torreon-Saltillo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0363 Tijuana-Ensenada Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0362 Tecate-La Rumorosa Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0361 Salina Cruz-La Ventosa Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0359 Rancho Viejo-Taxco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0358 Quertaro Irapuato Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0356 El Zacatal Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0355 Puente de Ixtla-Iguala Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0354 Puebla-Acatzingo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0353 Matamoros III “Los Tomates” International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0351 Mexico-Cuernavaca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0350 Mexico-Queretaro Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0349 Mexico-Puebla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0348 Villahermosa Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0346 Tampico West Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0344 Chihuahua Northwest Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0343 Queretaro Northeast Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0342 Felipe Carrillo Puerto Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0341 Cuernavaca Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0340 Ciudad Valles-Tamuin Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0339 Amecameca-Nepantla Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0338 Las Choapas-Ocozocoautla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0337 Lagos de Moreno-San Luis Potosi Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0336 La Tinaja-Acayucan-Cosoleacaque Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0335 La Pera-Cuautla Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0333 Gutierrez Zamora-Tihuatlan Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0332 Estacion Don-Nogales Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0331 Durango-Mazatlan Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0330 Cuernavaca-Acapulco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0329 Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0328 Cordoba-Veracruz Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0327 Chamapa-Lecheria Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0326 Ciudad Mendoza-Cordoba Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0325 Cardenas-Agua Dulce Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0323 Campeche-Champoton Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0321 Cabo San Lucas-San Jose del Cabo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0320 Aeropuerto Los Cabos-San Jose del Cabo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0319 Acatzingo-Ciudad Mendoza Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0143 “Siglo XXI” Highway, Jantetelco-El Higueron (Xicatlacotla) Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0141 Queretaro Bypass: Palmillas-Apaseo el Grande | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0140 Cardel-Poza Rica Highway, Laguna Verde-Gutierrez Zamora Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0139 Salamanca-Leon Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0138 Atlacomulco-Maravatio Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0137 Matehuala Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0136 Tecpan Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0135 Morelia-Salamanca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0134 Mazatlan-Culiacan Highway, Culiacan South Bypass and Mazatlan Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0133 San Luis Rio Colorado II International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0132 Parallel Sections to the Jimenez-Chihuahua and Chihuahua-Ciudad Juarez Highways | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0131 Guadalajara Bypass, Tepic Highway and Guadalajara-Tepic Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0130 Morelia and Uruapan Bypasses and Patzcuaro-Uruapan-Lazaro Cardenas Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0129 Santa-Ana Altar Highway Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0128 Cordova – De las Americas International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0127 Mexicali Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0126 Piedras Negras II International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0125 Colorado Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0124 Reynosa-McAllen “Andaluzas” International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0123 Aguascaliente Southwest Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0122 La Unidad Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0121 Jose Lopez Portillo Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0120 Coatzacoalcos Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0119 Colombia International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0118 San Miguel Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0117 Delicias-Camargo Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0116 Peñon-Texcoco Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0115 Guadalajara-Colima Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0114 Ciudad Obregon Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0113 Providencia Section, Fresnillo Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0112 Tuxpan-Tampico Highway, Tuxpan-Ozuluama Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0111 Centinela-Rumorosa Section of the Mexicali-Tijuana Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0110 Hermosillo Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0109 Zaragoza-Ysleta, Lerdo-Stanton, Paso del Norte and Guadalupe-Tornillo International Bridges | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0108 Nuevo Laredo III International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0107 Rio Bravo-Donna International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0106 Tepic-Villa Union Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0105 Nogales Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0104 Arco Norte Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0103 Lucio Blanco-Los Indios International Bridge | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0102 Arriaga-Ocozocoautla and Tuxtla Gutierrez-San Cristobal de las Casas Highways | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0101 Perote-Banderilla Highway and Xalapa Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0100 La Piedad Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0099 Barranca-Larga Ventanilla Section of the Oaxaca-Puerto Escondido Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0098 Maravatio-Zapotlanejo and Guadalajara-Aguascalientes-Leon Highways | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0097 Durango-Yerbanis Hyighway and Laguna North Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | No |
| 0096 Kantunil-Cancun Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0095 Amozoc-Perote Highway and Perote Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0094 Irapuato Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0093 San Martin Texmelucan-Tlaxcala Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0092 Torreon Cuencame Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0091 Tijuana-Tecate Highway and Tecate Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0090 Armeria-Manzanillo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0089 Mexico-Toluca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0088 Ecatepec-Piramides Highway and Ecatepec-Peñon Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0087 San Luis Potosi East Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0085 Saltillo Northwest Bypass of the Saltillo-Zacatecas Highway and Saltillo-Monterrey Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0084 Veracruz-Cardel Section of the Poza Rica-Veracruz Highway and Cardel Northwest Bypass | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | No |
| 0083 Mitla-Tehuantepec Juntion Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0082 Queretaro-Irapuato Toll Free Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0081 Nueva Italia-Apatzingán Toll Free Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0080 Nuevo Necaxa-Avila Camacho Highway and Avila Camacho-Tihuatlan Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0079 Irapuato-La Piedad Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0078 Rio Verde-Ciudad Valles Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | No | Yes |
| 0077 Tapachula-Talisman Highway with Branch to Ciudad Hidalgo | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0035 Maintenance and Conservation of Saltillo – Monterrey – La Gloria Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0028 Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo Highway La Gloria San Fernando Section | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0027 Maintenance and Conservation of Piramides-Tulancingo-Pachuca Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0026 Maintenance and Conservation of Texcoco-Zacatepec Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
| 0025 Maintenance and Conservation of Matehuala-Saltillo Highway | Transport | Highways / bridges | Operation | Yes | Yes |
Strategic Projects
- Mexico – Pachuca Train
- Interurban Train Mexico – Toluca
- Mayan Train
Banobras / Fonadin
Project Finance: In order to support the financing of infrastructure projects and public services, the Project Finance Unit structures financing supported by the granting of loans and guarantees to those projects developed as Public-Private Partnerships and which have their own source of payment from the exploitation of the concession or public contract or from the collection of the service in question. The Public-Private Partnership schemes may be Federal and/or Local, in their different modalities, such as: Concessions, Service Provision Projects (PPS) or Financed Public Works Contracts, among others.
Financing for States and Municipalities and Decentralized Public Organizations: The products and services are designed to meet the infrastructure needs of states, municipalities and their decentralized public organizations, in order to improve the quality of life of the population and increase competitiveness.
Infrastructure is a pillar of development, which is why Banobras has innovative products and services focused on contributing to regional development through the promotion of financial mechanisms to:
Boost investment in infrastructure and public services.
Promote the financial and institutional strengthening of states, municipalities and decentralized public agencies.
To this end, Banobras has the following financing schemes:
Products:
Project Development: Banobras offers services aimed at assisting public sector agencies and entities in the development of infrastructure projects.
Financial structuring of the project:
- Elaborate and/or update studies required by the Public-Private Partnerships Law.
- Support in the review of the bidding conditions and contract model.
- Assist in obtaining financing for the project.
- Assist in the registration process of the project in the portfolio of the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP).
- Assist in dealing with any observations made by the SHCP Investment Unit.
- Support in the financial closing of the project.
The purpose of the Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura (Fonadin) is to serve as the Federal Public Administration’s coordination vehicle for infrastructure investment. It has one of the largest road concession networks in the world and manages the granting of financial support for infrastructure development, mainly in the areas of communications, transportation, water, environment, energy, tourism, urban and strategic and priority areas, supporting the planning, promotion, construction, conservation, operation and transfer of infrastructure projects with social impact and economic or financial profitability.
It has a wide range of products designed to strengthen the financial structure of the infrastructure projects that the country requires, from the conception to the completion of the projects, providing the following financial instruments that make the projects more attractive for financing with private resources:
Recoverable Support
- Simple Credits
- Subordinated Credits
- Guarantees
- Investments in Venture Capital Funds
- Infrastructure Trust Investments
- Financing of Studies and Advisory Services
Non Recoverable Support
- Contributions for Studies and Consultancy
- Contributions for Projects
- Project Grants
Contact: fonadin.transporte@banobras.gob.mx
Sustainability
Banobras makes available to interested parties, analysis sheets for the detection of sustainability practices in infrastructure projects, in accordance with the methodological framework “Attributes and Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure” of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Its objective is to highlight sustainable practices, encourage their adoption in future projects and provide relevant information for investors in their economic, environmental, social and institutional dimensions.
To consult the projects that already have a sustainability record, select the “SEARCH CRITERIA>” option in the PROJECTS section, and then select “With Sustainability Analysis”; the projects that have a record will be displayed below.
In addition, Banobras offers an analysis tool that presents the potential relationship of the different infrastructure projects of the Mexico Projects platform with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and their targets. This comparative analysis facilitates the use of data according to different criteria, such as the potential impact of projects and sectors against national and global development goals.
The comparison is only made between projects in the same subsector. To select and consult here.
The alignment of a project with the SDGs provides information on the degree of focus on sustainability; it provides a comparison between projects in the same sector and sub-sector and facilitates investment decisions, showing the highest and lowest alignment of projects to the SDGs. Comparative analysis facilitates the use of data according to different criteria, such as the potential impact of projects and sectors against national and global development goals.
In the case of the sector, 11 projects are identified in the platform that have sustainability practices detection sheets, which allows to know, among other things, the projects with more and better alignments to the SDGs. For more information, access the Sustainable Development Goals application:
Greater alignment of the sector:
- SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
- SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Reduced alignment of the sector:
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 4: Quality Education
- SDG 14: Underwater Life
Ally Networks
Banobras, through its Ally Networks application, provides information on companies participating in competitive public procurement processes for infrastructure projects in Mexico, based on official sources such as CompraNet. It includes details on investment amounts, number of participations in bids, projects awarded, consortiums, and business associations, which allows the user to identify potential actors for the establishment of investments in the country.
To consult the projects that have information on the participating companies, select the option “SEARCH CRITERIA>” in the PROJECTS section, and then select “With applicant companies” at the end of the criteria.
Reference documents:
This section offers documents, reports and reports with technical, statistical and regulatory information on the sector:
- ARTF: Statistical Yearbook of the Mexican Railway System
- ARTF: (Government Management Report of the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency 2018-2024)
- ARTF: Annual Report 2024
- ARTF: National System of Railway Indicators 2024
- Center for Public Finance Studies (CEFP): National Passenger Rail System – Status 2024
- DOF: DECREE amending the fourth paragraph and adding a fifth paragraph to Article 28 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, regarding railroads and railroad transportation.
- SICT: Historical Semblance of the General Directorate of Railway and Multimodal Development
- SICT: “SICT and European Union sign letter of intent for an efficient, sustainable and inclusive Mexican Railway System”
- World Bank: Manual for the Development of Urban Railways, 2021
