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Provision of passenger public railway service in the Mexican Railway System.

Sector: Transport

Last Revision
February 04, 2025
Subsector:
Railways
Macroproject:
Passenger Public Railway Service
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

N.A.

Estimated Investment USD:

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Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2025: $18.5
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DESCRIPTION
Provision of passenger public railway service in the Mexican Railway System, through the construction of more than 3,000 km of railways on the AIFA-Pachuca, Mexico-Nogales and Mexico-Nuevo Laredo routes. The passenger trains will provide intercity and regional services with dedicated tracks at maximum speeds of 160-200 km/h, with main and secondary stations.

The implementation strategy is divided into 4 phases:

Phase 1 (786 km)
- AIFA-Pachuca (54 km)
- Mexico-Querétaro (242 km)
- Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo (306 km)
- Querétaro-Irapuato (110 km)

Phase 2 (910 km)
- Querétaro-San Luis Potosí (263 km)
- Mazatlán-Los Mochis (441 km)
- Irapuato-Guadalajara (206 km)

Phase 3 (1,145 km)
- Guaymas-Hermosillo (135 km)
- Guadalajara-Tepic (204 km)
- San Luis Potosí-Saltillo (444 km)
- Los Mochis-Guaymas (362 km)

Phase 4 (552 km)
- Tepic-Mazatlán (275 km)
- Hermosillo-Nogales (277 km)

It is an objective to carry out preparatory work to begin works in 2025 on the AIFA-Pachuca sections; Mexico-Querétaro; Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo and Querétaro-Irapuato.

In the 2025 Federal Budget, 157 thousand million pesos are considered for train projects in the country.

GEOLOCATION
State(s)
Mexico City, Coahuila, Colima, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas   

SPONSOR
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Entity
Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes
Department
Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario
Contact
Alvaro Madrigal Montes De Oca
E-mail
alvaro.madrigal@sict.gob.mx
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes
Description
Federal Government entity responsible for promoting adequate transport and communications networks to contribute to services accessibility, and cope with globalization trends.
Passenger trains
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 Official statement
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Unidad de Inversiones (SHCP)
Description
Administrative office of the Ministry of Finance that, among other attributions, is responsible for concentrating and managing the pipeline of programs and projects submitted by the entities of the Federal Public Administration.
ID
24093110005
Pre-investment studies
ID
24093110006
Pre-investment studies
ID
24093110007
Pre-investment studies
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Diario Oficial de la Federación
Description
A Constitutional Government of the United Mexican States Body, which has the function of publishing in the national territory: laws, regulations, agreements, circulars, orders and other acts issued by the powers of the Federation.
Priority area decree
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Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Description
Federal government entity and sectorial authority responsible for establishing the necessary criteria and instruments to guarantee the protection, preservation, and use of natural resources, by developing an environmental policy that ensures sustainable growth.
ID
13HI2025V0004
AIFA-Pachuca Environmental Assessment

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REMARKS
The regulation of the public rail transportation service for cargo and passengers will be the responsibility of the SICT and the ARTF, within the framework of their respective powers.
0953 Tren México-Pachuca 0956 Unidad deportiva en Estación Central en Durango

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