Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | Secretariat of the Navy | ||
Area served |
Oaxaca and
Veracruz After 2024: Chiapas and Tabasco | ||
Transit type | Regional, tourist, and freight rail | ||
Number of lines |
Line Z (currently) Line FA and Line K (planned) | ||
Number of stations | 6 (in operation) | ||
Website | Sitio oficial | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 17 September 2023 (freight) 22 December 2023 (passenger) | ||
Number of vehicles | See Rolling stock | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 1200 km (746 mi) (total, when complete) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Top speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
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The Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec ( Spanish: Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec) is a government-owned railway system in Mexico that has 3 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. [1]
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). [2]
On 7 June 2020, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began the renovation of railroad 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. [3]
On 17 September 2023, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated Line Z for freight transport. [4]
On 22 December 2023, passenger service began on Line Z. [5]
On 13 August 2023, ex- Union Pacific SD70M locomotives were presented that would be used for the train. [6] [7] These locomotives would later be joined by ex- GO Transit GMD F59PH locomotives. [8] [9] The Tren Interoceánico also purchased 12 passenger coaches from the Railway Excursion Management Company (Railexco), including a dome car named the Stampede Pass, three ex- Amtrak Amfleet coaches, [10] and 5 Budd SPV-2000 coaches. [11]
On 26 August 2023, the Stadler Citylink trains from the former Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train arrived at Coatzacoalcos railway station for use on the train. [12] [13]
In addition, the Mexican government bought 12 special wagons (including three Amfleet coaches) from the Railway Excursion Management Company (Railexco). [14] They also bought three British Rail Class 43 locomotives and 11 British Rail Mark 3 coaches, which reached the port of Coatzacoalcos on the ship ARKHANGELSK. [15] [16] The purchased HSTs weigh 70.25 tons and 17.79 meters (58 feet) of length each,as well as wagons of 38.18 tons and 23 m (75' 5 1/2 ") in length. [17]
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Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec | |||
---|---|---|---|
Overview | |||
Owner | Secretariat of the Navy | ||
Area served |
Oaxaca and
Veracruz After 2024: Chiapas and Tabasco | ||
Transit type | Regional, tourist, and freight rail | ||
Number of lines |
Line Z (currently) Line FA and Line K (planned) | ||
Number of stations | 6 (in operation) | ||
Website | Sitio oficial | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 17 September 2023 (freight) 22 December 2023 (passenger) | ||
Number of vehicles | See Rolling stock | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 1200 km (746 mi) (total, when complete) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Top speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
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The Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec ( Spanish: Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec) is a government-owned railway system in Mexico that has 3 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. [1]
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). [2]
On 7 June 2020, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began the renovation of railroad 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. [3]
On 17 September 2023, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated Line Z for freight transport. [4]
On 22 December 2023, passenger service began on Line Z. [5]
On 13 August 2023, ex- Union Pacific SD70M locomotives were presented that would be used for the train. [6] [7] These locomotives would later be joined by ex- GO Transit GMD F59PH locomotives. [8] [9] The Tren Interoceánico also purchased 12 passenger coaches from the Railway Excursion Management Company (Railexco), including a dome car named the Stampede Pass, three ex- Amtrak Amfleet coaches, [10] and 5 Budd SPV-2000 coaches. [11]
On 26 August 2023, the Stadler Citylink trains from the former Puebla-Cholula Tourist Train arrived at Coatzacoalcos railway station for use on the train. [12] [13]
In addition, the Mexican government bought 12 special wagons (including three Amfleet coaches) from the Railway Excursion Management Company (Railexco). [14] They also bought three British Rail Class 43 locomotives and 11 British Rail Mark 3 coaches, which reached the port of Coatzacoalcos on the ship ARKHANGELSK. [15] [16] The purchased HSTs weigh 70.25 tons and 17.79 meters (58 feet) of length each,as well as wagons of 38.18 tons and 23 m (75' 5 1/2 ") in length. [17]
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