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MODERNIZATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION AND EXPLOITATION OF THE FREIGHT RAILWAY LINE KNOWN AS "SHORT ROUTE" (VIA CORTA).

Sector: Transport


Last Revision

August 30, 2025
Short Name of the Project:
0276 Corta Sur Railroad
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Railways
Asset (s):
 Freight Train 216.50 KM 
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

N.A.

Estimated Investment USD:

N.A.

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2025: $ 18.5
Contract Scope:
  Modernization,  Operation,  Maintenance,  Conservation,  Exploitation
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DESCRIPTION
ORIGINAL TITLE (Oct. 14, 2005). The company Ferrosur, S.A. de C.V. is granted a concession for the general railway communication lines corresponding to the Oaxaca and Southern Short Routes, as well as their operation and exploitation. The general railway communication lines comprise the railway tracks, right-of-way, traffic control centers, and signals for railway operations.

FIRST MODIFICATION (Oct. 01, 2012). The Oaxaca Short Route, consisting of railway line "E", Sánchez-Oaxaca, from km E-150+000 to km E-367+000, is excluded from the concession. Therefore, said line and assets, along with all associated works and improvements carried out by the "CONCESSIONAIRE," revert to the Federal Government without limitation of ownership and free of all encumbrances.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
Type of Project
  Public / Private
Type of Contract
  Concession
Term
30 years
Selection Process
Public Bid
Payment Source
Project revenues / Rate
The main source of payment are the rail freight service charges collected by the concessionaire.

STATUS
Stage
  Operation
Substage
  > 5 years of operation
RELEVANT DATES
Contract Signing October 14, 2005
Term of the Contract 2035
Contractor
Ferrosur  
Major Contractor’s Shareholders
Grupo México

GEOLOCATION
State(s)
Morelos, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico, Hidalgo, Puebla   

SPONSOR
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Entity
Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes
Department
Dirección General de Desarrollo Ferroviario y Multimodal
Contact
Ing. Jorge Luis Hernández Luna
E-mail
jorge.hernandezl@sct.gob.mx
WebsiteInstitutional Arrangement

SUSTAINABLE INFORMATION
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Sustainability Datasheet

PROJECT’S SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY

The project seeks to facilitate the Mayab railway communication route, from Coatzacoalcos to Mérida, crossing the states of Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche and Yucatán, interconnecting important agricultural and livestock areas, as well as industrial and cement production points.

* This summary was prepared based on the methodological framework defined by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the document entitled: “Attributes and Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure”, which is You can check Here.

Additionally, a brief explanation of the methodology and a summary of the questions applied can be consulted in this Document.

DOCUMENTS USED:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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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.
SICT Agreement
 Tender guidelines
 Concession title
 Concession title modification
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Source
Mexican Stock Exchange
Listed Company
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Source
Concessionaire / Related Company
Ferromex
 Grupo Mexico

MULTIMEDIA
0275 Vía Ferroviaria Nacozari 0277 Vía Ferroviaria del Valle de México

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