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

Sector: Transport

Last Revision
May 26, 2025
Subsector:
Railways
Macroproject:
Passenger Public Railway Service
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
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DESCRIPTION
Provision of public passenger rail services on the Mexican Railway System, through the construction of more than 3,000 km of passenger track on the AIFA-Pachuca, Mexico City-Nogales, and Mexico City-Nuevo Laredo routes. 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 four phases:

Phase 1 (786 km)
- AIFA-Pachuca
- Mexico City-Querétaro
- Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo
- Querétaro-Irapuato

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

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

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

The AIFA-Pachuca and Mexico City-Querétaro sections are already under construction, while Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo and Querétaro-Irapuato are about to being put out to tender.

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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Mexico Government
Progress in may 2025
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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
 Official statement
 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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