Can you believe it!!! Mexico has a high-speed rail system being built and it is amazing!! When will Texas have high-speed rail in the Texas Triangle and down to Mexico?!! It’s time!
Important update! You can now purchase your tickets to travel on the Tren Maya with destinations to the Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Tulum Airport, and Tulum stations.
Long-Distance Model Tests of the Maya Train Begin!
The Tren Maya (Yucatec Maya: Tsíimin K’áak, sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a 1,554 km-long (966 mi) intercity railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula. Construction began in June 2020 and the Campeche–Cancún section began operation on December 15, 2023, with the rest of the line to open later. The railway begins in Cancún International Airport and travels southwest towards Palenque, Chiapas, via two routes that encircle the peninsula.
Construction began in June 2020.[36] The construction companies are Mota-Engil México SAPI and China Communications Construction Company LTD for stretch one (Palenque-Escárcega), Operadora CICSA and FCC Construcción for stretch two (Escárcega-Calkiní), Construcciones Urales and GAMI Ingeniería e Instalaciones for stretch three (Calkiní-Izamal), and Grupo ICA for stretch four (Izamal–Cancún).[37] In September 2020 Fonatur rejected a proposal of investment firm BlackRock for the 125 km (78 mi) fifth stretch of the project, including improvements to the Tulum–Cancún highway.[38][39]
In February 2021 Fonatur awarded a contract to Acciona and Grupo México for 60.3 km (37.5 mi) of electrified double rail tracks for section five between Playa del Carmen and Tulum.[40] 75% of the 121 km (75 mi) section five is elevated and built as viaduct to protect the ground water.[41]
As of January 2021 plans call for diesel-electric trains running at up to 160 km/h (100 mph).[32] In May 2021 Fonatur contracted with a consortium headed by Alstom to supply rolling stock and related equipment. The rolling stock will be manufactured at Alstom’s factory in Ciudad Sahagún. The contract also includes European Train Control System signalling and control equipment.[40]
López Obrador has said the project will be completed prior to the end of his term in 2024. A market survey conducted by Fonatur, PricewaterhouseCoopers and other consultants in 2019 found that a majority of 21 construction companies consider this too fast, an unreasonable time to construct so much new rail, and others have expressed fear of a disaster caused by substandard work, such as the May 2021 Mexico City Metro overpass collapse.[42][43] In January 2022, to speed up construction, the route was changed to no longer enter Playa del Carmen.[44] As of June 2021, 10% of the project had been completed.[45] This had increased to 25% by February 2022,[46][47] and 67% by June 2023.[48] Operations officially began on December 15, 2023.[49]
Operations on the line were suspended from December 28 to December 31, in preparation for the extension of service to Palenque.[50][51] Service resumed on January 1, from Cancún Airport to Palenque.[3] In addition, the Chichén Itzá railway station opened in February 2024[52] and the Valladolid railway station was expected to open further on.[53][54]
In July 2018, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador revived plans to build the high-speed rail line as part of his transportation infrastructure plans.[5]
On October 5, 2020, the Mexican Government approved funding of MX$51.3 billion (US$2.3 billion) to build the high speed railway.[6] The line has been downgraded to medium-speed using the previously approved right of way to reduce environmental impacts. In 2022, President López Obrador announced the next administration would have to carry out its construction as his administration does not have sufficient time left to construct the line, along with several other infrastructure projects.[7]
Other projects
Swift: A new high-speed train link would cut the 300 mile journey time between San Antonio, Mexico, and Monterrey, Mexico, to under two hours
There is also a proposal for a cross border high-speed railway from Monterrey, Mexico, to San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is intended to avoid stopping at the border by hosting immigration and customs clearance at each terminal station prior to the trains departure.[8] In July 2021, the then Governor-elect of Nuevo León Samuel García Sepúlveda, announced plans to potentially put the plan to work as Governor.[9] By September 2021, the proposed railway received up to US$2 million to conduct a study on the rail service.[10] Plans were later confirmed by Mexican officials with studies on the plan began in December 2021 by the Texas Department of Transportation while the Mexican government began their studies the following month. Studies are expected to conclude by the end of 2022.[11][12][13]
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