Mexico
The first railway in Mexico opened in 1850 between Veracruz and
El Molino, a distance of 11.5km. It was built to standard (1435mm)
gauge, which was also used for most subsequent railway development
in the country.
The national network has been privatised in recent years and is
now operated by several companies. Passenger services are confined
to a number of tourist routes. There are a number of international
connections for freight with the United States of America. A former
link with Guatemala is out of use, but may be reinstated at some
time in the future.
Since 2005, both Ferromex and Ferrosur have been owned by GMexico. In 2011, regulatory
permission was obtained to merge the two railways as a single entity.
Following completion of the merger, GMexico have indicated that they
may wish to sell the combined system to another company.
Freight Railways
- Baja California Rairoad from San Ysidro USA (interchange with
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad) via Tijuana to Lindero. There are
no direct connections with other railways in Mexico.(No website
located at present)
- Ferrocarril
del Istmo de Tehuantepec from Medias Aguas to Salina Cruz on the
Pacific Coast (Site in Spanish)
- Ferromex
mainly in the north of the country, including international traffic
with the USA (Site in Spanish)
- Ferrosur
to the south and east of Mexico City (Site in Spanish)
- Ferrovalle
in the area around Mexico City (Site in Spanish)
- Kansas City
Southern de México from the Pacific coast at Lázaro Cárdenas,
through the central and north eastern parts of the country, including
international traffic with the USA
- Linea Coahuila
Durango group of minor lines in north central Mexico connecting
with Ferromex (Site in Spanish)
Tourist Passenger Services
- Chepe on
the lines of Ferromex through the Copper Canyon between Chihuahua
and Los Mochis.
- Sierra
Madre Express on the lines of Ferromex through the Copper Canyon
between Nogales and Creel.
- Tequila Express on the lines of Ferromex between Guadalajara and Tequila.
Urban and Commuter Railways
- Mexico City
- Acapulco proposed trams (No website located at present)
- Aguascalientes proposed trams (No website located at present)
- Guadalajara Metro (Site in Spanish)
- Juárez proposed trams (No website located at present)
- Léon proposed trams (No website located at present)
- Monterrey Metro (Site in Spanish)
- Tijuana proposed trams. Possible international connection
with the tram system of San Diego (No website located at present)
- Toluca proposed trams (No website located at present)
Train Ferry
- CG
Railway train ferry service from Coatzacoalcos (interchanging with
Ferrosur) to Mobile, Alabama, USA
