Mexico
Country Details
Mexico: Federal Presidential Republic, United Mexican States, Estados Unidos Mexicanos [Spanish].
Language: Spanish (de facto) plus 68 indigenous languages.
Currency: Mexican Peso (MXN); $ or Mex$.
See Wikipedia
National Railway System
UIC code
alpha MX
Railway Operators
Link to Tren Maya (Spanish) with more information at Definitive Guide plus a Mayan Train site in English.
Ferromex is a private fright operator.
Timetable
- Online: unofficial timetable information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be out of date.
- Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Maps
Web-based Maps
A Mexico City Subway Network Map.
Basic route maps for Tren Maya.
Infrastructure
Gauge
1435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) Standard.
Electrification
- STC - Mexico City Metro; 1500 V DC, 3rd rail and overhead.
- SITEUR; 750 and 1500 V DC, overhead.
- STE; 750 V DC, overhead.
Tourist Lines
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway), also known as El Chepe; Chepe Express for 673 km from Los Mochis to Chihuahua City through Copper Canyon operated by Ferromex.
Metros
Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) referred to as Mexico City Metro (site in Spanish) has 12 lines with 225 route km.
Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano (SITEUR) Guadalajara Metropolitan area Metro (site in Spanish) has 3 lines and 47 route km.
Trams/LRT-Systems
Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE), Xochimilco Light Rail (locally known as el Tren Ligero) (Site in Spanish) operates a 13 km light rail line in the southern part of Mexico City.
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
Tren Maya/Mayan Train paused operations [and ticket sales], from 28 December 2023 to 31 December 2023, to prepare for opening of the full Cancun-Palenque section on 1 January 2024. Tren Maya (Tsiímin K'aák) was officially opened on 15 December 2023 with public services San Francisco de [S.F.] Campeche - Cancún on 16 December 2023. Tickets are on sale at Tren Maya e-tickets for Cancún - Merida and other trips on the S.F. Campeche - Cancún section between 16 and 23 December 2023.
Future Changes
The 1,525 km (948 mile) Tren Maya (Tsiímin K'aák), serving the Yucatan peninsula, is opening in stages from 15 December 2023. Construction began in June 2020.
The railway will run from Palenque in Chiapas state northeast towards the major tourist destination of Cancún in Quintana Roo state. There are two routes, encircling the peninsula along its north and east coasts. It aims to connect tourist destinations in the Caribbean with lesser-known sites inland, including historic Mayan sites from which it derives its name.
Eventually it will serve 34 stations.
Further planned opening dates for Tren Maya lines are:
- Palenque - S.F. Campeche (- Cancún) - 31 December 2023
- Cancún - Tulum - 121 km - 31 January 2024
- Tulum - Escárcega - 541 km - February 2024
