Coatzacoalcos–Palenque Line

The Coatzacoalcos–Palenque Line (Spanish: Línea Coatzacoalcos-Palenque), also known as the FA Line (Spanish: Línea FA), is a railroad owned by the Mexican government, connecting Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and Palenque, Chiapas. It was leased to the Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab company.[2]

Coatzacoalcos–Palenque
Railway tracks in the Candelaria area.
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleVeracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas
First serviceSeptember 2023 (freight)
December 2023 (passenger, CoatzacoalcosRoberto Ayala, planned)[1]
March 2024 (passenger, Roberto AyalaPalenque, planned)[1]
Route
TerminiCoatzacoalcos
Palenque
Stops31
Distance travelled894 kilometres (556 mi)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
Coatzacoalcos
Z Line to Salina Cruz
Cuichapa
Veracruz-Tabasco border
Rueda
El Guanal
Roberto Ayala
Tabasco-Chiapas border
Tabasco-Chiapas border
Juárez
Teapa
Macuspana
Salto de Agua
Palenque
Tren Maya to Cancún Airport
Former route to Mérida enlarge…

Renovation

On 1 May 2022, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced an investment of 30 billion pesos for the rehabilitation of the section that goes from the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to the city of Palenque, Chiapas, in the southeast of the country.[3]

Proposed branch line

In addition to the currently under-construction FA Line, there are plans to build a branch line for freight trains from Roberto Ayala to Dos Bocas, in Tabasco.[4] This branch would begin at the Roberto Ayala station, near the Tabasco-Chiapas border. The branch would travel through the Huimanguillo, Cárdenas, Cunduacán, Comalcalco, and Paraíso municipalites, ending at the port of Dos Bocas, where it would connect with the Olmeca Refinery.[5]

In March 2022, the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit reported that the new branch would cost 6,054 million pesos.[4]

Connections

The Coatzacoalcos–Palenque Line will join from Coatzacoalcos with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway, and from Palenque with the Tren Maya.[6]

See also

References

  1. Villa Román, Elisa. "Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec: ruta completa, estaciones y fechas de inauguración". El País. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. Xalapa, Ariadna García | Diario de. "Ferrocarril de Coatzacoalcos a Palenque comunicará con el Tren Maya: AMLO". Diario de Xalapa | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Veracruz, y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  3. "EL TREN DE COATZACOALCOS A PALENQUE". El Regional (in Spanish). 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. Torres, Octavio (28 June 2022). "Los trenes de la 4T que conectarán a Pemex: Salina Cruz, Coatzacoalcos y Dos Bocas". Obras (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. "BNamericas - México busca impulsar dos nuevos proyectos ferroviarios". BNamericas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. "Tren Maya unirá a Coatzacoalcos y Cancún: AMLO en Veracruz". W Radio México (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
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