Line K (Tren Interoceánico)

Line K
Overview
Service typeRegional rail and freight rail
StatusUnder construction
LocaleOaxaca and Chiapas
First serviceFirst stage (Ixtepec–Arriaga): 2025 (passenger, planned)[1][2]
Second stage (Arriaga-Ciudad Hidalgo): Mid-2025 (planned)[2]
Current operator(s)Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec
Route
TerminiIxtepec, Oaxaca
Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas
Stops15 stations
Distance travelled473 kilometres (294 mi)
Technical
Rolling stockTren Interoceánico rolling stock
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
Legend
Line Z to Salina Cruz
 Ixtepec
Line Z to Coatzacoalcos
 Juchitán
Unión Hidalgo
Chicapa River
 Reforma
Las Anonas
Novillero River
 Chahuites
Oaxaca
Chiapas
state border
 Arriaga
Lagartero River
 Tonalá
Zanatenco River
Pijijiapan River
 Pijijiapan
Mapastepec
San Nicolás River
 Acapetahua
Villa Comaltitlán
Huixtla River
 Huixtla
Cuilco River
Coatán River
 Tapachula
branch to Port Chiapas ferry/water interchange
Cahoacán River
 Ciudad Hidalgo
Suchiate
River
Mexico
Guatemala
border
 Ciudad Tecún Umán
to Guatemala
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Line K (Spanish: Línea K), also known as the Ixtepec–Ciudad Hidalgo Line, is a railroad owned by the Mexican government that connects Ixtepec, Oaxaca with Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas. It was leased to the Ferrocarril Chiapas-Mayab. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Mexican government will rehabilitate the line from Ixtepec, Oaxaca to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas.[3][4]

The line will connect Ixtepec with the Tren Interoceánico.[4] For many years, Central American immigrants took various freight trains from Tapachula to various locations in the United States to cross the Mexico–United States border. However, in 2005, Hurricane Stan destroyed the tracks, and now, the trains started from the city of Arriaga.

History

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On its journey through the state of Chiapas, the Ferrocarril Panamericano touched almost all of the municipal capitals on the coast, with the exception of Tuzantán, Escuintla, Mazatán and some of the small capitals bordering Guatemala (Tuxtla Chico, Cacahoatán y Unión Juárez).

Rehabilitation

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In 2023, Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) presented to the Government of Chiapas, Guatemala and other public officials the Rehabilitation Project of the line's tracks, this as part of the Program for the Development of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the Multimodal Interoceanic Corridor.[5]

An investment of around 20 billion pesos is expected, as part of the rehabilitation of the railways, as well as a little more than 10 billion pesos in the construction of 300 new bridges, out of a total of 527 bridges throughout the city. line, the rest will be rehabilitated.[6]

Connections

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The cross-border line from Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas in Mexico to Ciudad Tecún Umán in Guatemala was rebuilt in standard gauge in 2019.[7]

Andrés Manuel López Obrador announce that the rehabilitation work of the Railway as well as the extension of Salina Cruz to Tapachula would be in charge of the Secretariat of the Navy, as well as the state governments of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco.[8]

The connection project between the Guatemala railway and the Tren Interoceánico would also be announced, which will be carried out through the Rodolfo Robles border bridge that connects the cities of Tecún Umán, Guatemala.

The connection point in Mexico would be Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, separated from north to south by the Suchiate River from the Guatemalan town and would connect with the Isthmus train with the railway from Ixtepec, Oaxaca to Tapachula, Chiapas.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pamplona, Fabian (September 3, 2024). "Corredor Interoceánico: este es el avance de la Línea K; tramo entre Oaxaca y Chiapas". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b López Cabrera, Heder (June 22, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lozano, Luis Fernando (2021-03-23). "Tren del Istmo se conectará con Guatemala vía Tapachula". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  4. ^ a b "Anuncian rehabilitación de la vía del ferrocarril de Ixtepec a Tapachula". XeVT 104.1 FM | Telereportaje (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  5. ^ Aquino, Marco (13 March 2023). "Tren vuelve a la frontera sur con miras al desarrollo de Chiapas". Aquinoticias.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ Sur, Marvin Bautista | Diario del. "Tren transístmico: inician trabajos de rehabilitación de la línea férrea K". Diario del Sur | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Chiapas y el Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  8. ^ "Tren del Istmo se conectará con Guatemala – INCOMEX" (in Mexican Spanish). 2021-03-24. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  9. ^ "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx.
  10. ^ Puente Dr Rodolfo Robles
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