List of Mexican railroads

This is a list of Mexican railroads, common carrier railroads operating as part of rail transport in Mexico.

Passenger rail

Passenger regional rail within urban areas includes:

Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana de México^[1]
STC Metrorrey^[2]
Veracruz Trams
Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos^[3]^[4]
Metro de la Ciudad de México^[5]^[6]
Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano^[7]
El Insurgente (under construction)^[8]
Tren Maya (under construction)^[9]^{[circular reference]}

There is also the

Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico, which connects Los Mochis, Sinaloa to Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Tequila Express, which connects Guadalajara, Jalisco to Tequila, Jalisco

Class I railroads

There are three Class I railroads:

Ferromex (FXE)^[10]
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)^[11]
Ferrosur (FSRR)

Additionally the three Class I railroads jointly own a railroad that provides access to Mexico City

Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México (Ferrovalle)

Shortline railroads

Shortline and terminal railroad companies include:

Linea Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango (LFCD)^[12]
Baja California Railroad (BJRR)
CG Railway^[13]
Ferrocarril Transístmico^[14]
Ferrocarril Chiapas-Mayab (FCCM)

Railway links with adjacent countries

To its north, Mexico shares a border with the United States that is 3,169 km (1,969 mi) in length^[15] The two countries share the same track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), with multiple links. CG Railway operates a train ferry between the port of Mobile at Mobile, Alabama and the port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.

To its south, Mexico shares an 871 km (541 mi) border with Guatemala and a 251 km (156 mi) border with Belize. There is rebuilt link with rail transport in Guatemala at Ciudad Tecún Umán in Ayutla, San Marcos, with a break of gauge. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge / 914 mm (3 ft) (rebuilt as standard gauge in 2019^[16])

Former railroads

The following is a list of former railroads:

Bosques de Chihuahua^[17]
Carrizo Gorge de Mexico^[18]
Ferrocarril Aguascalientes^[19]
Ferrocarril Atlamaxac^[20]
Ferrocarril Cazadero la Torre y Tepetongo
Ferrocarril Cazadero y San Pablo
Ferrocarril Cazadero y Solis
Ferrocarril Central Mexicano (see also Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico)
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico now operated as a passenger line by Ferromex
Ferrocarril Coahuila y Zacatecas^[21]
Ferrocarril de Córdoba a Huatusco
Ferrocarril Desague del Valle de Mexico^[22]
El Oro Mining and Railway Company^[23]
El Paso Southern Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway)
Ferrocarril Guanajuato a San Luis de la Paz y Pozos^[24]
Ferrocarril Hidalgo y Nordeste^[25]
Ferrocarril de Hornos
Ferrocarril Inter-California
Ferrocarril Interoceanico
Ferrocarril Ixtlahuaca^[24]
Ferrocarril Jalapa y Cordoba
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM)^[26]
Ferrocarril Mapimi^[27]
Ferrocarril Matehuala^[28]
Ferrocarril Merida a Calkini^[29]
Ferrocarril de Merida a Peto^[30]
Ferrocarril Merida a Valladolid^[31]
Ferrocarril Mexicali y Golfo
Ferrocarril Mexicano (FCM)
Ferrocarril Mexicano del Sur^[32]
Mexico North Western Railway
Ferrocarril Michoacan y Pacifico^[28]
Ferrocarril Monte Alto y Tlalnepantla^[33]
Monterrey Mineral and Terminal Railway^[33]
Ferrocarril Nacozari^[34]
Ferrocarril Nacional de la Baja California
Ferrocarril Oaxaca a Ejutla^[33]
Ferrocarril del Pacifico (FCP)
Panuco Mountain and Monclova Railroad^[35]
Ferrocarril Parral y Durango^[35]
Ferrocarril Peninsular de Merida-Yucatan^[29]
Potosi Central Railroad^[35]
Ferrocarril Potosi y Rio Verde (FPyRv)
Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway)
Ferrocarril San Gregorio^[36]
Ferrocarril San Marcos a Huajapan de Leon^[37]
Ferrocarril San Rafael y Atlixco^[36]
Sinaloa and Durango Railroad^[38]^[39]^[40]
Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California (SBC)
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (Freight Service)
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Ferrocarril de Tacubaya
Ferrocarril Tlacotepec a Huajapan de Leon^[37]
Ferrocarril Toluca y Zitacuaro^[41]
Ferrocarril Toluca a Tenango y San Juan^[41]
Ferrocarril Torres a Prietas^[41]
Tehuantepec National Railway (see Ferrocarril Transístmico)
Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste (FUS)
Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán (U de Y)
Ferrocarril del Valle de Mexico^[42]
Ferrocarril Vanegas, Cedral, y Rio Verde^[42]
Ferrocarril Vera Cruz a Anton Lizardo y Alvarado^[42]

References

Best, Gerald M. (1968). Mexican Narrow Gauge. Howell-North.

Notes

^ "Ferrocarriles Suburbanos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ "Gobierno del estado de Nuevo León - nl.gob.mx".
^ "Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos". STE.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo - Metro". STC.
^ "STC - Sistema de Transporte Colectivo". Archived from the original on 2000-11-09.
^ "SITEUR - Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano".
^ "InterUrbano".
^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_Maya. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Ferromex".
^ "cpkcr.com".
^ "Linea Coahuila Durango - Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2004-11-27.
^ "CGR". Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ "Inicio - Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V." (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ "United States Section Directive" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx.
^ Evan Werkema (1 January 2019). "Trainorders posting".
^ Dorian Hargrove (14 April 2014). "San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway to roll?".
^ Best p.61
^ Best p.40
^ Best p.64
^ Best p.65
^ Best p.67
^ ^a ^b Best p.68
^ Best p.35
^ "kcsi.com".
^ Best p.69
^ ^a ^b Best p.70
^ ^a ^b Best p.53
^ Best p.54
^ Best p.50
^ Best p.31
^ ^a ^b ^c Best p.73
^ Bernat, Andrew "The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway - A Standard Gauge 'Cloud-Climber'" in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette January/February 2004 pages 47-52
^ ^a ^b ^c Best p.74
^ ^a ^b Best p.77
^ ^a ^b Best p.36
^ The Official Railway List. Chicago: Railway Purchasing Agent Company. 1888. p. 176.
^ "American Society of Civil Engineers". Engineering News and American Contract Journal. IX. New York City: George H. Frost: 425. December 9, 1882.
^ "Reports of Engineering Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers". Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine. XXVIII (CLXIX). New York: D. Van Nostrand: 80. January 1883.
^ ^a ^b ^c Best p.80
^ ^a ^b ^c Best p.81

External links

[suburbanos-1] "Ferrocarriles Suburbanos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[2] "Gobierno del estado de Nuevo León - nl.gob.mx".

[3] "Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos". STE.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo - Metro". STC.

[6] "STC - Sistema de Transporte Colectivo". Archived from the original on 2000-11-09.

[7] "SITEUR - Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano".

[8] "InterUrbano".

[9] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_Maya. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[10] "Ferromex".

[11] "cpkcr.com".

[12] "Linea Coahuila Durango - Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2004-11-27.

[cgr-13] "CGR". Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[ferroistmo-14] "Inicio - Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V." (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[15] "United States Section Directive" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[16] "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx.

[BDC-17] Evan Werkema (1 January 2019). "Trainorders posting".

[CGM-18] Dorian Hargrove (14 April 2014). "San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway to roll?".

[19] Best p.61

[20] Best p.40

[21] Best p.64

[22] Best p.65

[23] Best p.67

[b68-24] Best p.68

[25] Best p.35

[26] "kcsi.com".

[27] Best p.69

[b70-28] Best p.70

[b53-29] Best p.53

[30] Best p.54

[31] Best p.50

[32] Best p.31

[b73-33] Best p.73

[34] Bernat, Andrew "The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway - A Standard Gauge 'Cloud-Climber'" in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette January/February 2004 pages 47-52

[b74-35] Best p.74

[b77-36] Best p.77

[b36-37] Best p.36

[38] The Official Railway List. Chicago: Railway Purchasing Agent Company. 1888. p. 176.

[39] "American Society of Civil Engineers". Engineering News and American Contract Journal. IX. New York City: George H. Frost: 425. December 9, 1882.

[40] "Reports of Engineering Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers". Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine. XXVIII (CLXIX). New York: D. Van Nostrand: 80. January 1883.

[b80-41] Best p.80

[b81-42] Best p.81

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v t e Urban public transport networks and systems in Mexico
Commuter rail	Tren Suburbano El Insurgente
Rapid transit	Mexico City Metro (STC) Metrorrey
Light rail	SITEUR light rail/metro of Guadalajara Mexico City light rail
Trolleybus	Trolleybuses in Guadalajara Trolleybuses in Mexico City
Bus rapid transit	Macrobús (Guadalajara) Ie-Tram Yucatán (Mérida) Metrobús (Mexico City) Optibús (León) Mexibús (State of Mexico) Acabús (Acapulco) Ecovía (Monterrey) Ruta (Puebla) ViveBús (Chihuahua) Bravobús (Cd. Juárez) Tuzobús (Pachuca)
Multimodal operating authorities	Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (Mexico City)
Cable car	Cablebús (Mexico City) Mexicable (State of Mexico)
Other transport	"Pesero"