List of Mexican railroads

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

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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## Passenger rail

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* Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México[1]
* STC Metrorrey[2]
* Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos[3][4]
* Metro de la Ciudad de México[5][6]
* Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano[7]
* Tren interurbano El Insurgente

* Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico
* Tequila Express
* Tren Maya
* Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec

## Class I railroads

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KCSM locomotive near Caltzonzin Station in Michoacán (October 2009)

There are three Class I railroads:

* Ferromex (FXE)[8]
* Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)[9]
* 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

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MV Bali Sea loads up with Ferrosur trains in Coatzacoalcos (October 2007)

Shortline and terminal railroad companies include:

* Linea Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango (LFCD)[10]
* Baja California Railroad (BJRR)
* CG Railway[11]
* Tren Interoceánico[12]
* Ferrocarril Chiapas-Mayab (FCCM)

## Railway links with adjacent countries

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To its north, Mexico shares a border with the United States that is 3,169 km (1,969 mi) in length[13] 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[14])

## Former railroads

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The following is a list of former railroads:

* Bosques de Chihuahua[15]
* Carrizo Gorge de Mexico[16]
* Ferrocarril Aguascalientes[17]
* Ferrocarril Atlamaxac[18]
* 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[19]
* Ferrocarril de Córdoba a Huatusco
* Ferrocarril Desague del Valle de Mexico[20]
* El Oro Mining and Railway Company[21]
* El Paso Southern Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway)
* Ferrocarril Guanajuato a San Luis de la Paz y Pozos[22]
* Ferrocarril Hidalgo y Nordeste[23]
* Ferrocarril de Hornos
* Ferrocarril Inter-California
* Ferrocarril Interoceanico
* Ferrocarril Ixtlahuaca[22]
* Ferrocarril Jalapa y Cordoba
* Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
* Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM)[24]
* Ferrocarril Mapimi[25]
* Ferrocarril Matehuala[26]
* Ferrocarril Merida a Calkini[27]
* Ferrocarril de Merida a Peto[28]
* Ferrocarril Merida a Valladolid[29]
* Ferrocarril Mexicali y Golfo
* Ferrocarril Mexicano (FCM)
* Ferrocarril Mexicano del Sur[30]
* Mexico North Western Railway
* Ferrocarril Michoacan y Pacifico[26]
* Ferrocarril Monte Alto y Tlalnepantla[31]
* Monterrey Mineral and Terminal Railway[31]
* Ferrocarril Nacozari[32]
* Ferrocarril Nacional de la Baja California
* Ferrocarril Oaxaca a Ejutla[31]
* Ferrocarril del Pacifico (FCP)
* Panuco Mountain and Monclova Railroad[33]
* Ferrocarril Parral y Durango[33]
* Ferrocarril Peninsular de Merida-Yucatan[27]
* Potosi Central Railroad[33]
* Ferrocarril Potosi y Rio Verde (FPyRv)
* Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway)
* Ferrocarril San Gregorio[34]
* Ferrocarril San Marcos a Huajapan de Leon[35]
* Ferrocarril San Rafael y Atlixco[34]
* Sinaloa and Durango Railroad[36][37][38]
* Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California (SBC)
* Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (Freight Service)
* Southern Pacific of Mexico
* Ferrocarril de Tacubaya
* Ferrocarril Tlacotepec a Huajapan de Leon[35]
* Ferrocarril Toluca y Zitacuaro[39]
* Ferrocarril Toluca a Tenango y San Juan[39]
* Ferrocarril Torres a Prietas[39]
* Tehuantepec National Railway (see Tren Interoceánico)
* Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste (FUS)
* Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán (U de Y)
* Ferrocarril del Valle de Mexico[40]
* Ferrocarril Vanegas, Cedral, y Rio Verde[40]
* Ferrocarril Vera Cruz a Anton Lizardo y Alvarado[40]

## See also

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* Aerotrén
* Copper Canyon
* Decauville
* Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab
* Guadalajara light rail system
* La Bestia
* List of named passenger trains of Mexico
* Mexico City Metro
* Monterrey Metro
* Tequila Express
* Xochimilco Light Rail
* Mayan Train

## References

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

## Notes

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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. ^ "Ferromex".
9. ^ "cpkcr.com".
10. ^ "Linea Coahuila Durango - Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2004-11-27.
11. ^ "CGR". Retrieved 14 October 2011.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "United States Section Directive" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
14. ^ "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx.
15. ^ Evan Werkema (1 January 2019). "Trainorders posting".
16. ^ Dorian Hargrove (14 April 2014). "San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway to roll?".
17. ^ Best p.61
18. ^ Best p.40
19. ^ Best p.64
20. ^ Best p.65
21. ^ Best p.67
22. ^ a b Best p.68
23. ^ Best p.35
24. ^ "kcsi.com".
25. ^ Best p.69
26. ^ a b Best p.70
27. ^ a b Best p.53
28. ^ Best p.54
29. ^ Best p.50
30. ^ Best p.31
31. ^ a b c Best p.73
32. ^ 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
33. ^ a b c Best p.74
34. ^ a b Best p.77
35. ^ a b Best p.36
36. ^ The Official Railway List. Chicago: Railway Purchasing Agent Company. 1888. p. 176.
37. ^ "American Society of Civil Engineers". Engineering News and American Contract Journal. IX. New York City: George H. Frost: 425. December 9, 1882.
38. ^ "Reports of Engineering Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers". Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine. XXVIII (CLXIX). New York: D. Van Nostrand: 80. January 1883.
39. ^ a b c Best p.80
40. ^ a b c Best p.81

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rail transport companies of Mexico and Defunct rail transport companies of Mexico.

* Ferrocarril del Sureste FERROSUR
* Ferrocarril Mexicano FERROMEX
* Kansas City Southern de Mexico KCSM (Formerly TFM)
* Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango LFCD
* Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab FCCM
* MEXLIST--The Group for Mexican Railway Information
* FERROMEXICO Information, pictures, maps and plenty of Mexican railroad data
* RIHEL Articles and pictures about Mexican railroads, in Spanish only.
* El Chepe: Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico

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Urban public transport networks and systems in Mexico

Commuter rail|

* Tren Interurbano
* El Insurgente
* Tren Suburbano

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"

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