“During the weekend’s construction start, Andr\u00e9s Lajous Loaeza, head of rail transport regulator ARTF, said the route\u00a0\u2013\u00a0on which construction was initially scheduled to begin in April\u00a0\u2013\u00a0will benefit 1.2mn residents.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Lajous said trains from Buenavista in Mexico City to Hidalgo state capital Pachuca will travel at up to 120km\/h, while 57km of double track will be built on the Felipe \u00c1ngeles international airport (AIFA)-Pachuca section. Construction of the Lecher\u00eda (Buenavista)-AIFA link is nearing completion.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “The official also reported that travel times will be cut by 25-30% compared to road transport, so it will now only take an hour and 15 minutes to travel from Mexico City to Pachuca and 38 minutes from AIFA to the same destination.”<\/strong> [The AIFA airport is in the state of Mexico].<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Sheinbaum plans to construct at least 3,000 kilometers of passenger rail lines, in 13 new passenger routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is some criticism of this plan, but the Presidenta<\/em> defends it: “At her press conference on Tuesday [March 25], Sheinbaum defended her plan to build at least 3,000km of passenger rail lines despite criticism that railways are a thing of the past because they are unprofitable and therefore require subsidies and private capital.”<\/strong> On March 22nd, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum was in the state of Hidalgo for the official launch of the Mexico City-Pachuca train route. (Pachuca is northeast of Mexico City). This rail route is being constructed by the Department of Defense. … Continue reading
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