President Claudia Sheinbaum officially launched the construction of the train line in Pachuca this weekend, marking an important stage in the expansion of the Mexican rail network.
The project, which the managers predict that they are completed in one year and seven months, will help connect Mexico City to the central state of Hidalgo, which, according to them, will benefit to 1.2 million residents and will create around 40,000 direct and twice indirect jobs.
The officials said that the train will take place at a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour (75 MPH), reducing the journey time from Mexico to Pachuca, the capital of Hidalgo, about 25% at an hour and 10 minutes.
From Felipeles International Airport (AIFA) in Mexico State, the trip to Pachuca will only take 38 minutes.
The AIFA-Pachuca section will include 57 kilometers of double electrified track in support of a system that will not pollute along the route.
Construction of the Mexican army, with the support of other government agencies, is on Saturday And will involve 10 simultaneous work fronts to respect the project calendar.
“Today marks the start of the construction of the Mexico-Pachuca train,” proclaimed Sheinbaum in his Saturday speech. Six months ago, Sheinbaum was also in Hidalgo to inaugurate the line, But this time, the emphasis was specifically put on the AIFA section in Pachuca.
In his speech, the president also praised his predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, for having revived the railway lines Passger in Mexico.
One of these lines, from Mexico to Aifa, is already well under construction and will open in July, Sheinbaum said last month. Airport, which opened three years ago, is approximately 35 kilometers north of Mexico City. The CDMX-Aifa trip will take around 40 minutes by train, much less than The time required to get there by car.
The new line will end in Pachuca, which has around 314,000 inhabitants in the city and 665,000 in the major metropolitan region. The region is known for its rich mining history and has An interesting link with Great Britain, in particular Cornwall, which dates back to 1824.
During the last ceremony, held in the community of Jaguey de Tellez in Zempoala, Hidalgo, Sheinbaum underlined the objective of his administration to build nearly 3,000 kilometers of railways before the end of his mandate on September 30, 2030.
These include a Mexico-City-Quéretaro line, a Querétaro-Irapato line and a Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo line which includes Monterrey. She also mentioned a line that will go to Guadalajara, Mazatlán and the cities along the Pacific coast, finally connecting Mexico to Nogales, Sonora, on the American-Mexican border.
The other new train lines in Mexico include the Mayan train in the south, the interoceanic train on the other side of the tehuantepec isthmus and the Mexico-Toluca line.
All are part of an effort to improve connectivity and reduce carbon emissions thanks to public transport, noted Sheinbaum.
The Mexico-Pachuca train will connect with other public transport systems, including the Mexico Metro and the Buenavista-Cautitlán suburban train, a CDMX railway that completes the metro.
The project involves the construction of 12.3 kilometers of high viaducts, 45 kilometers of backfill, 12 bridges, 56 drainage works and 14 violations for vehicles, said Gustavo Vallejo Suáz, commander of the Felipeles Engineering group. The replacement of the infrastructures Pemex, CFE and Conagua will also be built.
The exact number of stations on the AIFA-Pachuca line has not been finalized. The stops will certainly include Tepojaco and Jaltocán in Hidalgo, with a handful of other cities that are being studied.
Hidalgo Governor Julio Menchaca Salazar praised the project, noting that he will have a significant economic impact on his state.
The federal government would have allocated 44 billion pesos (2.2 billion US dollars) for the Mexico-Pachuca line, part of a larger investment of 157 billion peso (7.8 billion US dollars) in railway projects until 2025.
With reports from Aristegui News,, Mexico sun And Quadratín
