Line K (Tren Interoceánico)
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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.[2][3]
The line will connect Ixtepec with the Tren Interoceánico.[3] 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
On its journey through the state of Chiapas, the
Rehabilitation
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.[4]
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.[5]
Connections
The cross-border line from Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas in Mexico to Ciudad Tecún Umán in Guatemala was rebuilt in standard gauge in 2019.[6]
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.[7]
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.[2]
See also
- Rail transport in Mexico
- Rail transport in Guatemala
- Puente Rodolfo Robles, a current roadway and restored[8][9] railway bridge connecting Ciudad Hidalgo with Ayutla
- Tren Interoceánico, the line's future operator
References
- ^ "Con Tren Interoceánico, 'renace el Istmo y se reconcilia Tabasco': Carlos Merino | Portal Tabasco". tabasco.gob.mx. Government of Tabasco. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx.
- ^ Puente Dr Rodolfo Robles
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