Overview
- The federal government presented consolidated progress figures on Wednesday and set a 2,400-kilometre, 750 billion peso target for passenger and freight rail during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s term.
- Officials reported corridor-specific physical progress of roughly 45% for México–Pachuca, 31% for México–Querétaro, 22% for Querétaro–Irapuato and about 10% for Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo.
- Authorities say about 31.1 million square metres of right-of-way have been liberated through a mix of historical federal titles, agreements with ejidos and private acquisitions, and that social and technical meetings remain active to resolve outstanding land issues.
- The government confirmed the first AIFA–Pachuca rolling stock has arrived, reiterated an official target for partial operations of AIFA–Pachuca and México–Querétaro in 2027, reported station construction for México–Querétaro is expected to start in early 2027, and the City of Mexico awarded the Line 3 Metro renovation to Mota‑Engil subject to formal financial approvals.
- Key next steps are finalising detailed engineering, securing Paquete Económico and other financing approvals, completing remaining land arrangements and publishing cost‑benefit and ridership analyses that analysts say are needed to judge long‑term operating costs, projected demand and the program’s social impact.