Overview
- Mexico’s president completed the first official trip from Tonalá, Chiapas to Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca, covering roughly 175 kilometers in about four hours at around 60 km/h.
- Ticket sales open the day after the launch, with tourist-class fares reported from 38 pesos for short segments up to 276 pesos for the full Tonalá–Ixtepec route, and trains offering turista and luxury service options.
- Authorities inaugurated stations including Tonalá, Arriaga, Chahuites and Juchitán, with seven stations intervened overall on this segment.
- The Secretaría de Marina was credited for execution under Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales, citing 212 drainage works, 162 bridge renewals, seven station interventions, 74 community projects, about 1,800 local jobs and more than 1,200 housing supports.
- Planners outlined extensions from Tonalá to Huixtla and from Huixtla to Ciudad Hidalgo at the Guatemala border, while officials highlighted freight links connecting to Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz with expected cargo flows to Oaxaca or Veracruz.