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Sheinbaum Sets 2026 Target for Interoceanic Rail as Tapachula Development Poles Go to Tender

She outlined a southern border plan linking new industry sites with port upgrades to shift growth toward Chiapas.

Overview

  • The IxtepecCiudad Hidalgo segment of the Tren Interoceánico (Línea K) is being expanded for freight and passenger service with completion targeted for 2026.
  • SEMAR has put two Polos de Desarrollo Económico para el Bienestar in Tapachula out to tender alongside a planned modernization of Puerto Chiapas to elevate the city as a regional hub.
  • After heavy rains, the Infrastructure, Communications and Transport Secretariat will support repairs to two bridges that collapsed on the Chiapas coastal highway.
  • The administration is advancing the Tren Maya freight track and road projects including Macuspana–Escárcega, Palenque–Ocosingo and the Rizo de Oro bridge, with parallel upgrades to clinics and hospitals.
  • Sheinbaum reported 1,906,955 beneficiaries of federal programs in Chiapas with 45,939 million pesos invested this year, and 1,474,296 beneficiaries in Oaxaca with 37,667 million pesos.