Overview

• President Sheinbaum will break ground at Unión San Javier on August 26 to launch the Tren del Norte’s first construction phase.
• The Saltillo–Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo corridor will link three major cities and integrate with Metro Line 4 for seamless urban transfers.
• Federal tenders for rolling stock and corridor works are under way as the project shifts from procurement to execution.
• Unión San Javier in Coahuila has been designated as the site of the first station, with Nuevo León segments set to follow over the next year.
• This ground-breaking follows the near-complete AIFA–Pachuca airport link and ongoing tenders for electric and mixed-configuration trainsets in central Mexico.