The construction of a new passenger train in San Luis Potosí is set to begin in 2025, as announced by federal authorities this week. The project will involve an investment of 157 billion pesos and will include four railway sections for passenger trains.
Key Routes and Investment
The Federal Government will start construction in the first half of 2025, focusing on the following routes:
– AIFA-Pachuca
– Mexico-Querétaro
– Querétaro-Irapuato
– Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the Felipe Ángeles Engineering Group, part of the National Defense Secretariat (DEFENSA), will oversee the AIFA-Pachuca and Mexico-Querétaro sections. Meanwhile, the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) will handle the Querétaro-Irapuato and Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo sections.
Phased Implementation
The project will be implemented in four phases throughout Claudia Sheinbaum’s six-year term:
Phase 1: 786 kilometers
– AIFA-Pachuca: 54 km
– Mexico-Querétaro: 242 km
– Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo: 306 km
– Querétaro-Irapuato: 184 km
Phase 2: 910 kilometers
– Querétaro-San Luis Potosí: 263 km
– Mazatlán-Los Mochis: 442 km
– Irapuato-Guadalajara: 206 km
Phase 3: 1,145 kilometers
– Guaymas-Hermosillo: 135 km
– Guadalajara-Tepic: 204 km
– San Luis Potosí-Saltillo: 444 km
– Los Mochis-Guaymas: 363 km
Phase 4: 552 kilometers
– Tepic-Mazatlán: 275 km
– Hermosillo-Nogales: 277 km
New Train Stations
San Luis Potosí will have a new passenger train station in its capital. The Railroad Museum will be repurposed as a station for the Mexico-San Luis Potosí-Nuevo Laredo route. Additionally, an area of the cultural complex may be adapted for boarding, making it a new connection point within the planned train network.
There is also a possibility of expanding the building towards the front, in the area of Alameda Juan Sarabia, between 20 de Noviembre and Vicente Chico Sein streets. Another station is planned for Estación Catorce in the municipality of Matehuala.
Source: Lider Empresarial
