Guanajuato Governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo led the start of construction work on the Querétaro–Irapuato Interurban Train in Apaseo el Grande, a project that aims to transform mobility in the Bajío region.
“We know what trains bring to our communities and municipalities: development, progress, well-being, and above all, the connection between families, which fills us with so much emotion,” the governor said during the groundbreaking.
In a video broadcast during the morning press conference of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the governor of Guanajuato and her counterpart from Querétaro, Mauricio Kuri González, kicked off construction of the first 30.3-kilometer section, which will connect Querétaro with Apaseo el Grande.
The project includes 108.2 kilometers of double track, designed to operate between 200 and 360 kilometers per hour, with stations and stops in Querétaro, Apaseo el Grande, Celaya, Villagrán/Cortázar, Salamanca, Irapuato, and León.
The train is estimated to generate more than 1,500 direct jobs and 8,200 indirect jobs, in addition to a daily demand of 30,000 people. In its first phase, demand is expected to reach more than 4 million trips annually.
According to the state government, with an investment of 98,749.8 million pesos, the project will represent a transformation in mobility in the Bajío region, by shortening distances, generating significant economic benefits, and ensuring safer travel.
Source: eleconomista
