This is a list of Mexican railroads, common carrier railroads operating as part of rail transport in Mexico.

Passenger rail Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México STC Metrorrey Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos Metro de la Ciudad de México Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano Tren interurbano El Insurgente Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico Tequila Express Tren Maya Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec

Class I railroads

There are two Class I railroads: Ferromex (FXE) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Additionally the two Class I railroads jointly own a railroad that provides access to Mexico City Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México (Ferrovalle)

Shortline railroads

Shortline and terminal railroad companies include: Linea Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango (LFCD) Baja California Railroad (BJRR) CG Railway Tren Interoceánico Ferrosur (FSRR)

Railway links with adjacent countries To its north, Mexico shares a border with the United States that is in length The two countries share the same track gauge of , with multiple links. CG Railway operates a train ferry between the port of Mobile at Mobile, Alabama and the port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.

To its south, Mexico shares an border with Guatemala and a border with Belize. There is rebuilt link with rail transport in Guatemala at Ciudad Tecún Umán in Ayutla, San Marcos, with a break of gauge. / (rebuilt as standard gauge in 2019)

Former railroads The following is a list of former railroads:

Bosques de Chihuahua Carrizo Gorge de Mexico Ferrocarril AguascalientesBest p.61 Ferrocarril AtlamaxacBest p.40 Ferrocarril Cazadero la Torre y Tepetongo Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab (FCCM) Ferrocarril Cazadero y San Pablo Ferrocarril Cazadero y Solis Ferrocarril Central Mexicano (see also Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico) Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico now operated as a passenger line by Ferromex Ferrocarril Coahuila y ZacatecasBest p.64 Ferrocarril de Córdoba a Huatusco Ferrocarril Desague del Valle de MexicoBest p.65 El Oro Mining and Railway CompanyBest p.67 El Paso Southern Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway) Ferrocarril Guanajuato a San Luis de la Paz y PozosBest p.68 Ferrocarril Hidalgo y NordesteBest p.35 Ferrocarril de Hornos Ferrocarril Inter-California Ferrocarril Interoceanico Ferrocarril Ixtlahuaca Ferrocarril Jalapa y Cordoba Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) Ferrocarril MapimiBest p.69 Ferrocarril MatehualaBest p.70 Ferrocarril Merida a CalkiniBest p.53 Ferrocarril de Merida a PetoBest p.54 Ferrocarril Merida a ValladolidBest p.50 Ferrocarril Mexicali y Golfo Ferrocarril Mexicano (FCM) Ferrocarril Mexicano del SurBest p.31 Mexico North Western Railway Ferrocarril Michoacan y Pacifico Ferrocarril Monte Alto y TlalnepantlaBest p.73 Monterrey Mineral and Terminal Railway Ferrocarril NacozariBernat, Andrew "The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway - A Standard Gauge 'Cloud-Climber'" in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette January/February 2004 pages 47-52 Ferrocarril Nacional de la Baja California Ferrocarril Oaxaca a Ejutla Ferrocarril del Pacifico (FCP) Panuco Mountain and Monclova RailroadBest p.74 Ferrocarril Parral y Durango Ferrocarril Peninsular de Merida-Yucatan Potosi Central Railroad Ferrocarril Potosi y Rio Verde (FPyRv) Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway) Ferrocarril San GregorioBest p.77 Ferrocarril San Marcos a Huajapan de LeonBest p.36 Ferrocarril San Rafael y Atlixco Sinaloa and Durango Railroad Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California (SBC) Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (Freight Service) Southern Pacific of Mexico Ferrocarril de Tacubaya Ferrocarril Tlacotepec a Huajapan de Leon Ferrocarril Toluca y ZitacuaroBest p.80 Ferrocarriles Toluca a Tenango y San Juan Ferrocarril Torres a Prietas Tehuantepec National Railway (see Tren Interoceánico) Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste (FUS) Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán (U de Y) Ferrocarril del Valle de MexicoBest p.81 Ferrocarril Vanegas, Cedral, y Rio Verde Ferrocarril Vera Cruz a Anton Lizardo y Alvarado

See also

Aerotrén Copper Canyon Decauville Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab Guadalajara light rail system La Bestia List of named passenger trains of Mexico Mexico City Metro Monterrey Metro Tequila Express Xochimilco Light Rail Mayan Train

References

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External links

Ferrocarril del Sureste FERROSUR Ferrocarril Mexicano FERROMEX Kansas City Southern de Mexico KCSM (Formerly TFM) Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango LFCD Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab FCCM MEXLIST—The Group for Mexican Railway Information FERROMEXICO Information, pictures, maps and plenty of Mexican railroad data RIHEL Articles and pictures about Mexican railroads, in Spanish only. El Chepe: Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico