Tren Felipe Ángeles () is a commuter rail line connecting Mexico City and Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in the State of Mexico. As part of the Tren Interurbano system, it is formally known as the Tren Interurbano Buenavista–AIFA. The line was inaugurated on 26 April 2026. It is planned to be extended north to Pachuca.

The line begins at Buenavista railway station in the borough of Cuauhtémoc in northern Mexico City and runs north, sharing infrastructure with the Tren Suburbano, before diverging after Lechería railway station and continuing northeast along a freight railway right-of-way to Felipe Ángeles International Airport. The route between Lechería and Felipe Ángeles International Airport includes eight stations along of track through the municipalities of Tultitlán, Tultepec, Nextlalpan and Zumpango.

According to project estimates, the line is expected to serve 84,000-165,000 passengers per day and improve rail access to Felipe Ángeles International Airport from central Mexico City. During its first month of operation, the promotional fare was set at 45 pesos.

History

On 19 March 2020, the project to build a branch line to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, located in the municipality of Zumpango, was announced.

The construction of the branch line was expected to last about 24 months and would be a mixed investment of about 25 billion pesos, of which 15 billion would be from the concessionaires and the rest from the federal government.

The work would involve relocating 64,000 meters of main freight tracks, 3,500 meters of existing yards and 6,300 meters of secondary tracks, constructing a 13,400-meter switching yard, and building 28 kilometers of double track. This totals a 130-kilometer railway project, with the added complexity of working on existing tracks without interrupting freight service in the Valley of Mexico, especially to industries located along the railway line.

The branch line begins at the station and has six intermediate stations: Cueyamil, La Loma, Teyahualco, Prados Sur, Cajiga and Xaltocan; as well as the terminal station at the airport. It became operational on 26 April 2026.

Construction

In 2021, the concessionaire Ferrocarriles Suburbanos began construction in September of the branch line to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), which would depart from the Buenavista station, making the total journey approximately 38 to 40 minutes, and it was thought that it would begin service by the end of 2023.

The project was scheduled for completion in December 2023, but due to construction delays, the inauguration was postponed until April 2024. This was then postponed again to August 2024. After numerous delays, the project was transferred to SEDENA for completion.

On 21 December 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum, Governor of the State of Mexico Delfina Gómez Álvarez, the head of the Andrés Lajous Loaeza, and the Director General of Banobras Jorge Mendoza Sánchez, made the first trip from Lechería to AIFA, beginning the testing period. The project will be operated by BANOBRAS.

Opening

On 26 April 2026, almost at the end of the inauguration of the Buenavista-AIFA section, the first phase of the , the president confirmed the name that had been announced in previous conferences:

Stations

The stations on the line are the following:

No. Station Level Connection Location Toward Lechería railway station (shared with the Tren Suburbano system)01Cueyamil Grade level,overground access Tultitlán02La Loma 03Teyahualco Tultepec04Prados Sur Tultitlán05Cajiga 06 Xaltocan XaltocanNextlalpan07AIFA–Clara Krause Underground,grade level accessZumpango

Rates and schedules

The Buenavista–AIFA Train operates with the following fares and service hours:

Rates

Trip Buenavista - Xaltocan and vice versa: $11.50 (Eleven pesos 50/100 MN) (From April 27, 2026 to May 27, this will be the promotional fare, afterwards it will change and the prices are not yet known). Boarding and disembarking at AIFA / Clara Krause: Promotional month $45.00 (Forty-five pesos 00/100 MN)

Schedules Monday to Friday: from 5:00 to 00:00 hours. Saturdays: from 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM (midnight). Sundays and public holidays: from 7:00 a.m. to 00:00 a.m.

Details

+TerminalTimeMondayto FridaySaturdaysSundaysand holidaysBuenavistaFirst departure04:5706:0507:05Last departure00:1100:1300:05First arrival???Last arrival00:5100:5500:46AIFA / Clara KrauseFirst departure05:0006:0707:01Last departure00:0100:071:00First arrival???Last arrival00:5100:4900:51

Rolling stock

Ten Civity-type trains, of the same model as the trains from El Insurgente, will run along this branch line. These units can travel at 130 kilometers per hour, although due to their proximity to the Tren Suburbano, the speed will be 65 kilometers per hour. They have a capacity of 750 passengers and are equipped with various security measures, including surveillance cameras.

See also

Transportation in Mexico City El Insurgente Tren Suburbano

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