Progress on the Gulf of Mexico Train project rail corridor

The Gulf of Mexico Train project moves forward as Mexico starts work on a new section that improves passenger mobility and backs wider plans for long-distance rail across key corridors.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Infrastructure and design of the Gulf of Mexico Train project

Construction teams are now working on the 133.5-km stretch between Arroyo El Sauz and Nuevo Laredo, and the alignment traces the established CPKC freight corridor, according to International Railway Journal. Engineers keep the new line for passenger services only, so they add passing loops and crossings to keep trains moving.

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The project also brings new stations at Nuevo Laredo, Anáhuac, and Lampazos de Naranjo, and each stop anchors the line in local communities. Crews must also deliver 52 bridges and 42 level crossings — a workload that leads toward an opening target of 2028 on the 393.9-km corridor linking Saltillo, Monterrey, and the border.

How the Gulf of Mexico Train project fits into national plans?

The government folds this corridor into the first phase of its National Railway Plan, and the program aims to restore passenger trains on more than 3400 km of existing main lines, as outlined by Railway Age. Another project in the same phase covers the 107.8-km stretch between Querétaro and Irapuato, and outlets such as Trackopedia have closely followed progress on both schemes. As one planner might put it, “you can see the cliff coming” when you delay decisions for too long.

Planners expect trains to run between 160 and 200 km/h, so journey times drop to just under two hours between Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo and roughly three and a half hours from Saltillo. For many travellers that kind of schedule can, frankly, change how they plan longer trips, because rail starts to feel like a practical alternative rather than a last resort.

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