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Mexican Railway
1912 map
Overview
Native name	Ferrocarril México–Veracruz
Status	Absorbed by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Operated under current owner Ferrosur
Locale	Mexico
Termini	Mexico City Veracruz
Service
Services	3
Operator(s)	Ferrocarril Mexicano
History
Opened	January 1, 1873
Merged	March 1959
Technical
Line length	679.8 km (422.4 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Partially, 103 km (64 mi), between Esperanza and Paso del Macho

The Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Mexicano) (reporting mark FCM) was one of the primary pre-nationalization railways of Mexico. Incorporated in London in September 1864 as the Imperial Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Imperial Mexicano) to complete an earlier project, it was renamed in July 1867 after the Second French Empire withdrew from Mexico.

History

The main line from Mexico City to Veracruz was dedicated on January 1, 1873, by President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada; branches connected Ometusco to Pachuca and Apizaco to Puebla. The 103 kilometers (64 mi) between Esperanza and Paso del Macho were electrically operated beginning in the 1920s.

The Mexican Railway remained independent of the government-owned Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (National Railways of Mexico) until the government gained control in June 1946 and merged the property in March 1959. Following privatization in the 1990s, Ferrosur acquired the lines of the former Mexican Railway.

Passenger transport

Although the Mexico City-Veracruz line, formerly the Mexican Railway, is currently a freight rail line, it has historically been used for passenger service as well.

The Jarocho

El Jarocho
Legend
Mexico City (Buenavista) Mexico City State of Mexico Valle de México División Mexicano Tenayuca Xalostoc Santa Clara Cerro Gordo San Cristóbal Tepexpan Xometla Teotihuacán Teoloyucan Metepec Oxtotipac Otumba [es] Aguatepec La Palma Campero Ometusco State of Mexico Hidalgo Jaltepec Irolo Santa Clara Acopinalco Mal País Apan [es] San Lorenzo Tetlapayac Veloz Soltepec Iturbe Cerrito La Luz Calderón Sur Bernales Calderón Norte Sanz Guadalupe La Trasquilla Muñoz Hidalgo Tlaxcala Mena Apizaco Pavón Tochac Velasco Acocotla Baquedano Huamantla Tecoac Tamariz Tecampana San Marcos Cerón Moctezuma Mazarranza Rinconada Vega Aljibes Tlaxcala Puebla Oriental San Andrés Varela San Pedro Titipanapa Los Reyes Tepeyahualco Esperanza Pizarro Boca del Monte Artesiano Galera Puebla/Veracruz Puebla Veracruz Totalco Alta Luz Cerro Colarado Bota Perote Maltrata Rubín Balastrera Cruz Blanca Encinar Las Vigas Santa Rosa David S. Alonso Nogales Negro Río Blanco Cruz Verde Orizaba Jilotepec Molino Ocote Sumidero San Miguel Metlac Debesa Fortín Banderilla Córdoba Jalapa Pañuelo Los Berros Paraje Nuevo Pacho Esmeralda Roma Potrero Alborada Atoyac El Chico San Alejo Chavarrillo Las Palomas Oscuro Mata del Gallo Palmar Paso del Macho Souter Camarón Silvestre Cortés Mata de Agua Apazapam Soledad Tigrillos Purga El Carrizal Mata Loma Los Idolos Santa Rita Tamarindo Tejería Chichicaxtle El Laurel Guayabal Paso de Varas Cardel Salmoral Antigua Pureza Hatillo Vargas Santa Fe Tamsa Veracruz
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Many passenger trains of the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México were named after the city they connected Mexico City's Buenavista station with. Therefore, the Jarocho (a Spanish word meaning a person from Veracruz) was the name given to the train that went from Mexico City to the Port of Veracruz via the former Mexican Railway. The Jarocho operated as part of the N de M until 18 August 1999.

Proposed revival

In 2017, the National Tourism Business Council announced that the route will join a group of tourist train routes known as the Ruta de Cortés (Cortés Route). There are plans to use $100 million to improve and maintain the pre-existing railroad infrastructure for the Ruta de Cortés.

On November 20, 2023, the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a decree to reactivate seven passenger train routes, including a route from Mexico City to Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos.

On January 25, 2024, it was announced that the company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, together with Grupo México and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, would carry out the analysis of the development of four passenger train routes in Mexico, including the Mexico City-Veracruz line. The other three lines being considered are the Mexico City-Guanajuato Bajío Train [es] (Spanish: Tren del Bajío), a train connecting Mexico City's Felipe Ángeles International Airport with Toluca, and the Mexico City-Querétaro line.

References

1. Pan-American Magazine and New World Review, 1923, p. 28
2. Fred Wilbur Powell, The Railroads of Mexico, Stratford Company (Boston), 1921, pp. 102-103
3. Manual of Statistics Company (New York), The Manual of Statistics: Stock Exchange Hand-Book, 1908, pp. 195-196
4. Railway Electrical Engineer Vol 13 Number 11, pp 390-391
5. Official Guide of the Railways, June 1954, pg 1191
6. Tothill Press, Directory of Railway Officials & Year Book, 1961-1962, p. 272
7. "El tiempo parece detenido en la vieja estación ferrocarrilera". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
8. "El regreso del tren de pasajeros de CDMX a Veracruz". CityExpress (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. "Avanza el proyecto de tren turístico Veracruz-Ciudad de México". Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
10. "Ruta de Cortés, otra línea de tren que conectaría a Puebla con la CDMX y Veracruz". El Universal Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
11. "AMLO publica decreto para crear más trenes de pasajeros: Estas son las 7 rutas propuestas". El Financiero (in Spanish). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
12. ^ Valadez, Roberto (25 January 2024). "CAF analiza con Grupo México y CPCK desarrollar trenes de pasajeros". Milenio. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
13. "Analiza CAF México participar en trenes de pasajeros". El Diario de Chihuahua (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

• Documents and clippings about Mexican Railway in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

• Defunct railway companies of Mexico
• History of the State of Mexico
• History of Puebla
• History of Veracruz
• Transportation in Hidalgo
• Transportation in the State of Mexico
• Transportation in Mexico City
• Transportation in Puebla
• Transportation in Tlaxcala
• Transportation in Veracruz
• Railway companies established in 1867
• 1867 establishments in Mexico
• Railway lines opened in 1873
• Railway companies disestablished in 1959