The Coatzacoalcos–Pakal Ná ''(Palenque)'' Line (), also known as the FA Line (), is a railway owned by the

Mexican government The Federal government of Mexico (alternately known as the Government of the Republic or ' or ') is the national government of the United Mexican States, the central government established by its constitution to share sovereignty over the republ ...

, connecting Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and

Palenque, Chiapas Palenque is a city and Municipalities of Chiapas, municipality in the List of states in Mexico, Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The city was named almost 200 years before Palenque, the nearby Mayan ruins were discovered in the 18th ...

. It was leased to the Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab company.

Renovation

On 1 May 2022, president

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...

announced an investment of 30 billion pesos for the rehabilitation of the section that goes from the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to the city of Palenque, Chiapas, in the southeast of the country. Freight operations on the Coatzacoalcos-Salina Cruz segment had begun by September 2023. Passenger service was originally planned to return to the FA Line in March 2024, although by 1 March, the

federal government of Mexico The Federal government of Mexico (alternately known as the Government of the Republic or ' or ') is the national government of the Mexico, United Mexican States, the central government established by its constitution to share sovereignty over the ...

was planning on beginning passenger service "in the middle of 2024". On September 13, 2024, passenger service was reopened on the FA line from Coatzacoalcos to Pakal Ná (Palenque).

Proposed branch line

In addition to the currently under-construction FA Line, there are plans to build a branch line for freight trains from Roberto Ayala to , in

Tabasco Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tabasco, 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It i ...

. This branch would begin at the Roberto Ayala station, near the

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

border. The branch would travel through the Huimanguillo, Cárdenas, Cunduacán,

Comalcalco Comalcalco is a city located in Comalcalco Municipality about 45 miles (60 km) northwest of Villahermosa in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Tabasco. Near the city is the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization, Maya archaeological s ...

, and Paraíso

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

, ending at the port of Dos Bocas, where it would connect with the . In March 2022, the

Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit The Secretariat of the Treasury and Public Credit (, SHCP) is the finance ministry of Mexico. The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the department, and is a member of the federal executive cabinet, appointed to the post by the President ...

reported that the new branch would cost 6,054 million pesos.

Connections

The Coatzacoalcos–Palenque Line will join with Line Z of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway at Coatzacoalcos railway station, and with

Tren Maya Tren Maya (Yucatec Maya: , sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a inter-city railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula. Construction began in June 2020 and the Campeche–Cancún section began operation on December 15, 202 ...

at Palenque railway station.

References

Transportation in Mexico Rail transportation in Mexico railway lines opened in 2023 {{Tren Interoceánico

Renovation

Proposed branch line

Connections

See also

References