"The project consists of the complete rehabilitation of three lines. The main route, and the one where the accident occurred, is the Z line, which connects Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz with Salina Cruz in Oaxaca. It is 308 kilometers (191 miles) long and has been in operation since the early 20th century, although passenger service was suspended in the 1990s, leaving only freight transport."
"These sections were inaugurated in December 2023 and September 2024, both behind schedule. A third line, Line K, which will connect Ixtepec in Oaxaca with Ciudad Hidalgo on the border between Chiapas and Guatemala, has a section already inaugurated and another under rehabilitation. It is projected that the entire 459 kilometers (285 miles) of track will be completed by June 2026."
Sunday’s passenger-train derailment in Oaxaca occurred on the Z line of the Interoceanic Corridor. The project aims to compete with the Panama Canal and entails rehabilitation of three lines. The Z line links Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, with Salina Cruz, Oaxaca (308 km) and had passenger service suspended in the 1990s, operating freight. Line FA (330 km) runs from Coatzacoalcos to Palenque and connects with the Maya Train; sections were inaugurated in December 2023 and September 2024, both behind schedule. Line K will connect Ixtepec with Ciudad Hidalgo; parts are inaugurated or under rehabilitation, with 459 km projected complete by June 2026. The administration promised in 2020 to raise freight speeds from 20 to 70 km/h and restore passenger service.
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