El Insurgente

El Insurgente
El Insurgente train leaving Zinacantepec station.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleMexico City and State of Mexico
Termini
Stations7 (5 opened, 2 planned)
Websitetrenelinsurgente.mx
Service
TypeCommuter rail
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 2023 (Zinacantepec–Lerma)
August 31, 2024[1] (Lerma–Santa Fe)
Extended (planned)December 2024[2] (Santa Fe–Observatorio)
Technical
Line length57.7 km (35.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

Observatorio
Mexico City Metro Line 1
Vasco de Quiroga
Under construction
Operational
Santa Fe
Lerma
Metepec
Toluca International Airport
Toluca Centro
Zinacantepec
Workshops

El Insurgente (transl.The Insurgent), formerly called the Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail (Spanish: Tren Interurbano de Pasajeros Toluca-Valle de México) project is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) commuter rail line between the State of Mexico and Mexico City that is partially operational. Also known as Interurban Train Mexico City–Toluca, the passenger railway line will connect the cities of Toluca and Mexico City. The project was announced by President Enrique Peña Nieto on 1 December 2012,[3] and construction began in 2014.

On 1 September 2023, it was announced that the interurban train would bear the name of El Insurgente, after Miguel Hidalgo.[4] On 15 September 2023, the first section from Zinacantepec to Lerma opened, with four trains initially running on the section.[5] On 31 August 2024, the second section from Lerma to Santa Fe inaugurated.[6][7] The opening of the entire line is expected in 2024.

  1. ^ Quintana, Daniel (31 August 2024). "AMLO y Claudia Sheinbaum inauguran estación del interurbano México–Toluca". poresto.net (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Olguín, Israel (22 August 2024). "AMLO confirma que Tren México–Toluca se concluirá en gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum". poresto.net (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Olmos, José Gil (1 December 2012). "Peña y sus 13 promesas: Combate a la pobreza, paz, trenes, cadenas de televisión…" (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ^ ""El Insurgente", por qué se llamará así el nuevo tren México-Toluca" (in Spanish). Expansión Política. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Toluca train to begin operations in September". Mexico News Daily. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ Olguín, Israel (10 July 2024). "AMLO admite retrasos en el Tren Interurbano México-Toluca, estará listo hasta Santa Fe en septiembre". poresto.net (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ Olguín, Israel (22 August 2024). "Tren Interurbano México–Toluca: Segunda etapa lista para inauguración". poresto.net (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.