Tren Suburbano
{{Short description|Suburban rail system in Mexico City}}
{{Distinguish|Tren Urbano}}
{{For|the Monterrey project|Tren Suburbano de Monterrey}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox public transit
|name = Tren Suburbano
|image = Ferrocarril Suburbano.svg
|imagesize = 75px
|image2 = Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México estación Buenavista.jpg
|imagesize2 =
|caption2 = Buenavista Station
|locale = Mexico City and State of Mexico, Mexico
|headquarters = Mexico City
|transit_type = Suburban rail
|began_operation = June 2, 2008{{cite journal|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tren-suburbano-inaugurated.html|title=Alcanza Tren Suburbano 200 mil usuarios diarios|journal=Railway Gazette International|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=2019-01-15}}
|lines = 1
|stations = 7
|ridership = 200,000 (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/negocios/tren-suburbano-alcanza-viabilidad-financiera|title=Tren Suburbano alcanza viabilidad financiera|work=Milenio|language=es|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2020|location=Mexico City|first=Pilar|last=Juárez|url-access=registration}}
|website = [http://www.fsuburbanos.com/ Ferrocarriles Suburbanos]
|operator = Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, S.A. de C.V.
|marks = S
|system_length = {{convert|27|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/pdf/la_empresa/presentacion_suburbano.pdf |title=Suburbano La vía rápida al bienestar |publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos [Suburban Railways] |language=es |trans-title=Suburban the fast way to well-being |access-date=2015-02-21}}
|track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|lk=on}}
|el = 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead lines{{cite web| url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/espacio_viajero/conoce_trenes.php?ver=prestaciones| title=Espacio del Viajero: Conoce los Trenes| quote=Alimentación (Vcc. catenaria): 25000, 60 Hz| language=es | publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos| location=Mexico City | access-date=2011-05-24}}
|map = {{Tren Suburbano Ramal 1}}
|map_state =
}}
The Tren Suburbano ({{Translation|literal=yes|Suburban Train}}){{efn|Official name: Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México (Suburban Railway of the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area).}} is an electric suburban rail system in Mexico City. Line 1 is operated by Ferrocarriles Suburbanos with concessioned trains from Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). It was designed to complement the extensive Mexico City metro system, Latin America's largest and busiest urban rail network. The railway has one operative line with a length of {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} with seven stations, located in Cuauhtémoc and Azcapotzalco in Mexico City, and Tlalnepantla, Tultitlán and Cuautitlán, in the State of Mexico.
A second line is under construction to connect with the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in Zumpango. In 2025, the concession was waived to the Secretariat of National Defense.{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/2025/03/18/se-baja-concesionario-del-tren-aifa-ferrocarriles-suburbanos-declina-y-el-ejercito-se-hara-cargo/|title=‘Se baja’ concesionario del Tren AIFA: Ferrocarriles Suburbanos declina y el Ejército se hará cargo|language=es|first=Aldo|last=Munguía|date=18 March 2025|work=El Financiero|access-date=29 March 2025}}
Additional expansions were proposed in the 2000s with a total length of {{convert|242|km|mi|0}} of rail system.{{cite web |url=http://dgtfm.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id%3D761 |title=Dirección General de Transporte Ferroviario y Multimodal: Caracteristicas |access-date=2010-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804035537/http://dgtfm.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id=761 |archive-date=2009-08-04 }}
History and description
File:Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México estación Cuautitlán.jpg
Line 1 covers a route measuring {{convert|27|km|mi|0}} from Mexico City's Buenavista Station to the State of Mexico's Cuautitlán. The section, which began commercial service on June 2, 2008 (after three weeks of fare-free trial operation), cost US$706 million to build, with the Mexican Federal Government contributing 55% of this investment. The inaugural demonstration trip of the service from Buenavista to Lechería Station and back again was made by then-President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, and then-Governor of the State of Mexico (and eventual president of the country), Enrique Peña Nieto, with Calderón acting as the train's engineer.
Line 1 was built on an existing at-grade railroad right of way. However, inside Mexico City itself on the approach to Buenavista Station, a considerable amount of grade separation, including below-grade excavation and new bridges, was necessary due to high density and traffic congestion. The construction elicited complaints by Mexico City residents who objected to having their neighborhoods split by the rail line, but the public supported the project overall.
In addition to the track, the construction of Tren Suburbano also benefited from like-new electrification infrastructure already in place along most of the route, part of National Railways of Mexico (NdeM)'s Mexico City-Querétaro 25 kV 60 Hz mainline electrification completed in the 1990s but de-energized a few years later after NdeM was privatized.
On August 24, 2005, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (CAF) obtained a 30-year concession to supply rolling stock, build and operate the Tren Suburbano.{{cite web |url=http://www.caf.net/download.php?file%3Dimg%2Fpdf%2Fmexicoingles.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2006-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420114736/http://www.caf.net/download.php?file=img%2Fpdf%2Fmexicoingles.pdf |archive-date=2006-04-20 }} The trains used on this service are electric trains built by CAF and are similar to the series 2000 trains of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos of São Paulo, Brazil.{{cite web|title = Frota de Trens|publisher = Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos|url = http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_frota/frota/default.asp|access-date = 2008-07-24|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080501153717/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_frota/frota/default.asp |archive-date = 2008-05-01}}
Service
=Ridership=
Line 1 was projected to carry 100 million passengers annually.{{cite web|title=Operación: Estaciones Buenavista-Cuautitlán|publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos|url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/operacion/recorrido.php|date=July 2, 2008|access-date=2008-07-24}} From the period of June 1, 2008 through July 7, 2008, the service carried one million passengers, or an average of approximately 30,000 passengers per day, which is a rate far below the annual projections.{{cite web|title=El Suburbano rebasa el millón de usuarios|publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos|url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/sala_prensa/noticias.php?id=56&page=1&anio=|date=July 2, 2008|access-date=2008-07-24}} As of January 31, 2010 according to the head of Comercialización y Administración de Riesgos del Ferrocarril Suburbano stated that Line 1 of the Suburban Railway of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area served an average of 88,000 passengers per day.{{cite web|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/alcanza-tren-suburbano-200-mil-usuarios-diarios/1283111|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045717/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/alcanza-tren-suburbano-200-mil-usuarios-diarios/1283111|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2018|title=Concluyen en diciembre obras restantes del Tren Suburbano|publisher=El Financiero: en línea|language=es|date=January 31, 2010|access-date=2010-01-31}} As of the end of 2012, ridership reached 132,000 per day, short of the 192,000 per day the private operator needed to stay solvent due to the high initial upfront cost and debt schedule. In 2012, the system ran an operational profit, but the profit was not high enough to cover accumulated debt repayment yet.{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/114668.html |title=Suburbano enfrenta colapso financiero |access-date=2013-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101042514/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/114668.html |archive-date=2013-01-01 }} Ridership had increased to 184,000 per day as of 2015.{{cite web|url=http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/estados/espera-suburbano-mover-a-52-millones,0e955a6233bc2976dc0075866eb5b722eltuRCRD.html |title=Nacionales - Terra Mexico |access-date=2013-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115012548/http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/estados/espera-suburbano-mover-a-52-millones,0e955a6233bc2976dc0075866eb5b722eltuRCRD.html |archive-date=2016-01-15 }} El Universal. "Espera Suburbano mover a 52 millones" As of 2018, the Tren Suburbano had an average of 200,000 passengers per day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, ridership decreased 73% as of May 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.reforma.com/libre/acceso/accesofb.htm?urlredirect=/baja-73-afluencia-en-tren-suburbano/ar1940124|title=Baja 73% afluencia en Tren Suburbano|language=es|work=Reforma|first=Amallely|last=Morales|location=Mexico City|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2020|url-access=subscription}}
Trains are scheduled every 6 minutes during peak hours.
=Fare structure=
As of 2024,{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/edomex/2024/06/14/tren-suburbano-sube-de-precio-cuales-son-las-nuevas-tarifas-para-viajar-del-edomex-a-cdmx/|title=¡Tren Suburbano sube de precio: ¿Cuáles son las nuevas tarifas para viajar del Edomex a CDMX?|work=El Financiero|language=es|date=14 June 2024|access-date=6 October 2024}} the fares are 10.50 pesos (approximately US$0.57) for a trip of three or fewer stations and 24.50 pesos (approximately US$1.32) for longer trips of four or more stations. Fares are paid using a rechargeable card that costs 15.00 pesos.{{cite web|title=Operaciones: Costo del viaje|publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos|url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/operacion/costo_viaje.php|access-date=2008-07-24}}
=Stations=
| class="wikitable" rules="all" |
| rowspan="2" | No.
!rowspan="2" | Station{{efn|All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.}} !rowspan="2" | Date opened !rowspan="2" | Level !colspan="2" | Distance (km) !rowspan="2" | Connection !rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Location |
|---|
| style="font-size: 65%;"|Between stations !style="font-size: 65%;"|Total |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|01
| rowspan="5" |2 June 2008 |Grade level, overground access |style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;"|0.0
| |rowspan=2| Mexico City |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|02
|Grade level, overground and underground access |style="text-align:right;"|5.25 |style="text-align:right;"|5.25 | |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|03
| rowspan="5" | Grade level, overground access |style="text-align:right;"|5.12 |style="text-align:right;"|10.37 | |rowspan=2| Tlalnepantla |rowspan=5| State of Mexico |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|04
|style="text-align:right;"|3.45 |style="text-align:right;"|13.82 | |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|05
|style="text-align:right;"|4.22 |style="text-align:right;"|18.04 | |rowspan=2| Tultitlán |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|06
| rowspan="2" |5 January 2009 |style="text-align:right;"|4.06 |style="text-align:right;"|22.10 | |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|07
|style="text-align:right;"|3.91 |style="text-align:right;"|26.01 | |
Expansions
=Felipe Ángeles International Airport–Lechería=
A proposed branch route toward the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in Zumpango, will be inaugurated in July 2025.{{cite web |last1=Olguín |first1=Israel |title=Tren Buenavista-AIFA será inaugurado en julio, confirma Sheinbaum |url=https://www.poresto.net/mexico/2025/2/13/tren-buenavistaaifa-sera-inaugurado-en-julio-confirma-sheinbaum.html |website=poresto.net |date=February 13, 2025 |access-date=February 13, 2025 |language=es-MX}}{{cite web |last1=Gastón |first1=Sena |title=El AIFA estará conectado a Ciudad de México por un tren suburbano a partir del verano |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2024/05/el-aifa-estara-conectado-a-ciudad-de-mexico-por-un-tren-suburbano-a-partir-del-verano/ |website=Aviacionline.com |language=es |date=25 May 2024}} The line follows the route of a previously proposed branch from Lechería to Jaltocan, and it will pass through the municipalities of Tultitlán, Tultepec, Nextlalpan and Zumpango.{{cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/empresas/Tren-Suburbano-hacia-el-nuevoaeropuerto-salida-desde-Lecheria-20210816-0059.html|title=Tren Suburbano hacia el nuevo aeropuerto: salida desde Lechería|work=El Economista|date=16 August 2021|language=es|access-date=17 August 2021}}
| class="wikitable" rules="all" |
| rowspan="2" | No.
!rowspan="2" | Station{{efn|Proposed names. All the stations will be fully accessible.}} !rowspan="2" | Level !rowspan="2" | Connection !rowspan="2" | Location |
|---|
| style="font-size: 1%;"| |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|08
| rowspan="6" | Grade level, overground access | | rowspan="2" |Tultitlán |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|09
| |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|10
| | Tultepec |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|11
| |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|12
| | rowspan="2" |Nextlalpan |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|13
| Jaltocan | |
| style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|14
|AIFA | Underground level, grade access | |
=Previous proposals=
File:Red del Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México.jpg
In the 2000s, authorities proposed extending the system to a length of {{Convert|242|km}},{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070106200353/http://www.correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=4341 Correo {{!}} Economía {{!}} Funcionaría en 2007 tren suburbano]}} in order to reduce Mexico City's heavy road traffic congestion and air pollution. In most cases the system would follow existing rail lines, with potential grade separations similar to the ones done on the initial segment.
In December 2006, SCT announced that approval had been given for a route extending {{convert|19.3|km|mi}} from Jardines de Morelos to Martín Carrera; and another route running {{Cvt|12.8|km}} from Chalco to La Paz.[http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/80284.html Autorizan suburbano de La Paz a Chalco – El Universal – DF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617000055/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/80284.html |date=June 17, 2013 }}[http://www.fsuburbanos.com/noticias.php?id=22 Ferrocarriles Suburbanos – Noticias] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928220741/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/noticias.php?id=22 |date=September 28, 2007 }}[http://groups.msn.com/FerrocarrilUrbano/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=&ID_Message=303 Ferrocarril Urbano] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408080803/http://groups.msn.com/FerrocarrilUrbano/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=&ID_Message=303 |date=April 8, 2008 }} Neither line was ever built.
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Mexico City Suburban railroad}}
- [http://www.fsuburbanos.com/ Ferrocarril Suburbano – Official Site]
- [http://www.ferropedia.es/wiki/Ferrocarril_suburbano See definition on Ferropedia]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070525153007/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/espacio-viajero.php Renderings of railroad cars]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060718114136/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/galeria-video-presentacion.php Official SCT video and details of the Ferrocarril Suburbano, in Spanish]
- [http://www.mexlist.com/ MEXLIST, the group for Mexican railway information]
- {{cite web|url=http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/730150.html|title=Estrenan Calderón y Peña Nieto el Tren Suburbano|language=es|access-date=2010-04-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605224823/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/730150.html|archive-date=2011-06-05}}
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