Classic route
El Insurgente
Mexico City → Zinacantepec · Mexico
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Mexico’s 160 km/h interurban tunnels out of the Valley of Toluca: since February 2026 running the full 58 km into Observatorio in the capital.
Stations
- 0 kmObservatorio
- 4 kmVasco de Quiroga
- 9 kmSanta Fe
- 39 kmLerma
- 45 kmMetepec
- 52 kmToluca Centro
- 58 kmZinacantepec
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 16301409 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the El Insurgente?
The El Insurgente runs 58 km from Mexico City to Zinacantepec.
How long does the El Insurgente take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 50 min for the 58 km. That is an average of 70 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the El Insurgente?
Gobierno de México (SICT), with CAF Civity EMU.
How old is the El Insurgente?
The line has been in service since 2023. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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