Classic route
Tren Interoceánico
Salina Cruz → Coatzacoalcos · Mexico
The 1907 Tehuantepec route reborn in 2023: ocean to ocean across Mexico’s narrowest waist, from Pacific salt winds to the Gulf refineries.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 15967322 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 42 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 12 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec — 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 Tren Interoceánico?
The Tren Interoceánico runs 308 km from Salina Cruz to Coatzacoalcos.
How long does the Tren Interoceánico take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h 20 min for the 308 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Tren Interoceánico?
Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, with FIT 3000-series diesel.
How old is the Tren Interoceánico?
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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