Cancun, Quintana Roo — The Mexican Defense Department (Sedena) reported that the Maya Train freight terminal in Cancun is 47.48% complete, while construction of the Chetumal terminal will begin in 2027.
General Ricardo Vallejo, commander of the Felipe Angeles engineering unit, said nearly 800 kilometers of basic engineering have been completed for the first four sections of the freight train project, a flagship initiative of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration.
Construction of the Maya Train freight line began on May 2, 2025, with the first phase scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026, followed by early operations, Vallejo said during a project presentation.
Freight complexes are currently under development in Palenque, Poxila, Progreso, and Cancun, along with strategic work on operational yards and logistics zones to boost cargo transport in Mexico’s southeastern region.
Vallejo announced that construction of the Chetumal freight complex, along with four operational yards, will begin next year.
The railway project currently generates more than 13,000 direct jobs across eight active work fronts in various parts of the Mexican southeast, he added.
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