Guatemala - Mexico Freight Train Project PostponedThe project that intended to connect the Tecun Uman San Marcos line with the line belonging to the Compañía de Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab de México will not be viable before 2017.Thursday, September 1, 2016
The initial idea put forward by President Maldonado in 2015 was that the Mexican train known as "La Bestia" (The Beast), would enter Guatemalan soil through Tecun Uman, where it would receive cargo to be transported from Central America to Mexico and the US. Source: elperiodico.com.gt Will Guatemala-Mexico Freight Train Be Reactivated?March 2019 The long-awaited railway connection between the two countries depends on the rehabilitation of the Doctor Rodolfo Robles bridge in Ayutla, San Marcos, which would be done this year. Guatemala - Mexico Railway InterconnectionMarch 2016 Although the start date had been was agreed as December 2015, it has now been announced that construction of the roads that connect will Tecun Uman with Chiapas, Mexico, will start in April. Guatemala-Mexico Freight Train ReactivatedOctober 2015 It has been announced that as of December 15th the Tecún Uman San Marcos line will connect with the mexican Compañía de Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab in order to transport cargo from Guatemala. Proposals for Freight Train in GuatemalaJanuary 2014 The government is considering various options for the revival of rail freight in the country.
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