Tren Suburbano
The Ferrocarril Suburbano de le Zona Metropolitana de México is an electric regional rail system being constructed in Mexico City. It is also known as Valley of Mexico Suburban Rail System and colloquially referred to as El Tren Suburbano or ZMVN.
The initial section is currently being built for a distance of 27 kilometers from Mexico City's Buenavista Station north to Cuautitlán and Huehuetoca, in the Estado de México. This first section will cost 6.7 billion pesos (approx US$600 million) and is projected to carry 320,000 passengers daily.
Authorities hope to extend the system as far as it is practical to do so, in order to reduce Mexico City's heavy road traffic congestion and air pollution.
On August 24 2005, CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A.) obtained a 30 year concession to supply rolling stock, build and operate the Tren Suburbano.
See also
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- List of Mexican railroads
- Commuter rail in North America
- Metro Buenavista
- Rail transport in Mexico
- Ferrovalle
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