Tren Suburbano

{{Short description|Suburban rail system in Mexico City}} {{About|the Buenavista–Cuautitlán line in Greater Mexico City|the Buenavista–AIFA line|Tren Felipe Ángeles|the Monterrey project|Tren Suburbano de Monterrey}} {{Distinguish|Tren Urbano}} {{Use American English|date=August 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox public transit |name = Tren Suburbano |image = Ferrocarril Suburbano.svg |imagesize = 75px |image2 = Suburbano Train In Tlalnepantla (110665951).jpeg |imagesize2 = |caption2 = [[Tlalnepantla railway station|Tlalnepantla Station]] |locale = [[Mexico City]] and [[State of Mexico]], Mexico |headquarters = [[Mexico City]] |transit_type = [[Suburban rail]] |began_operation = June 2, 2008<ref name="rgi2008">{{cite journal|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tren-suburbano-inaugurated.html|title=Alcanza Tren Suburbano 200 mil usuarios diarios|journal=[[Railway Gazette International]]|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> |lines = 1 |stations = 7 |ridership = 200,000 (2018)<ref name=afluencia2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/negocios/tren-suburbano-alcanza-viabilidad-financiera|title=Tren Suburbano alcanza viabilidad financiera|work=[[Milenio]]|language=es|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2020|location=Mexico City|first=Pilar|last=Juárez|url-access=registration}}</ref> |website = [http://www.fsuburbanos.com/ Ferrocarriles Suburbanos] |operator = Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, S.A. de C.V. |marks = S |system_length = {{convert|27|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/pdf/la_empresa/presentacion_suburbano.pdf |title=Suburbano La vía rápida al bienestar |publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos [Suburban Railways] |language=es |trans-title=Suburban the fast way to well-being |access-date=2015-02-21}}</ref> |track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|lk=on}} |el = [[25 kV AC railway electrification#25 kV AC at 60 Hz|25 kV 60 Hz AC]] [[overhead line]]s<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/espacio_viajero/conoce_trenes.php?ver=prestaciones| title=Espacio del Viajero: Conoce los Trenes| quote=Alimentación (Vcc. catenaria): 25000, 60 Hz| language=es | publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos| location=Mexico City | access-date=2011-05-24}}</ref> | map = {{switcher |{{maplink-road |from=Tren Suburbano, CDMX.map}} Line 1 route highlighted in gray <hr> |Show interactive map |{{Tren Suburbano Ramal 1}} |Show interactive diagram map }} }} {{Vicente Fox series}}

The '''Tren Suburbano''' ({{Translation|literal=yes|Suburban Train}}){{efn|Official name: ''Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México'' (Suburban Railway of the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area).}} is an electric [[suburban rail]] system in [[Mexico City]]. Line 1 is operated by '''Ferrocarriles Suburbanos''' with [[Concession (contract)|concessioned]] trains from [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles]] (CAF). It was designed to complement the extensive [[Mexico City metro]] system, Latin America's largest and busiest urban rail network. The railway has one operative line with a length of {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} with seven stations, located in [[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Cuauhtémoc]] and [[Azcapotzalco]] in [[Mexico City]], and [[Tlalnepantla de Baz|Tlalnepantla]], [[Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo|Tultitlán]] and [[Cuautitlán]], in the [[State of Mexico]].

A second line opened in April 2026 to connect with the [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport]] (AIFA) in [[Zumpango]]. Originally intended to be operated by Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, in 2025, the concession was waived to the [[Secretariat of National Defense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/2025/03/18/se-baja-concesionario-del-tren-aifa-ferrocarriles-suburbanos-declina-y-el-ejercito-se-hara-cargo/|title='Se baja' concesionario del Tren AIFA: Ferrocarriles Suburbanos declina y el Ejército se hará cargo|language=es|first=Aldo|last=Munguía|date=18 March 2025|work=El Financiero|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref> In April 2026, the government of Mexico announced the intention to purchase the concession of the Tren Suburbano consession from CAF.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/empresas/gobierno-federal-concesion-tren-suburbano-20260107-794129.html|title=Gobierno federal va por concesión del Tren Suburbano en el 2026|language=es|first=Alejandro|last=De la Rosa|date=7 January 2026|access-date=26 April 2026|newspaper=[[El Economista (Mexico)|El Economista]]}}</ref>

Additional expansions were proposed in the 2000s with a total length of {{convert|242|km|mi|0}} of rail system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dgtfm.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id%3D761 |title=Dirección General de Transporte Ferroviario y Multimodal: Caracteristicas |access-date=2010-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804035537/http://dgtfm.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id=761 |archive-date=2009-08-04 }}</ref>

==History==

===Background=== ====Mexico–Querétaro electric railway==== {{Main|Mexico City-Querétaro electric passenger train}}

In 1978, the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] proposed the construction of the first Mexican double-track electric [[railway]] powered by overhead catenary. Based on a study prepared by the government agency, the [[Mexico City]]-[[Querétaro]] route was determined to be the most viable for electrification due to its high passenger and freight traffic, topography almost lacking gradients, and strategic location in the centre of the country.<ref name=caminoderupturas />

In 1979, as part of the construction works, the Mexican government included Japanese, British and French participation in the project. The locomotives used were designed and assembled by the company [[General Electric]] in the Mexican state of [[Aguascalientes]] between 1980 and 1982.<ref name=caminoderupturas /> The locomotive model was designated ''[[GE E60|General Electric E60-C2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Geissenheimer |first=Harold |title=Rail Commentary Transnet #97 |trans-title=Rail Commentary Transnet #97 |date=9 March 2002 |location=Alexandria, VA, United States |publisher=Free Congress Foundation (the new electric railway journal) |language=en |url=http://www.trolleycar.org/observations/geissenheimer/geissenheimer020226.htm |access-date=4 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812083535/http://www.trolleycar.org/observations/geissenheimer/geissenheimer020226.htm |archive-date=12 August 2004 }}</ref>

[[File:Blackmesaandlakepowellmay2007.jpg|thumb|right|Electric locomotive ''General Electric E60-C2'']]

By 1983, the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation decided to suspend the project due to changes in route alignments and operating policies. In 1986, electrification resumed only with the participation of technical staff from the Secretariat, [[National Railways of Mexico]], and the French company [[Sofrerail|Societe Francais d'Etudes et de Realisations Ferroviaires]] (Sofrerail), today SYSTRA S.A.<ref name=caminoderupturas>{{cite book |last1=Delgado |first1=Javier |last2=Ramírez Velázquez |first2=Blanca Rebeca |title=Ciudad-región y transporte en el México Central: Un largo camino de rupturas y continuidades (Colección Ciudad y Región) |trans-title=City-Region and Transport in Central Mexico: A Long Road of Breaks and Continuities |year=1998 |publisher=Plaza y Valdés Editores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |location=México |language=es |isbn=968-856-563-6 |pages=142-143 }}</ref>

In 1996, [[Ernesto Zedillo]], [[President of Mexico]] from 1994 to 2000, removed the parastatal company [[National Railways of Mexico]] from state control, and passenger transport operations throughout the country were terminated. In the years following privatization, three passenger routes were created for tourism purposes: the [[Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico|Chihuahua-Pacific Railway (Chepe)]],<ref> {{cite web |author=Ferrocarril Chihuahua-Pacífico |title=Chepe: Presentación |trans-title=Chepe: Presentation |year=2011 |location=Chihuahua, México |publisher=Ferrocarril Mexicano SA de CV |url=http://www.chepe.com.mx/grales/prese.html |access-date=12 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520090229/http://www.chepe.com.mx/grales/prese.html |archive-date=20 May 2017 |language=es }} </ref> the [[Tequila Express]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Tequila Express |title=Historia del tequila express "La leyenda" |trans-title=History of the Tequila Express "The Legend" |year=2007 |location=Jalisco, México |publisher=Cámara Nacional de Comercio, Servicios y Turismo de Guadalajara |url=http://www.tequilaexpress.com.mx/que-es-tequila-express |access-date=27 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805083556/http://www.tequilaexpress.com.mx/que-es-tequila-express |archive-date=5 August 2009 |language=es }}</ref> and the {{ill|Expreso Maya|es}} (without commercial operations since 25 June 2007).<ref>{{cite web |author=Expreso Maya |title=¿Quién es Expreso Maya? |trans-title=Who is Expreso Maya? |year=2007 |location=Yucatán, México |publisher=Expreso Maya |url=http://www.expresomaya.com/es/quees.php |access-date=27 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226233338/http://www.expresomaya.com/es/quees.php |archive-date=26 February 2009 |language=es }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Railway Gazette International |title=Central America going nowhere |trans-title=Central America going nowhere |year=2007 |language=en |location=London, UK |publisher=DVV Media UK |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/central-america-going-nowhere.html |access-date=12 August 2011 }}</ref>

===A new project: the suburban railway=== [[File:Proyecto_Ferrocarril_Suburbano_de_la_Zona_Metropolitana_del_Valle_de_México.svg|thumb|right|Proposed suburban railway project by the [[President of Mexico|federal government]] between 1999 and 2011]]

In 1997, the [[President of Mexico|federal government]] proposed the creation of a [[commuter rail]] line on the right-of-way of the former railway to [[Cuernavaca]]. This route would be 24 kilometres long between Avenida Ejército Nacional and the Pedregal de San Nicolás neighbourhood, would connect with four lines of the [[Mexico City Metro]], and would transport 42,000 passengers daily.<ref>{{cite book |last=Majoral Moliné |first=Roser |title=Territorios y sociedades: diferentes dimensiones de análisis |trans-title=Territories and Societies: Different Dimensions of Analysis |year=2007 |publisher=Edicions Universitat Barcelona |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=es |isbn=8447530973 |pages=99 |chapter=Planeación del transporte a gestión fragmentada de la movilidad en la Ciudad de México? |trans-chapter=From transport planning to fragmented management of mobility in Mexico City? }}</ref>

In 1999, [[Óscar Santiago Corzo Cruz]], director of the General Directorate of Tariffs, Railway and Multimodal Transport of the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]], raised the possibility of building a network of [[commuter rail]] lines on the 242 kilometres of rail network in the [[Valley of Mexico]]<ref name=autogenerated2>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070106200353/http://www.correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=4341 Correo {{!}} Economía {{!}} Funcionaría en 2007 tren suburbano]}}</ref>. The network would consist of three trunk systems: from the former Buenavista railway station in [[Mexico City]] to the municipality of [[Cuautitlan Municipality, State of Mexico|Cuautitlán]] in the [[State of Mexico]]; from [[Ecatepec]] to [[Naucalpan]], both in the [[State of Mexico]]; and from [[La Paz Municipality, State of Mexico|La Paz]] to the [[Bosque de San Juan de Aragón]] in [[Mexico City]]. The last two itineraries would pass through Buenavista station. Each trunk system would include branches to meet demand in neighbouring municipalities: [[Nextlalpan]], [[Tecamac]], [[San Juan Teotihuacán]], [[Texcoco Municipality|Texcoco]], and [[Chalco Municipality|Chalco]].<ref name=primeranunciodelsuburbano>{{cite news |author=Erika Hernández |title=Proponen ferrocarril suburbano: aprovecharán vías para transporte masivo |trans-title=They propose a suburban railway: tracks will be used for mass transport |publisher=Reforma |date=16 March 1999 }}</ref>

Corzo Cruz noted that the elevated train or Ecotren project would require the expropriation of land and the creation of new rights-of-way. The [[commuter rail]] project would not require these measures, since it would use right-of-way owned by the federal government. In addition, the suburban railway would be aimed at lower-income sectors of the population. In its first stage it would serve 465,000 passengers along 27 kilometres between Buenavista station and [[Cuautitlán]].<ref name=primeranunciodelsuburbano />

[[File:Fox Lopez Obrador Montiel.jpg|thumb|[[Vicente Fox]], [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] and [[Arturo Montiel Rojas]] during the signing of the agreement for the construction of the suburban railway (11 June 2003)|250px]]

When [[Vicente Fox]] became [[President of Mexico]], in 2000, authorities of the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] again proposed creating a network of [[commuter rail]] lines to meet the urban transport demand of the [[Greater Mexico City|Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico]].<ref name=banobras />

In June 2001, [[Víctor Félix Flores Morales]], general secretary of the Mexican Railway Workers Union, informed the media that the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] was conducting feasibility studies for the construction of a suburban railway in the northern zone of the [[Mexico City|Federal District]]. He stated that the railway would help speed up passenger transport in the area and would represent an alternative route to the [[Mexico City Metro]]. One of the terminals would be located at the former Buenavista railway terminal and the system would operate with 15 trains.<ref> {{cite web |last=Velasco |first=Carlos |title=Estudian un proyecto para construir tren suburbano |trans-title=A project to build a suburban train is being studied |date=8 June 2001 |location=Mexico City, México |publisher=El Universal |url=http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=28540&tabla=ciudad |access-date=2 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607030342/http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=28540&tabla=ciudad |archive-date=7 June 2008 |language=es }} </ref>

After a series of discussions and agreements between the federal government and the local governments of the [[Mexico City|Federal District]] and the [[State of Mexico]],<ref> {{cite web |last=Cancino |first=Fabiola |title=Retrasa SCT obras de Tren Suburbano |trans-title=SCT delays suburban train works |date=31 August 2002 |location=Federal District, México |publisher=El Universal |url=http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=46571&tabla=ciudad |access-date=2 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606202258/http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=46571&tabla=ciudad |archive-date=6 June 2008 |language=es }} </ref> it was decided to build the first suburban railway system largely based on the radial trains project proposed in 1998.<ref name="cafsuburbanrail"> {{cite web|url=http://www.caf.net/download.php?file=img/pdf/mexicoingles.pdf|title=Valle de México: Suburban Rail System (ZMVM)|trans-title=Valley of Mexico: Suburban Rail System (ZMVM)|access-date=29 January 2008|author=Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|date=24 August 2005|publisher=Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, SA|location=Beasain (Gipuzkoa), Spain|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227031906/http://www.caf.net/download.php?file=img%2Fpdf%2Fmexicoingles.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2008}} </ref>

On 11 June 2003, at the former Buenavista railway station, President Fox attended the signing of the cooperation agreement between [[Pedro Cerisola y Weber]], secretary of Communications and Transportation (2000–2006); [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]], [[Head of Government of the Federal District]] (2000–2005); and [[Arturo Montiel Rojas]], governor of the [[State of Mexico]] (1999–2005), for the construction of the Suburban Railway Project of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cobos González |first=Carmen |title=Proyecto del Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México |trans-title=Suburban Railway Project of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico |date=11 June 2003 |location=Federal District, México |publisher=Sistema Internet de la Presidencia, México (2000-2006) |url=http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/actividades/?contenido=5534 |access-date=29 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116140102/http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/actividades/?contenido=5534 |archive-date=16 January 2018 |language=es }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cobos González |first=Carmen |title=Palabras del Presidente Fox en la Presentación del Proyecto del Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México |trans-title=Remarks by President Fox at the Presentation of the Suburban Railway Project of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico |date=11 June 2003 |location=Federal District, México |publisher=Sistema Internet de la Presidencia, México (2000-2006) |url=http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/actividades/?contenido=5534 |access-date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116140102/http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/actividades/?contenido=5534 |archive-date=16 January 2018 |language=es }}</ref>

On 11 December 2003, the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] published the tender for the construction of System 1 of the Buenavista–Cuautitlán Suburban Railway. The companies that entered the tender process were: ''Bombardier Transportation''; Ferrosur, SA de CV; ''Alstom'' Transporte, SA de CV; Construcciones y Auxiliares de Ferrocarriles, SA; Grupo México, SA de CV; ''Elecnor'', SA; Inversiones en Autotransportes Mexicanos, SA de CV; ''Siemens'', SA de CV and ''Mitsui'' de México, S de RL de CV.<ref name="transparenciamexicana">{{cite web|access-date=29 January 2008 |archive-date=22 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622001601/http://www.transparenciamexicana.org.mx/Documentos/PactosIntegridad/INFORME_SUBURBANO.pdf |author=Transparencia Mexicana |date=12 September 2005 |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=Transparencia Mexicana |title=Informe del pacto de integridad: licitación del ferrocarril suburbano Cuautitlán-Buenavista |trans-title=Integrity pact report: tender for the Cuautitlán–Buenavista suburban railway |url=http://www.transparenciamexicana.org.mx/Documentos/PactosIntegridad/INFORME_SUBURBANO.pdf}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|access-date=7 May 2008 |archive-date=8 January 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108120021/http://www.transportesxxi.com/revista/54/5429.shtml |date=February 2004 |first=Tomás |last=de la Rosa |publisher=Transporte Siglo XXI-La primera revista de negocios de la industria |title=Despierta apetito internacional Tren Suburbano |trans-title=Suburban Train sparks international interest |url=http://www.transportesxxi.com/revista/54/5429.shtml}} </ref><ref> {{cite web|access-date=7 May 2008 |archive-date=7 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607030348/http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=55647&tabla=ciudad |author=Cruz Serrano, Noé |date=17 December 2003 |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=El Universal |title=Abren licitación para construir tren suburbano |trans-title=Tender opened to build suburban train |url=http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=55647&tabla=ciudad}} </ref>

Some companies formed alliances before 15 July 2004 (the deadline indicated in the tender). From these alliances, the following consortia emerged:

* Consortium ''Alstom'', made up of: ''Alstom'' Transporte, SA de CV (1.5%); ''Alstom Transport, SA'' (France) (11.0%); ICA-COI, SA de CV (Mexico) (12.5%); Grupo Hermes, SA de CV (Mexico) (50%); and Inverse, SA de CV (Mexico) (25.0%). System operators: ''[[RATP Group|RATP]]'' and/or ''Roggio''.<ref name="transparenciamexicana" />

* Consortium ''CAF'', made up of: Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, SA (Spain) (50.0%); Inversiones en Concesiones Ferroviarias, SA (Spain) (30%); Estrella Blanca, SA de CV (Mexico) (20%). System operator: [[Adif]] and/or [[Renfe]].<ref name="transparenciamexicana" />

The remaining companies withdrew their bids and, as a result, the ''CAF'' and ''Alstom'' consortia became the only finalists. On 28 June 2005, the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] announced the disqualification of the ''CAF'' consortium. The Secretariat argued that there were a series of technical uncertainties in the project presented by the Spanish consortium; moreover, the proposal had not been developed on the basis of the tender requirements. As a result, the ''Alstom'' consortium became the virtual winner of the tender. [[Luis Giralt]], representative of ''CAF'', challenged the disqualification, and on 4 July 2005 the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] decided to declare the tender void. The arguments for declaring the tender void were not specific. Only a technical fault (without details) in the ''Alstom'' proposal was mentioned.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=29 January 2008 |archive-date=1 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080301234334/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/06/28/029n1eco.php |date=28 June 2005 |first=Víctor |last=Cardoso |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=La Jornada |title=Grupo de los Hank, virtual ganador de la concesión del Tren Suburbano |trans-title=The Hank group, virtual winner of the Suburban Train concession |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/06/28/029n1eco.php}}</ref>

On 12 July 2005, in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] published the new tender rules. Only the ''Alstom'' and ''CAF'' consortia responded. In this new bidding round, the Estrella Blanca group decided to leave the Spanish consortium. The ''Alstom'' consortium remained unchanged.<ref name="transparenciamexicana" /><ref name="repitenhermesycaf">{{cite web |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/07/21/020n1eco.php |title=Repiten Hermes y CAF para la concesión del tren suburbano |trans-title=Hermes and CAF return for the suburban train concession |last=Cardoso |first=Víctor |date=21 July 2005 |publisher=La Jornada |location=Mexico City, Mexico |access-date=7 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605235911/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/07/21/020n1eco.php |archive-date=5 June 2008 |language=es }}</ref>

Given the irregularities presented in the first tender result, deputies from the [[Party of the Democratic Revolution]] demanded that the federal government make the suburban railway tender process transparent.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=29 January 2008 |archive-date=5 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605235916/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/07/21/020n2eco.php |date=21 July 2005 |first=Enrique |last=Méndez |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=La Jornada |title=Transparencia en la licitación, exigen diputados |trans-title=Transparency in the tender demanded by deputies |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/07/21/020n2eco.php}}</ref>

On 24 August 2005, the consortium [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles]], S.A. (CAF) won a 30-year concession to supply materials, including rolling stock, build and operate System 1 of the Tren Suburbano.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caf.net/download.php?file%3Dimg%2Fpdf%2Fmexicoingles.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2006-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420114736/http://www.caf.net/download.php?file=img%2Fpdf%2Fmexicoingles.pdf |archive-date=2006-04-20 }}</ref> The trains used on this service are electric trains built by CAF and are similar to the series 2000 trains of the [[Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos]] of [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Frota de Trens|publisher = Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos|url = http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_frota/frota/default.asp|access-date = 2008-07-24|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080501153717/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_frota/frota/default.asp |archive-date = 2008-05-01}}</ref> CAF's economic proposal proved to be the lowest, charging, for long journeys, [[Mexican peso|MXN]] $9.49 + [[VAT]] + inflation index and [[Mexican peso|MXN]] $4.14 + [[VAT]] + inflation index for short journeys. Operation of System 1 would be handled by its subsidiary [[Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, SA de CV]], and it would have 34 months to build the system.<ref name="cafsuburbanrail" /><ref name="repitenhermesycaf" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/08/25/026n1eco.php |title=Para el consorcio español CAF, la concesión del tren suburbano |trans-title=The suburban train concession goes to the Spanish consortium CAF |last=Cardoso |first=Víctor |author2=Juan A. Zúñiga |date=25 August 2005 |publisher=La Jornada |location=Federal District, Mexico |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218002015/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/08/25/026n1eco.php |archive-date=18 February 2008 |language=es }}</ref>

After the long and controversial tender process for System 1, on 26 November 2007, Mexican journalist [[Jacobo Zabludovsky]], in his column ''Bucareli'' in the newspaper El Universal, revealed the alleged intervention of King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos of Spain]] and [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]] in favor of the Spanish construction group.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=29 January 2008 |date=26 November 2007 |first=Jacobo |last=Zabludovsky |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=El Universal |title=Bucareli-La función del rey |trans-title=Bucareli-The role of the king |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/columnas/68626.html}}</ref> Despite this, no denial was issued by the parties involved.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=29 January 2008 |date=24 December 2007 |first=Jacobo |last=Zabludovsky |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=El Universal |title=Bucareli-Unanimidad sospechosa |trans-title=Bucareli-Suspicious unanimity |url=http://www.el-universal.com.mx/columnas/69122.html}}</ref>

With the suburban railway's inauguration approaching, authorities of the [[Mexico City|Federal District]] expressed dissatisfaction over delays in various complementary works (road and pedestrian bridges) and infrastructure to connect some suburban stations with other mass transport systems in [[Mexico City]] ([[Metrobús (Mexico City)|Metrobús]] and the [[Mexico City Metro]]). The [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] committed to deliver [[Mexican peso|MXN$]] 290 million to the [[Head of Government of Mexico City|Government of the Federal District]], through an agreement signed on 2 May 2008, to carry out the corresponding mitigation works and acquire 12 buses for the [[Metrobús (Mexico City)|Metrobús]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=11 May 2008 |date=10 May 2008 |first=Alberto |last=Cuenca |location=Mexico City, Mexico |publisher=El Universal |title=Para mitigar molestias por Tren Suburbano GDF recibe 290 mdp |trans-title=To mitigate inconvenience from the Suburban Train, the GDF receives 290 million pesos |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/90075.html}}</ref>

In December 2006, [[Secretariat of Communications and Transport (Mexico)|SCT]] announced that approval had been given for a route extending {{convert|19.3|km|mi}} from [[Jardines de Morelos]] to [[Metro Martín Carrera|Martín Carrera]]; and another route running {{Cvt|12.8|km}} from Chalco to La Paz.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/80284.html Autorizan suburbano de La Paz a Chalco – El Universal – DF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617000055/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/80284.html |date=June 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.fsuburbanos.com/noticias.php?id=22 Ferrocarriles Suburbanos – Noticias] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928220741/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/noticias.php?id=22 |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://groups.msn.com/FerrocarrilUrbano/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=&ID_Message=303 Ferrocarril Urbano] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408080803/http://groups.msn.com/FerrocarrilUrbano/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=&ID_Message=303 |date=April 8, 2008 }}</ref> Neither line was ever built.

The project aimed to reactivate the former railway system and improve the social well-being of residents of the [[Greater Mexico City|Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico]] through time savings in transport, reduction of [[traffic congestion]], [[environmental pollution]] and excessive energy consumption. It also proposed to use the 242 kilometres of existing track in the area distributed among three trunk systems and lower-density lines, with potential grade separations similar to the ones done on the initial segment. The proposed trunk systems were Buenavista-Cuautitlán-Huehuetoca, Ecatepec-Naucalpan, and San Juan de Aragón-Los Reyes. The [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] contracted the National Bank of Public Works and Services (BANOBRAS) as financial agent in order to structure financing, organise tenders, conduct feasibility studies, and develop the railway system. The financing structure designed allowed the participation of private capital.<ref name=banobras>{{cite web |last=Del Toro Flores |first=Ricardo |title=Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México |trans-title=Suburban Railway of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico |date=4 December 2006 |location=Federal District, México |publisher=Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos |url=http://www.banobras.gob.mx/CasosdeexitoRevistayEventos/Revista/4toTrim2006/Pages/ferrocarrilsuburbano.aspx |access-date=1 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605190844/http://www.banobras.gob.mx/CasosdeexitoRevistayEventos/Revista/4toTrim2006/Pages/ferrocarrilsuburbano.aspx |archive-date=5 June 2008 |language=es }}</ref>

[[File:Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México estación Cuautitlán.jpg|thumb|right|''EMU'' in the platform area of Cuautitlán station (10 January 2009)]]

Line 1 covers a route measuring {{convert|27|km|mi|0}} from [[Mexico City]]'s [[Buenavista railway station|Buenavista Station]] to the [[State of Mexico]]'s [[Cuautitlán railway station|Cuautitlán]]. The section, which began commercial service on June 2, 2008 (after three weeks of [[zero-fare|fare-free]] trial operation),<ref name="rgi2008"/> cost US$706 million to build, with the Mexican Federal Government contributing 55% of this investment. The inaugural demonstration trip of the service from Buenavista to [[Lechería railway station|Lechería Station]] and back again was made by then-President of Mexico, [[Felipe Calderón Hinojosa]], and then-Governor of the State of Mexico (and eventual president of the country), [[Enrique Peña Nieto]], with Calderón acting as the train's engineer.

Line 1 was built on an existing [[At-grade railway|at-grade]] railroad right of way. However, inside Mexico City itself on the approach to Buenavista Station, a considerable amount of grade separation, including below-grade excavation and new bridges, was necessary due to high density and traffic congestion. The construction elicited complaints by Mexico City residents who objected to having their neighborhoods split by the rail line, but the public supported the project overall.

In addition to the track, the construction of Tren Suburbano also benefited from like-new electrification infrastructure already in place along most of the route, part of [[Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México|National Railways of Mexico]] (NdeM)'s Mexico City-[[Querétaro, Querétaro|Querétaro]] 25 kV 60 Hz mainline electrification completed in the 1990s but de-energized a few years later after NdeM was [[Rail transport in Mexico#Privatization|privatized]].

==Corporate identity== The iconography and graphic system of System 1 were developed by [[Alejandro Sarabia Parra]], a graduate of the [[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana|Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco]], after winning first place in the ''Una vía para diseñar'' competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/concurso_disenio.php |title=Design icon competition winners |trans-title=Ganadores del concurso de diseño de iconos |author=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, SA de CV |date=21 November 2007 |publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, SA de CV |location=Mexico City, Mexico |access-date=30 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128030740/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/concurso_disenio.php |archive-date=28 November 2007 |language=es }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ineco.es/clientes/itransporte/Minisite_Itransporte/Secciones/En%20Portada/En_Portada_diciembre_08.pdf |title=Commuter rail in Mexico for one hundred million passengers per year |trans-title=Cercanías en México para cien millones de viajeros al año |author=Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte,SA-Tecnología e Investigación Ferroviaria,SA |date=25 November 2008 |publisher=Ineco-Tifsa |location=Spain |access-date=1 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701134557/http://www.ineco.es/clientes/itransporte/Minisite_Itransporte/Secciones/En%20Portada/en_portada_diciembre_08.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2010 |language=es }}</ref>

==Rolling stock== The rolling stock consists of trains known as ''EMU'' Cuautitlán-Buenavista, derived from the [[Renfe Class 447]], with a [[track gauge]] of 1.435 [[metre|m]]. The trains have a [[Pantograph (transport)|pantograph]] on the roof to receive the [[voltage]] of 25 [[kilo-|k]][[volt]] [[alternating current|AC]] supplied by means of a [[catenary]].<ref name="datosgenerales">{{cite web |url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/pdf/la_empresa/presentacion_suburbano.pdf |title=Suburban rail, the fast track to wellbeing |trans-title=Suburbano, la vía rápida al bienestar |author=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, SA de CV |date=2008 |publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, SA de CV |location=Mexico City, Mexico |access-date=30 December 2008 |language=es }}</ref><ref name="datostecnicostrenes">{{cite web |url=http://www.caf.net/caste/productos/proyecto.php?id=617&cod=3&sec=desc |title=Cuautitlán-Buenavista suburban electric units (Mexico) |trans-title=Unidades eléctricas suburbano Cuautitlán-Buenavista (México) |author=Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, SA |date=2008 |publisher=Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, SA |location=Beasain (Gipuzkoa), Spain |access-date=23 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323204545/http://www.caf.net/caste/productos/proyecto.php?id=617&cod=3&sec=desc |archive-date=23 March 2010 |language=es }}</ref>

There are three types of cars in the suburban railway: driving motor car with cab (''M''), motor car without cab (''N'') and trailer car (''R''). They can be coupled to form 3- and 4-car trains, ''MRM'' and ''MRNM'', respectively. In turn, trains can be coupled together up to a maximum of three units, whether ''MRM'' or ''MRNM'', in any combination.<ref name="datostecnicostrenes" />

Some significant characteristics of the trains are shown in the following table:<ref name="datosgenerales" /><ref name="datostecnicostrenes" />

{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" style="background:#ffdead" | ''EMU'' Cuautitlán-Buenavista |- ! Car type !! M !! N !! R |- ! style="background:#EFEFEF" | Length (m) | style="text-align:center" | 25,900 | style="text-align:center" | 25,485 | style="text-align:center" | 25,485 |- ! Width (m) | colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 3,009 |- ! style="background:#EFEFEF" | Floor height (m) | colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 1,150 |- ! Maximum speed (km/h) | colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 130 |- ! style="background:#EFEFEF" | Service speed (km/h) | colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 65 |- ! Empty weight (kg) | style="text-align:center" | 47 700 | style="text-align:center" | 46 900 | style="text-align:center" | 46 500 |- ! style="background:#EFEFEF" | Maximum capacity (seated passengers) | style="text-align:center" | 54 | style="text-align:center" | 61 | style="text-align:center" | 61 |- ! style="background:#EFEFEF" | Maximum capacity (standing passengers) | style="text-align:center" | 271 | style="text-align:center" | 293 | style="text-align:center" | 364 |}

==Service== [[File:Tren Suburbano saliendo de la estación Buenavista.webm|thumb|Tren Suburbano leaving Buenavista station.]]

===Ridership=== Line 1 was projected to carry 100 million passengers annually.<ref>{{cite web|title=Operación: Estaciones Buenavista-Cuautitlán|publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos|url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/operacion/recorrido.php|date=July 2, 2008|access-date=2008-07-24}}</ref> From the period of June 1, 2008 through July 7, 2008, the service carried one million passengers, or an average of approximately 30,000 passengers per day, which is a rate far below the annual projections.<ref>{{cite web|title=El Suburbano rebasa el millón de usuarios|publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos|url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/sala_prensa/noticias.php?id=56&page=1&anio=|date=July 2, 2008|access-date=2008-07-24}}</ref> As of January 31, 2010 according to the head of Comercialización y Administración de Riesgos del Ferrocarril Suburbano stated that Line 1 of the ''Suburban Railway of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area'' served an average of 88,000 passengers per day.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/alcanza-tren-suburbano-200-mil-usuarios-diarios/1283111|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045717/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/alcanza-tren-suburbano-200-mil-usuarios-diarios/1283111|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2018|title=Concluyen en diciembre obras restantes del Tren Suburbano|publisher=El Financiero: en línea|language=es|date=January 31, 2010|access-date=2010-01-31}}</ref> As of the end of 2012, ridership reached 132,000 per day, short of the 192,000 per day the private operator needed to stay solvent due to the high initial upfront cost and debt schedule. In 2012, the system ran an [[operational profit]], but the profit was not high enough to cover accumulated debt repayment yet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/114668.html |title=Suburbano enfrenta colapso financiero |access-date=2013-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101042514/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/114668.html |archive-date=2013-01-01 }}</ref> Ridership had increased to 184,000 per day as of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/estados/espera-suburbano-mover-a-52-millones,0e955a6233bc2976dc0075866eb5b722eltuRCRD.html |title=Nacionales - Terra Mexico |access-date=2013-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115012548/http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/estados/espera-suburbano-mover-a-52-millones,0e955a6233bc2976dc0075866eb5b722eltuRCRD.html |archive-date=2016-01-15 }} El Universal. "Espera Suburbano mover a 52 millones"</ref> As of 2018, the Tren Suburbano had an average of 200,000 passengers per day.<ref name=afluencia2018/> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico]], ridership [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport|decreased]] 73% as of May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reforma.com/libre/acceso/accesofb.htm?urlredirect=/baja-73-afluencia-en-tren-suburbano/ar1940124|title=Baja 73% afluencia en Tren Suburbano|language=es|work=[[Reforma (newspaper)|Reforma]]|first=Amallely|last=Morales|location=Mexico City|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Trains are scheduled every 6 minutes during peak hours.<ref>{{cite news |title=A partir de hoy Tren Suburbano sube sus tarifas |trans-title=Starting today the Suburban Train raises its fares |url=https://oncenoticias.digital/valle-de-mexico/a-partir-de-hoy-tren-suburbano-sube-sus-tarifas/468009/ |publisher=Once Noticias |date=27 April 2025 |language=es }}</ref>

===Fare structure=== As of 2024,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/edomex/2024/06/14/tren-suburbano-sube-de-precio-cuales-son-las-nuevas-tarifas-para-viajar-del-edomex-a-cdmx/|title=¡Tren Suburbano sube de precio: ¿Cuáles son las nuevas tarifas para viajar del Edomex a CDMX?|work=El Financiero|language=es|date=14 June 2024|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> the fares are 10.50 [[MXN|pesos]] (approximately US$0.57) for a trip of three or fewer stations and 24.50 pesos (approximately US$1.32) for longer trips of four or more stations. Fares are paid using a rechargeable card that costs 15.00 pesos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Operaciones: Costo del viaje|publisher=Ferrocarriles Suburbanos|url=http://www.fsuburbanos.com/secciones/operacion/costo_viaje.php|access-date=2008-07-24}}</ref>

===Stations=== {| style="margin:auto" |+ '''Key to connections'''{{efn|The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps. *Metro ({{rint|mexicocity|mcm}}) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.<ref name=metromap>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/lared/mi_mapa_metro_18032021_1.pdf|title=Mi Mapa Metro 22032021|date=22 March 2021|language=es|trans-title=My Metro Map 22032021|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> *{{ill|Centro de transferencia modal|es|Centro de transferencia modal}} (CETRAM; {{rint|mexicocity|cetram}}) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ort.cdmx.gob.mx/centros-de-transferencia-modal-cetram|title=Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)|language=Es|trans-title=Modal Transfer Centers|access-date=30 October 2021|publisher=Órgano Regulador de Transporte}}</ref> *[[Ecobici (Mexico City)|Ecobici]] ({{rint|mexicocity|eb}}) obtained from their official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecobici.cdmx.gob.mx/mapa/|title=Mapa de disponibilidad|language=Es|trans-title=Disponibility map|publisher=Ecobici|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> *[[Mexico City Metrobús|Metrobús]] ({{rint|mexicocity|mcmb}}) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrobus.cdmx.gob.mx/mapas-de-sistema/mapa-completo-del-sistema|title=Mapa del sistema|language=Es|trans-title=System map|publisher=Mexico City Metrobús|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> *[[Mexibús]] ({{rint|mexicocity|mxb}}) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.<ref name=metromap/> *Public buses network (''[[pesero]]s'') ({{rint|mexicocity|mnbcdmx}}) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ort.cdmx.gob.mx/red-de-corredores|title=Red de corredores|language=Es|trans-title=Route network|access-date=30 October 2021|work=Organismo Regulador de Transporte}}</ref> *[[Red de Transporte de Pasajeros]] ({{rint|mexicocity|rtp}} obtained from their official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.cdmx.gob.mx/red-de-rutas|title=Red de Rutas|language=es|trans-title=Routes network|publisher=Red de Transporte de Pasajeros|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> }} |- | {{rint|mexicocity|cetram}} [[Centro de transferencia modal|CETRAM]] / {{rint|mexicocity|etram}} [[Centro de transferencia modal|ETRAM]] | {{rint|mexicocity|mcm}} [[Mexico City Metro|Metro]] | {{rint|mexicocity|mnbcdmx}} {{lang|es|[[Pesero]]}} (public bus) |- | {{rint|mexicocity|eb}} [[Ecobici (Mexico City)|Ecobici]] | {{rint|mexicocity|mcmb}} [[Mexico City Metro|Metrobús]] | {{rint|mexicocity|rtp}} [[Red de Transporte de Pasajeros|RTP bus]] |- | | {{rint|mexicocity|mxb}} [[Mexibús]] |}

{| class="wikitable" rules="all" |- !rowspan="2" | No. !rowspan="2" | Station{{efn|All the stations are fully [[accessible tourism|accessible]] to people with disabilities.}} !rowspan="2" | Date opened !rowspan="2" | Level !colspan="2" | Distance (km) !rowspan="2" | Connections !rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Location |- !style="font-size: 65%;"|Between stations !style="font-size: 65%;"|Total |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|01 |[[Buenavista railway station|Buenavista]] {{rint|mexicocity|cetram}} | rowspan="5" |2 June 2008 |Grade level, overground access |style="text-align:right;"|- |style="text-align:right;"|0.0 |{{plainlist| *{{rint|mexicocity|mcm}} {{ric|Mexico City Metro|B}} (at [[Buenavista metro station|Buenavista]]) *{{rint|cdmx|ti}} [[Tren Felipe Ángeles]] *{{rint|mexicocity|mcmb}} {{ric|Mexico City Metrobús|1}} {{ric|Mexico City Metrobús|3}} {{ric|Mexico City Metrobús|4}} *{{rint|mexicocity|mnbcdmx}} 10E, 11C, 12B *{{rint|mexicocity|eb}} (at distance)}} |[[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Cuauhtémoc]] |rowspan=2| [[Mexico City]] |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|02 |[[Fortuna railway station (Mexico City)|Fortuna]] {{rint|mexicocity|cetram}} |Grade level, overground and [[Subway (underpass)|underground]] access |style="text-align:right;"|5.25 |style="text-align:right;"|5.25 |{{plainlist| *{{rint|mexicocity|mcm}} {{ric|Mexico City Metro|6}} (at [[Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México metro station|Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México]]) *{{rint|cdmx|ti}} [[Tren Felipe Ángeles]] *{{rint|mexicocity|rtp}} 19, 19A, 107B}} |[[Azcapotzalco]] |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|03 |[[Tlalnepantla railway station|Tlalnepantla]] {{rint|mexicocity|etram}} | rowspan="5" | Grade level, overground access |style="text-align:right;"|5.12 |style="text-align:right;"|10.37 |{{rint|cdmx|ti}} [[Tren Felipe Ángeles]] |rowspan=2| [[Tlalnepantla de Baz|Tlalnepantla]] |rowspan=5| [[State of Mexico]] |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|04 |[[San Rafael railway station (Tlalnepantla de Baz)|San Rafael]] {{rint|mexicocity|etram}} |style="text-align:right;"|3.45 |style="text-align:right;"|13.82 |{{rint|cdmx|ti}} [[Tren Felipe Ángeles]] |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|05 |[[Lechería railway station|Lechería]] {{rint|mexicocity|etram}} |style="text-align:right;"|4.22 |style="text-align:right;"|18.04 |{{plainlist| *{{rint|cdmx|ti}} [[Tren Felipe Ángeles]] *{{rint|mexicocity|mxb}} {{ric|Mexibús|II}}}} |rowspan=2| [[Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo|Tultitlán]] |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|06 |[[Tultitlán railway station|Tultitlán]] {{rint|mexicocity|etram}} | rowspan="2" |5 January 2009 |style="text-align:right;"|4.06 |style="text-align:right;"|22.10 | |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|07 |[[Cuautitlán railway station|Cuautitlán]] {{rint|mexicocity|etram}} |style="text-align:right;"|3.91 |style="text-align:right;"|26.01 | |[[Cuautitlán]] |}

=== Connection with other public transport systems === [[File:Retorno Oriente (Mexibús L2) 4.jpg|thumb|Estación Retorno Oriente of the Mexibús system connects directly to [[Lechería railway station]]]] Some suburban railway stations connect with other public transport systems:

Each station has a [[Centro de transferencia modal]] (CETRAM) where users can board various passenger bus routes.

At Fortuna and Buenavista stations there is a connection with lines [[Mexico City Metro#Line 6|6]] and [[Mexico City Metro#Line B|B]] of the [[Mexico City Metro]], respectively. To board the metro it is necessary to buy a paper ticket or a smart card specific to that system.

At Lechería station there is a connection with line 2 of the [[Mexibus]] at the station of the same name. To use this transport it is necessary to purchase the system's own card.

Lines 1, 3 and 4 of the [[Mexico City Metrobús|Metrobús]] service connect at Buenavista station. To access this service it is necessary to purchase a [[smart card]] called the [[Movilidad Integrada]] electronic card, which also allows entry to the Metro, RTP and Cablebús of Mexico City.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metrobus.cdmx.gob.mx/ |title=Metrobús official website |publisher=Metrobús |language=es }}</ref>

==Future== {{Main|Tren Interurbano}} A second line was opened to connect with the [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport]] (AIFA) in [[Zumpango]]. Originally intended to be operated by Ferrocarriles Suburbanos, in 2025, the concession was waived to the [[Secretariat of National Defense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/2025/03/18/se-baja-concesionario-del-tren-aifa-ferrocarriles-suburbanos-declina-y-el-ejercito-se-hara-cargo/|title='Se baja' concesionario del Tren AIFA: Ferrocarriles Suburbanos declina y el Ejército se hará cargo|language=es|first=Aldo|last=Munguía|date=18 March 2025|work=El Financiero|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref> In April 2026, the government of Mexico announced the intention to purchase the concession of the Tren Suburbano from CAF.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/empresas/gobierno-federal-concesion-tren-suburbano-20260107-794129.html|title=Gobierno federal va por concesión del Tren Suburbano en el 2026|language=es|first=Alejandro|last=De la Rosa|date=7 January 2026|access-date=26 April 2026|newspaper=[[El Economista (Mexico)|El Economista]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aristeguinoticias.com/2304/mexico/gobierno-gasta-casi-6-mil-millones-de-pesos-para-estatizar-el-tren-suburbano/|title=Gobierno gasta casi 6 mil millones de pesos para estatizar el Tren Suburbano|language=es|website=[[Aristegui Noticias]]|date=23 April 2026|access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref>

== See also == * [[Buenavista metro station]] * [[Buenavista railway station (old)]] * [[Commuter rail in North America]] * [[Ferrovalle]] * [[List of suburban and commuter rail systems]] * [[List of Mexican railroads]] * [[Rail transport in Mexico]] * [[El Insurgente]]

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{commons category|Mexico City Suburban railroad}} *[http://www.fsuburbanos.com/ Ferrocarril Suburbano – Official Site] *[http://www.ferropedia.es/wiki/Ferrocarril_suburbano See definition on Ferropedia] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070525153007/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/espacio-viajero.php Renderings of railroad cars] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060718114136/http://www.fsuburbanos.com/galeria-video-presentacion.php Official SCT video and details of the Ferrocarril Suburbano, in Spanish] *[http://www.mexlist.com/ MEXLIST, the group for Mexican railway information] *{{cite web|url=http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/730150.html|title=Estrenan Calderón y Peña Nieto el Tren Suburbano|language=es|access-date=2010-04-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605224823/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/730150.html|archive-date=2011-06-05}}

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