Mexico confirms plans for Monterrey-San Antonio high-speed train
November 25th, 2021
November 24, 2021 - BNAmericans.com -
Mexican officials confirmed plans for a 400km high-speed train between Nuevo León state capital Monterrey and San Antonio in Texas.
The idea emerged in the 1990s already, when the US, Mexico, and Canada signed the first trade agreement.
Nuevo León’s mobility minister Hernán Villarreal told broadcaster Info 7 that an agreement has already been signed. The next step is a feasibility study for Mexico’s part by infrastructure, communications and transportation ministry SICT.
Read more: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/mexico-confirms-plans-for-monterrey-san-antonio-high-speed-train
Editors note:
For more background see Texas Rail Advocates story and video with Mexico's rail head David Camacho Alcocer from July 30, 2021: http://texasrailadvocates.org/2021/07/30/wednesday-online-mexican-rail-officials-to-address-needed-international-monterrey-to-san-antonio-passenger-service/
Mexican officials confirmed plans for a 400km high-speed train between Nuevo León state capital Monterrey and San Antonio in Texas.
The idea emerged in the 1990s already, when the US, Mexico, and Canada signed the first trade agreement.
Nuevo León’s mobility minister Hernán Villarreal told broadcaster Info 7 that an agreement has already been signed. The next step is a feasibility study for Mexico’s part by infrastructure, communications and transportation ministry SICT.
Read more: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/mexico-confirms-plans-for-monterrey-san-antonio-high-speed-train
Editors note:
For more background see Texas Rail Advocates story and video with Mexico's rail head David Camacho Alcocer from July 30, 2021: http://texasrailadvocates.org/2021/07/30/wednesday-online-mexican-rail-officials-to-address-needed-international-monterrey-to-san-antonio-passenger-service/