Tren Maya Aims to become a Logistics Corridor

The second intermodal freight terminal for the Maya Train in Quintana Roo will be built in Chetumal and is expected to begin operations in 2027

The project is part of a system of five intermodal terminals that make up the freight component of the Maya Train. Overall progress on the project stands at 67 percent, with a completion date set for December, according to a statement by Gustavo Ricardo Vallejo Suarez, commander of the Felipe Angeles Engineering Group, during the federal government’s morning press conference.

The plan by the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) includes five large-scale terminals: Poxilá, at US$274.4 million; Progreso, at US$294.1 million; Chetumal, at US$287.8 million; Palenque, at US$281.4 million; and the largest investment of them all, the Cancún terminal, at US$444.9 million.

The terminals will operate as a comprehensive logistics complex, which will include receiving and shipping areas, sorting facilities, intermodal and public-use areas, a transfer platform, temporary warehouses, a bonded area, administrative buildings, repair shops, and National Guard detachments.

The system is rounded out by five regional distribution centers, with varying levels of investment: Valladolid (US$82.8 million), Escárcega (US$82.8 million), Pomuch (US$65.9 million), Xpujil (US$64.6 million), and Tulum (US$8.8 million).

With this new network, the federal government aims to turn the Maya Train into a logistics corridor by connecting production in the southeast with the country's central region, thereby reducing transportation costs and transit times.