Line Z (Tren Interoceánico)
Map of Ferroistmo line (in green) from Salina Cruz to junction with Ferrosur lines (in blue) to Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos | |
| Overview | |
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| Locale | Isthmus of Tehuantepec |
| Predecessor | FCCM |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Website | www www |
The Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec (Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V.; English: Railway of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec), also known as Tren Interoceánico (English: Interoceanic Train), Line Z (Spanish: Línea Z), Ferrocarril Transístmico (English: Trans-Isthmic Railroad) or simply Ferroistmo (English: Rail Isthmus), is part of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, owned by the Mexican government, that crosses the Isthmus of Tehuantepec between Puerto Mexico, Veracruz, and Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. It is leased to Ferrocarril del Sureste FERROSUR.
The Mayab and Chiapas lines, now part of the FIT were formerly leased to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab until Genesee & Wyoming gave up its concession in 2007. Originally it was known as the Tehuantepec Railway and Gennesse and Wyoming had track rights over the FIT from Salina Cruz to medias Aguas and over Ferrosur from Medias Aguas to El Chapo, just south of Coatzacoalcos, under its concession.