In order to boost the connectivity of the states that make up the Bajío region, the government of Guanajuato awarded a consortium headed by Senermex Ingeniería y Sistemas the pre-investment studies for the Metropolitan and Intermunicipal State Train.

The consortium is also made up of Transconsult and Deloitte Asesoría Financiera, the same companies that participate in the different construction stages of the Mayan Train.

The pre-investment stage of the Guanajuato Metropolitan State Train will consist of the completion of the master plan and a cost-benefit study for 43 million pesos.

This project, for which an investment of around 20 million pesos is contemplated, will implement a passenger train that will connect the main cities of the state such as León, Salamanca, Celaya and Irapuato.

The integrated vision of this transport system intends that in future stages this transport system also connects with the city of Querétaro.

The Secretariat of Infrastructure, Connectivity and Mobility of Guanajuato contemplates that in the future this train will be articulated as part of a more extensive interurban passenger corridor between Mexico City and Guadalajara.

The general director of Railway and Multimodal Development of the Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT), Manuel Gómez, referred to this project as strategic to increase connectivity in the region, so they will offer all their support to the tasks that have already begun the local government.

It should be mentioned that the Bajío region and Guanajuato are experiencing a boom in the installation of distribution and logistics companies after the increase in electronic sales derived from the COVID-19 pandemic.