The Insurgent), formerly called the Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail (Spanish: Tren Interurbano de Pasajeros Toluca-Valle de México) project is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) commuter rail line between the State of Mexico and Mexico City that is partially operational.
On 1 September 2023, it was announced that the interurban train would bear the name of El Insurgente, after Miguel Hidalgo.
As a part of then-President Enrique Peña Nieto's plan to offer public transport from Toluca to Mexico City, a cost–benefit analysis report was drafted and published in November 2013.
[8]: 11 and 12 A section of the chosen route was altered by 4.3 km (2.7 mi) in October 2015 to no longer run above Avenida Vasco de Quiroga in Cuajimalpa.
[8]: 13 [11][12] A shuttle will provide connection to Toluca International Airport at the Metepec station (formerly named Tecnológico).
[10] The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) divided the project into three sections for contractors to bid on: For its rolling stock, Spanish manufacturing company CAF was awarded a contract in 2014 to construct 30 EMUs for $11.6 billion MXN (€690 million).
[19] In July 2014, a formal ceremony was carried out by the head of SCT, Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, to mark the start of construction.