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افتتاح سكة حديد في المكسيك منافسة لقناة بنما infographic
Graphic shows route and facts about the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT).
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افتتاح سكة حديد في المكسيك منافسة لقناة بنما

By Jordi Bou

November 17, 2023 - تأمل الحكومة المكسيكية من مشروع ممر مضيق تيهواتيبك الذي تبلغ كلفته 2.8 مليار دولار، والذي يربط بين المحيط الهادئ والمحيط الأطلسي في أضيق نقطة في المكسيك، أن يوفر بديلاً لقناة بنما المزدحمة.

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) comprises a 308km railway line between renovated ports at Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state and Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz.

Service is expected to start in December with two daily round trips for passengers, and three for cargo.

The project seeks to capitalise on the periods of low water levels affecting the Panama Canal as the region suffers increasingly frequent droughts.

For President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, it forms part of a gambit to draw investment to the poorer south.

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PUBLISHED: 17/11/2023; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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