The Coatzacoalcos–Palenque Line (), also known as the FA Line (), is a railroad owned by the Mexican government, connecting Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and Palenque, Chiapas. It was leased to the Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab company.
Renovation
On 1 May 2022, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced an investment of 30 billion pesos for the rehabilitation of the section that goes from the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to the city of Palenque, Chiapas, in the southeast of the country.
Proposed branch line
In addition to the currently under-construction FA Line, there are plans to build a branch line for freight trains from Roberto Ayala to , in Tabasco. This branch would begin at the Roberto Ayala station, near the Tabasco-Chiapas border. The branch would travel through the Huimanguillo, Cárdenas, Cunduacán, Comalcalco, and Paraíso municipalites, ending at the port of Dos Bocas, where it would connect with the .
In March 2022, the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit reported that the new branch would cost 6,054 million pesos.
Connections
The Coatzacoalcos–Palenque Line will join from Coatzacoalcos with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway, and from Palenque with the Tren Maya.