The deadly Interoceanic Train derailment that claimed 13 lives on 28 December has exposed a troubling pattern of safety failures across Mexico's flagship railway projects, with more than 45 incidents recorded on the sister Maya Train line since operations began two years ago.
While investigations continue into the cause of the Interoceanic crash near Nizanda, Oaxaca, there is a separate record of technical problems, derailments, and mechanical failures on the Maya Train, raising urgent questions about the rushed construction timelines that characterised both £2.2 billion ($2.8 billion) projects, The Yucatan Times reported.
