On December 28, 2025, a derailment occurred in the Zapotec community of Nizanda, Asunci\u00f3n Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, along the Interoceanic Train\u2019s notorious \u201cLas Orejas de Conejo\u201d curve. Despite initial blame placed on the train operator, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced a planned change to the track layout in that area to \u201cavoid these sharp curves and enhance safety.\u201d <\/p>\n
The official investigation attributed the accident to \u201chuman error\u201d by the operator, dismissing claims that poor materials or construction defects\u2014rumored to involve relatives of former President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2014were to blame. <\/p>\n
Sheinbaum also shared that within two to three weeks, authorities will be able to announce when passenger train operations will resume. She emphasized that families affected by the accident have received comprehensive reparations and support. <\/p>\n
During her press conference on June 5, 2026, the president confirmed that passenger service remains suspended for safety reasons. She added that next week, the German company T\u00dcV Rheinland will issue recommendations, after which all necessary operational improvements and possible track rehabilitations will begin. <\/p>\n
This proactive approach to revising the train\u2019s route and prioritizing safety reflects a commitment to modernizing infrastructure while addressing community concerns\u2014an important step for a project that promises to connect regions and foster economic opportunities across Oaxaca and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On December 28, 2025, a derailment occurred in the Zapotec community of Nizanda, Asunci\u00f3n Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, along the Interoceanic Train\u2019s notorious \u201cLas Orejas de Conejo\u201d curve. Despite initial blame placed on the train operator, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced a planned change to the track layout in that area to \u201cavoid these sharp curves and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}