From January to March 2025, freight railways in Mexico transported 31.32 million tons, which represented a decrease of 9.66% compared to the same period in 2024 , according to figures from the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARFT) .
The agency detailed that Ferromex and Ferrosur registered decreases in freight movement of 14.27% and 16.26%, respectively; the former fell from 16.83 million tons in the same period of 2024 to 14.43 million tons in the first three months of 2025, while the latter fell from 3.67 million tons to 3.07 million tons.
Meanwhile, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) of Mexico saw a 3.45% annual drop, from 13.21 million tons to 12.76 million tons during the same period.
During the aforementioned cycle, the ARTF explained that of the 31.32 million tons, 8.09 million tons , or 25.82%, corresponded to domestic traffic and 23.24 million tons (74.18%) to international traffic; of this traffic, 17.56 million tons were imported and 5.68 million tons were exported.
“Compared to the January-March 2025 period, domestic traffic decreased by 26.26%, international traffic decreased by 1.97%, imports decreased by 3.16%, and exports increased by 1.88%,” the document, “Pulse of the Railway System Operational March 2025,” stated.
Of the total tons transported during that period, 15.16 million tons were industrial products, 8.46 million were agricultural products, 4.28 million were petroleum products and their derivatives, while 1.80 million were mineral products. The remainder was forestry, inorganic, and animal derivatives, which together amounted to 1.63 million tons.
“Compared to the January-March 2024 period, the only group that showed an increase was the inorganic group,” the ARTF indicated.
The organization emphasized that Tamaulipas and Coahuila stood out among the states with the greatest participation in the movement of goods .
During the first three months of the year, rail traffic of basic goods decreased by 18.34% , from 6.99 million tons to 5.71 million tons.
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