Construction of a railway customs center on the Mexican side, between Tijuana and San Ysidro, will be completed in June, announced Antonio Otáñez, general director of the Tijuana-Tecate Short Route Administrator (Admicarga).
He stated that work began in November 2024 and that this project will be a model for the rest of the country in terms of cross-border rail crossings.
He reported that in the first phase, they plan to move between 5,000 and 5,500 export containers per year. The director of Admicarga noted that the train is currently operating at 35% of its capacity and that with the entry into operation of the export system, this capacity will increase to 70%, or double that.
Currently, the train enters the United States with empty containers, which is why Mexican authorities are building this infrastructure at the Tijuana station so that they can return loaded. The official added that the loading and unloading point for goods will be the García station, located at kilometer 14, which currently serves as a train transfer point. He added that exports will consist of finished products, meaning raw materials will be imported, then processed in Tijuana and returned to the United States as final products.