Construction of the Mexico City to Toluca commuter train, El Insurgente, began in June 2014. According to UnoTV, it was officially projected for completion in 2018. Its first section, from Zinacantepec to Lerma, opened on September 15, 2023. The section from Lerma to Santa Fe followed on August 31, 2024.
According to UnoTV, the last section was later due to be finished in March 2024. It began full service to Observatorio, in Mexico City, in February 2026. Publimetro wrote that this came “tras once años” (after eleven years). (Video in Spanish.)