Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Interoceanic Train Derails in Mexico
A train called the Interoceanic train had a bad accident in Mexico.
It was carrying about 250 people, including passengers and crew.
Sadly, 13 people died, and 98 got hurt.
But 139 people were okay and not hurt.
Some of the hurt people, 36 of them, needed to go to the doctor.
The train was in a place called Asunción Ixtaltepec in the state of Oaxaca.
The train was going very fast and went off the tracks near a town called Nizanda.
We don't know why the train derailed.
The train is part of a big plan to make travel better in southern Mexico.
The Mexican Navy and other helpers are trying to help the people who were hurt.
The Interoceanic train derailed in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 98.
The train was carrying 250 people, including nine crew members and 241 passengers.
139 passengers were reported to be out of danger, while 36 were receiving medical treatment, including five in critical condition.
The derailment occurred near the town of Nizanda and disrupted rail traffic along the Pacific-Gulf rail line.
The Interoceanic Train, inaugurated in 2023, is part of a broader plan to improve infrastructure in southern Mexico.
- Who
- Passengers and crew of the Interoceanic train
- What
- Train derailment
- When
- December 29, 2025
- Where
- Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Why
- Cause not specified
Government Response
Public Concerns
Accident Response
Government Response
The Mexican government has swiftly responded to the accident, with the Mexican Navy and various agencies providing assistance to the injured and families of the victims.
Public Concerns
Some members of the public have expressed concerns about the safety of the Interoceanic Train and the infrastructure in the region.
- Location
- Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Date
- December 29, 2025
- Total Passengers
- 250
- Fatalities
- 13
- Injured
- 98
- Passengers Safe
- 139
- Passengers Receiving Medical Treatment
- 36
- Critical Injuries
- 5
- Train Route
- Pacific Ocean to Gulf of Mexico
- Train Inauguration
- 2023
- Train Distance
- 180 miles (290 kilometers)
- Route Details
- From the port of Salina Cruz on the Pacific Ocean to Coatzacoalcos
Sources
At least 13 dead after train derails in Mexico
Mexico Train Derails: At Least 13 Killed in Interoceanic Rail Disaster in Oaxaca
At Least 13 Dead, 98 Wounded In Mexico Train Derailment
13 Dead, 98 Injured After Train Derails In Mexico
Interoceanic train derails in Mexico: 13 dead, 98 injured; Pacific-Gulf rail line halted
13 Dead, Nearly 100 Injured After Mexico's Interoceanic Train Derails; Rail Traffic Halted
Mexico disaster: 13 dead as navy-operated train derails in Oaxaca, Sheinbaum leads response
Train derails in Mexico, killing at least 13 people, injuring 98
At least 13 killed, 98 injured after train derails in southern Mexico
Train Derailment in Southern Mexico Kills 13
Mexico: 13 killed, 98 injured as interoceanic passenger train derails
Train derails in Mexico, at least 13 killed, over 90 injured; videos show chaos
Mexico: 13 killed, 98 injured as passenger train derails on Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway
Mexico train derailment in Oaxaca kills 13, injured nearly 100
At Least 13 Dead as Interoceanic Train Derails in Mexico
