Ixtepec railway station

Ixtepec
General information
LocationIxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Platforms2
Tracks5
History
Opened1894 (originally)
22 December 2023 (reopening)[1][2]
Closed2000 (originally)
Services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Salina Cruz
Terminus
 Line Z Chivela
toward Coatzacoalcos
Future services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Terminus Line K
(Opening 2025)
 Juchitán
toward Ciudad Hidalgo

Ixtepec is a train station located in Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca.

History

The first station in Ixtepec was opened in 1894, alongside the rest of the Ferrocarril Transístmico.[3]

At the beginning of the year 2000, passenger train service to Ixtepec stopped. However, migrants from Central America continued to board freight trains in the city.[4]

On December 22, 2023, the station reopened for passenger service.[2]

References

  1. ^ ""El 22 de diciembre se inaugura el Tren del Istmo": AMLO". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Varela, Micaela (22 December 2023). "López Obrador echa a andar el tren Interoceánico que unirá el golfo de México con el Pacífico". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ixtepec". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  4. ^ Meganoticias. "Historia del ferrocarril en Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-16.