Juchitán railway station
Juchitán | |||||||||||
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| Location | Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 (originally) July 2024 (planned reopening)[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1999 (originally) | ||||||||||
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Juchitán railway station is a future train station in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca.
History[edit]
The station was built on the Ferrocarril Panamericano, a line that, since 1908, connected the towns on the coast of Chiapas and Soconusco. The line also connects the Ferrocarril Transístmico with Guatemala. On 1 November 1904, the 192-kilometer stretch from San Jerónimo to Polka, passing through Juchitán, was inaugurated.[2]
In 1999, passenger service at the station stopped. During the sexenio of Governor José Murat Casab, the station became the Guadalupe Hinojosa de Murat Public Library. However, the 8.2 magnitude earthquake on 7 September 2017 caused damage. The building was recovered with the participation of the Alfredo Harp Helú Foundation and a year later, the Juchitán city council decided to rename the station in honor of José F. Gómez, as it is currently known.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Con Tren Interoceánico, 'renace el Istmo y se reconcilia Tabasco': Carlos Merino | Portal Tabasco". tabasco.gob.mx. Government of Tabasco. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Juchitán". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Meganoticias. "La antigua estación del ferrocarril de Juchitán". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.