San Rafael railway station (Chihuahua)

Coordinates: 27°29′02″N 107°53′22″W / 27.4839°N 107.8895°W / 27.4839; -107.8895
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San Rafael
General information
LocationSan Rafael, Chihuahua
Mexico
Owned byFerromex
Operated byFerrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico
Platforms1
Tracks4
Services
Preceding station Ferromex Following station
Cuiteco
toward Los Mochis
Chepe Regional Divisadero
toward Chihuahua

San Rafael is a train station located in San Rafael, Chihuahua, Mexico.[1]

History[edit]

In 1940, the federal government of Mexico acquired the rights to the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, and on May 27, 1952, it took possession of the line operated by the Mexico North Western Railway. In 1955, the federal government merged the two lines to form the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico. When the was completed in 1961, they connected Ciudad Juárez, Ojinaga and the city of Chihuahua with Topolobampo on the Pacific coast by rail.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Horarios y Tarifas Chepe Regional". Chepe Express - Sitio Web Oficial. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Creel". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.

27°29′02″N 107°53′22″W / 27.4839°N 107.8895°W / 27.4839; -107.8895