Izamal is a train station 7 km west of Izamal, Yucatán. Section 3 of the Tren Maya will end here. This station will help connect the main Yucatecan cities with the rest of the peninsula.
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| Location | Izamal, Yucatán, Mexico | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°56′11″N 89°05′06″W / 20.93638°N 89.08502°W | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||
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History
editThe original train station was built in 1883 and located in the city. Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán operated passenger service to Mérida from this station.[1] As of early 2022 the building was being used as storage for the police department.[2]
Tren Maya
editAndrés Manuel López Obrador announced the Tren Maya project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The new Tren Maya put Izamal station on the route connecting San Francisco de Campeche railway station and Teya Mérida railway station.[3]
The town is a tourist attraction, promoted by the Mexican government as a pueblo mágico. The station is located south-west of the city and will be part of a new tourist and service neighborhood of Izamal. Passenger demand for this station will be low, and it will mainly service tourists. Hence, it will consist of 3 tracks and 2 platforms.[4]
Characteristics
editThe structure of the station is inspired by one of the pyramids of Izamal, with a gable roof structure and vernacular architecture. It will have large walls with a slight inclination, with the main corners rounded and the sections of different sizes. All relevant elements of Mayan architecture.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ancient Train Station in Izamal".
- ^ "Former Train Station of Izamal". Atlas Obscura.
- ^ López Obrador, Andrés Manuel. "Hoy tomamos la decisión de construir el Tren Maya, incluyendo Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán y Quintana Roo, de 1,500 km con un presupuesto estimado de 120 a 150 mil millones de inversión mixta, es decir, pública y privada". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Estación Izamal". GobMX (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2023.