San Rafael railway station

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AIFA branch
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	Mexico
	Mexico City

At grade
At grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	2 June 2008; 15 years ago
Services
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	Mexico
	Mexico City
Location
	San Rafael Location within Greater Mexico City
	Area map and layout

San Rafael is a

suburban rail that connects the State of Mexico with Mexico City. The station is located in the municipality of Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, north of Mexico City.^[1]

General information

San Rafael station is located in the San Rafael industrial area in Tlalnepantla and it is the fourth station of the system going northbound from Buenavista. The station mainly services the factories area as well as inhabitants of the Tlayapa neighborhood.^[2]

As with

Ferrocarril Suburbano has a pictogram. San Rafael's pictogram depicts a fish. In many representations, Saint Raphael can be seen holding a fish, therefore, a fish was chosen as the station's pictogram.^[3]

Jardines del Recuerdo, one of Greater Mexico City's most notable graveyards is located near the station.

History

San Rafael station opened on 2 June 2008 as part of the first stretch of system 1 of the

Ferrocarril Suburbano, going from Buenavista in Mexico City to the Lechería station in the State of Mexico.^[4]

Before its construction, most of the area was barren land, except for the nearby factories. Illegal housing could also be found in the zone. Once the construction of San Rafael station was announced and after the station was inaugurated, several housing projects were developed in the area.[5]

During its first years of operation, San Rafael station reported very little ridership. In occasions, trains would stop at the station as it is customary, but would not open the doors, since there were no passengers at the station.^[2]

In 2009, between San Rafael and

Lechería station, two trains crashed, with around 100 people injured.^[6]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exits/Entrances
G Platforms	Northbound	← toward Cuautitlán (Lechería)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ toward Buenavista (Tlalnepantla)→

References

^ "Ferrocarriles Suburbanos - Estaciones". fsuburbanos.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Barrera, Juan Manuel (25 May 2008). "San Rafael: la estación que no pesca nada". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Cercanías en México para cien millones de viajeros al año" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ineco. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Tren Suburbano inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ de la Vega Orozco, Manuel. "El elemento urbanizante: la creación de la estación San Rafael del tren suburbano y su efecto urbanizador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Los lamentables accidentes del Tren Suburbano" (in Spanish). UN1ÓN Edomex. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[1] "Ferrocarriles Suburbanos - Estaciones". fsuburbanos.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[eluniversal-2] Barrera, Juan Manuel (25 May 2008). "San Rafael: la estación que no pesca nada". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[3] "Cercanías en México para cien millones de viajeros al año" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ineco. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[4] "Tren Suburbano inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[5] Vega Orozco, Manuel. "El elemento urbanizante: la creación de la estación San Rafael del tren suburbano y su efecto urbanizador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[6] "Los lamentables accidentes del Tren Suburbano" (in Spanish). UN1ÓN Edomex. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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