Zinacantepec railway station

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Coordinates: 19°16′49″N 99°41′41″W / 19.2802083°N 99.694792°W / 19.2802083; -99.694792
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Zinacantepec
Commuter rail
Aerial view of Zinacantepec station
General information
LocationBoulevard Solidaridad Las Torres
Toluca, State of Mexico
Mexico
Coordinates19°16′49″N 99°41′41″W / 19.2802083°N 99.694792°W / 19.2802083; -99.694792
Owned byGovernment of Mexico
Operated bySICT
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingParking lot[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
Services
Preceding station El Insurgente Following station
Terminus Line 1 Toluca Centro
toward Lerma
Location
Zinacantepec is located in State of Mexico
Zinacantepec
Zinacantepec
Location
Map
Area map

The Zinacantepec railway station

terminus
of the line.

Zinacantepec railway station opened on 15 September 2023, with eastward service towards Lerma railway station. It is an elevated station with one island platform; the facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Location and layout

Zinacantepec railway station is a

commuter railway station located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, in Toluca de Lerdo, the capital of the State of Mexico, near the limits shared with the municipality of Zinacantepec, and near the Parque Alameda 2000 state park.[3]

The area is serviced by multiple

railyard are located after the station.[3] When the station opened, it became a hotspot for street vendors.[4]

The station was built above ground level.[5] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements.[6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ Estación Zinacantepec; lit. transl. Zinacantepec station. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [sinakanteˈpek] ⓘ. The etymology comes from the Nahuatl language, "At the Bat Hill".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "El Insurgente te lleva" (in Spanish). El Insurgente Official Website. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Zinacantepec, Pueblo con Encanto" [Zinacantepec, Enchanting Town] (in Spanish). Government of the State of Mexico. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c González, Claudia (22 July 2023). "Así lucen las 4 estaciones del Tren México-Toluca que abrirán el 14 de septiembre próximo" [This is how the 4 stations of the Mexico-Toluca train that will open on September 14 look like]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. El Sol de Toluca
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Toluca Train Train Station By SENER Ingenieria y sistemas". Rethinking the Future Awards. 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Tren Interurbano 'Insurgente' garantiza accesibilidad para discapacitados" [Interurban Train 'El Insurgente' guarantees accessibility to people with disabilities]. Capital Digital (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Así luce la estación Zinacantepec del Tren Interurbano México-Toluca" [This is how the Zinacantepec station of the Interurban Train Mexico-Toluca looks like]. AD Noticias (in Spanish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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