Palenque railway station

Palenque
General information
LocationPalenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Coordinates17°31′59″N 91°58′46″W / 17.53307°N 91.97957°W / 17.53307; -91.97957
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 2024[1][2][3]
March 2024 (planned, Tren Interoceánico)[4]
Services
Preceding station Tren Maya Following station
Terminus Tren Maya Boca del Cerro
toward Cancún Airport
Future services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Salto de Agua
toward Coatzacoalcos
 Line FA
(Opens March 2024)
 Terminus

Palenque is a railway station located between the towns of Palenque and Pakal Ná in Chiapas, Mexico. The station was built on the territory of a former airport. It is the southern terminus of the Tren Maya.

History

Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced during his 2018 presidential campaign the Tren Maya project. On August 13, 2018, he announced the complete outline. The new Tren Maya put the Palenque station on the route that would connect with Escárcega railway station.[5]

In 2022, construction of the station began.[6]

Characteristics

The architecture of the station seeks to align with these aspects and was inspired in its form and materials by elements of ancient art and vernacular architecture.[7]

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Christopher Jordan (1 January 2024). "New Maya Train Route From Cancun To Palenque Officially Begins Operations". Cancun Sun. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "AMLO pone en marcha la segunda etapa del Tren Maya; viaja de Cancún a Palenque". Twitter.
  3. ^ "Mayan Train Will Open New Stations on January 1 2024 | WOW". 30 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ Villa Román, Elisa. "Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec: ruta completa, estaciones y fechas de inauguración". El País. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ "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 11 September 2023.
  6. ^ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo. "Tren Maya comienza trabajos para estación Palenque, una de las más grandes del proyecto". Gobierno de Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Estación Palenque". DAFdf Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Retrieved 11 September 2023.