Palenque railway station

Pakal Ná (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
ConnectionsExpress train Tren Maya: Palenque
History
OpenedSeptember 13, 2024 (Tren Interoceánico)[1][2][3][4]
Services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Salto de Agua Line FA Terminus
Former services
Preceding station N de M Following station
Pino Suárez Coatzacoalcos–Mérida Line Zapata
toward Mérida
Location
Map

Palenque railway station (Spanish: Estación de Palenque, referred to as Pakal Ná (Palenque) by Tren Interoceánico,[5] 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.[6]

In 2022, construction of the station began.[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ Chacón, Jorge (September 13, 2024). "¡Amoroso recibimiento en Tabasco!; AMLO y Claudia Sheinbaun inauguran Línea FA del Tren Interoceánico". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  2. ^ López, Heder (September 6, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: iniciará venta de boletos de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque ¿cuándo?". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Chacón, Jorge (September 3, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: esta es la longitud de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ López Cabrera, Heder (June 22, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Pasajeros interoceánico". www.pasajerosinteroceanico.com.mx. Tren Interoceánico. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Estación Palenque". DAFdf Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Retrieved 11 September 2023.