Chetumal Airport | ||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||
Location | Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°30′30″N88°19′22″W / 18.50827°N 88.32285°W | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
Opening | August 2024 (planned) [1] | |||||||||||
Future services | ||||||||||||
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Chetumal Airport is a future train station near Chetumal, Quintana Roo. The station connects with the Chetumal International Airport. [3]
Andrés 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 Chetumal Airport station on the route connecting Tulum, Quintana Roo and Escárcega, Campeche. [4]
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