Huixtla railway station

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Huixtla
General information
Location Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico
Platforms2
Tracks3
History
OpenedEarly 20th century (originally)
Mid-2025 (planned) [1]
Future services
Preceding station Ferrocarril Interoceanico logo.svg Tren Interoceánico Following station
Villa Comaltitlán
toward Ixtepec
Line K
(2025)
Tapachula

Huixtla is a former and future railway station in Huixtla, Chiapas. The building is unique to this region, because it is made from bricks and mud tile roof. [2]

History

The station was established on the Ferrocarril Panamericano, which, since 1908, connected the Ferrocarril Transístmico with towns on the coast of Chiapas (including the region of Soconusco), as well as the Guatemala–Mexico border . [2]

In 2023, work began on cleaning and removing old machinery that was abandoned after Hurricane Stan. [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Huixtla". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. Sur, Amílcar García | Diario del. "Comienzan los trabajos de rehabilitación de la estación ferroviaria de Huixtla". Diario del Sur | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Chiapas y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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