Ixtepec railway station

Ixtepec
General information
Location	Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Platforms	2
Tracks	5
History
Opened	1894 (originally) 22 December 2023 (reopening) [1] [2]
Closed	2000 (originally)
Services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station Salina Cruz Terminus Line Z Chivela toward Coatzacoalcos Comitancillo [3] toward Salina Cruz Line K El Espinal toward Arriaga
Former services Preceding station N de M Following station El Guichibé toward Salina Cruz Ferrocarril Transístmico Empalme Distrito Arriaga toward Coatzacoalcos Terminus Ixtepec-Ciudad Hidalgo Line Ixtaltepec toward Ciudad Hidalgo
Location

Ixtepec is a train station located in Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca.

History

The first station in Ixtepec was opened in 1894, alongside the rest of the Ferrocarril Transístmico. ^[4]

At the beginning of the year 2000, passenger train service to Ixtepec stopped. However, migrants from Central America continued to board freight trains in the city. ^[5]

On December 22, 2023, the station reopened for passenger service. ^[2]

References

1. ""El 22 de diciembre se inaugura el Tren del Istmo": AMLO". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
2. Varela, Micaela (22 December 2023). "López Obrador echa a andar el tren Interoceánico que unirá el golfo de México con el Pacífico". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
3. Previous major station: Tehuantepec
4. "Ixtepec". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
5. Meganoticias. "Historia del ferrocarril en Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-16.

16°33′17″N95°05′39″W / 16.5547°N 95.0941°W / 16.5547; -95.0941