Lerma railway station (State of Mexico)

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General information
LocationBoulevard Solidaridad Las Torres
Lerma, State of Mexico
Mexico
Coordinates 19°16′43″N99°30′54″W / 19.278489°N 99.514975°W / 19.278489; -99.514975
Owned byGovernment of Mexico
Operated by SICT
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsVarious intercity bus service routes
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking Kiss and ride [1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
Services
Preceding station El Insurgente Following station
Metepec
toward Zinacantepec
Line 1 Santa Fe
Terminus
Location
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Location
Lerma railway station (State of Mexico)
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The Lerma railway station [a] is a commuter railway station serving the El Insurgente commuter rail system which will connect Greater Toluca, State of Mexico, with Mexico City. The station is the closest to the La Marquesa National Park and is located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, in the municipality of Lerma.

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Lerma railway station opened on 15 September 2023, serving as a provisional terminal station with westward service towards Zinacantepec railway station. Eastward service towards Santa Fe railway station started on 1 September 2024. [3] It is an elevated station with one island platform; the facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Location and layout

Lerma railway station is a commuter railway station located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, in San Pedro Tultepec, Lerma. [4] It is close to the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana's Lerma campus as well as the Outlet Lerma shopping mall. [4] The station is also the closest to the La Marquesa National Park. [5]

When the station opened, it became a hotspot for street vendors and unregulated taxis. [6] One reporter from El Sol de México counted as many as 60 clandestine stands, more than at any station in the system. [7] Both groups would ask local authorities for support to regularize their sources of employment in the area surrounding the station. [8]

The area is serviced by multiple intercity bus and shared taxis routes, including some that go to the municipalities of Ocoyoacac and Toluca. [9] The station was built above ground level. [10] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements. [11]

History and construction

Lerma railway station is an elevated railway station. The stretch between Lerma and Santa Fe stations crosses the Monte de las Cruces, which required the construction of a 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) tunnel and 17 kilometers (11 mi) of viaducts—some as tall as 80 meters (260 ft)—to navigate the steep and uneven landscape, which includes slopes of up to 6%. [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Estación Lerma; lit. transl. Lerma station. Spanish pronunciation: [ˈleɾma] ⓘ . The etymology comes from the Nahuatl language, "Where crows are in the fields". [2]

References

  1. ↑ "El Insurgente te lleva" (in Spanish). El Insurgente Official Website. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lerma, Pueblo con Encanto" [Lerma, Enchanting Town] (in Spanish). Government of the State of Mexico. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Arana, Laura; Morales, Alberto; Villa y Caña, Pedro (1 September 2024). "Inauguran estación Santa Fe del Tren Interurbano". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 "¿Dónde puedo bajar o subir en el Tren Interurbano México-Toluca?" [Where can I get off or on the Mexico-Toluca Intercity Train?]. AD Noticias (in Spanish). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Sánchez, Chio (15 August 2023). "¿Cuál es la estación del Tren Interurbano más cercana a La Marquesa?" [Which is the closest Interurban Train station to La Marquesa?]. Chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Ramírez, Dalila (21 September 2023). "Vendedores ambulantes se instalan en Tren México-Toluca" [Street vendors set up along the Mexico-Toluca Train]. Imagen Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Ramos, Filiberto (26 September 2023). "Crece comercio informal en inmediaciones del Tren Insurgente" [Informal commerce grows in the vicinity of the El Insurgente Train]. El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Morales, Rebeca (26 September 2023). "Instalan tianguis en alrededores de estación Lerma del tren México-Toluca" [A street market is set up around the Lerma station of the Mexico-Toluca train]. Así Sucede (in Spanish).
  9. ↑ González, Claudia (28 September 2023). "Ambulantes y taxis irregulares invaden Tren México-Toluca El Insurgente" [Street vendors and irregular cabs invade Mexico-Toluca El Insurgente Train]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Toluca Train Train Station By SENER Ingenieria y sistemas". Rethinking the Future Awards. 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tren Interurbano 'Insurgente' garantiza accesibilidad para discapacitados" [Interurban Train 'El Insurgente' guarantees accessibility for people with disabilities]. Capital Digital (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "El Insurgente reaches Santa Fe". Railway Gazette International . Vol. 180, no. 10. October 2024. p. 10. ISSN   0373-5346.
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