Santa Fe railway station (Mexico City)

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Santa Fe
Commuter rail
General information
LocationAvenida Vasco de Quiroga
Cuajimalpa, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°21′52″N99°16′06″W / 19.364475°N 99.268200°W / 19.364475; -99.268200
Owned byGovernment of Mexico
Operated by SICT
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.svg Routes: 34-A, 34-B, 76-A
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Autobuses de la CDMX.svg Route: 5
Construction
Structure type Elevated
ParkingYes (Centro Santa Fe)
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)
Services
Preceding station El Insurgente Following station
Lerma
toward Zinacantepec
Line 1Terminus
Vasco de Quiroga
Expected 2024/2025
toward Observatorio
Location
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Santa Fe
Location
Santa Fe railway station (Mexico City)
Area map

The Santa Fe railway station [lower-alpha 1] 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 located next to the shopping mall Centro Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa, Mexico City.

Contents

Santa Fe station was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 [1] and it opened incomplete the next day, [2] serving as a provisional terminal station with westward service towards Zinacantepec railway station. It is an elevated station with one island platform; the facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Location and layout

Santa Fe railway station is a commuter railway station located along Avenida Vasco de Quiroga, in Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa, Mexico City. [3] It is next to the shopping mall Centro Santa Fe. [4] The area is serviced by multiple local bus routes as well as the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) network. The station was built above ground level. [5] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements. [6]

The area is serviced by Routes 9C, 34A, 34B, 76, and 76A of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network, [7] as well as other local bus routes. [8] [9]

History and construction

The station was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 and opened under construction the next day, because there were still incomplete areas, such as the side stairs, parts of the facade, and elevators, as well as several loose cables hanging in the station. The areas for public transport boarding and alighting were inoperative. Additionally, machinery and construction equipment, including cranes, backhoes, forklifts, and stacked construction materials were present. [8] [2]

Notes

  1. Estación Santa Fe; lit. transl.Santa Fe station. Spanish pronunciation: [santaˈfe] . The name of the station means "Holy Faith" in Spanish.

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