Tlalnepantla railway station

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Commuter rail
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General information
Location Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico
Mexico
Coordinates 19°32′11.9″N99°11′02.2″W / 19.536639°N 99.183944°W / 19.536639; -99.183944
Owned by Ferrocarriles Suburbanos
Operated byFerrocarriles Suburbanos
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type At grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2 June 2008;15 years ago (2008-06-02)
Services
Preceding station Ferrocarril Suburbano.svg Tren Suburbano Following station
Fortuna
toward Buenavista
Line 1 San Rafael
toward Cuautitlán
Location
Mexico City urban area.png
Red pog.svg
Tlalnepantla railway station logo.png Tlalnepantla
Location within Greater Mexico City
Tlalnepantla railway station
Area map and layout

Tlalnepantla is a commuter railway station serving the Ferrocarril Suburbano, a suburban rail that connects the State of Mexico with Mexico City. The station is located in the municipality of Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, north of Mexico City. [1]

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General information

Tlalnepantla station is located between the San Javier and Ceylan neighborhoods in the Tlalnepantla municipality, State of Mexico. It is the third station of the system going northbound from Buenavista and the first one to be located in the State of Mexico. The station is located relatively close to downtown Tlalnepantla. [1]

As with Mexico City Metro, each station of the Ferrocarril Suburbano has a pictogram. Tlalnepantla's pictogram depicts the façade of the pyramid of Santa Cecilia Acatitlán, an archeological zone in Tlalnepantla discovered between 1923 and 1924. [2] [3]

The station opened on 2 June 2008 as part of the first stretch of system 1 of the Ferrocarril Suburbano, going from Buenavista in Mexico City to the Lechería station in the State of Mexico. [4]

Station layout

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Platforms
Northbound Ferrocarril Suburbano.svg FS1.png toward Cuautitlán (San Rafael)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Ferrocarril Suburbano.svg FS1.png toward Buenavista (Fortuna)

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References

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