Juchitán
General information
LocationJuchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened1904 (originally)
September 14, 2024 (planned reopening)[1]
Closed1999 (originally)
Future services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Ixtepec
Terminus
 Line K
(Opens July 2024)
 Unión Hidalgo
toward Ciudad Hidalgo

Juchitán railway station is a future train station in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca.

History

The station was built on the Ferrocarril Panamericano, a line that, since 1908, connected the towns on the coast of Chiapas and Soconusco. The line also connects the Ferrocarril Transístmico with Guatemala. On 1 November 1904, the 192-kilometer stretch from San Jerónimo to Polka, passing through Juchitán, was inaugurated.[2]

In 1999, passenger service at the station stopped. During the sexenio of Governor José Murat Casab, the station became the Guadalupe Hinojosa de Murat Public Library. However, the 8.2 magnitude earthquake on 7 September 2017 caused damage. The building was recovered with the participation of the Alfredo Harp Helú Foundation and a year later, the Juchitán city council decided to rename the station in honor of José F. Gómez, as it is currently known.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "El Presidente anuncia que inauguración del Tren Ixtepec-Suchiate será el próximo año". sinembargo.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Juchitán". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Meganoticias. "La antigua estación del ferrocarril de Juchitán". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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