Teya Mérida railway station

Railway station in Yucatán, Mexico
20°55′44″N 89°30′53″W / 20.92875°N 89.51461°W / 20.92875; -89.51461Platforms2 side platforms
2 island platforms[1]Tracks7[1]ConnectionsBus interchange Ie-Tram YucatánServices
Preceding station Tren Maya Following station
Umán
toward Palenque
 Tren Maya Tixkokob

Teya Mérida is a train station in Kanasín Municipality, Yucatán.

History

Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the Tren Maya project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The route of the new Tren Maya put Teya Mérida station on the route that would connect Calkiní railway station and Izamal railway station.[2]

The station will have a high tourist demand, and so, has seven tracks[1] and four platforms.[3]

Characteristics

Its facilities consist of a main building with a plaza, garden area, operational area, parking, elevators, escalators, and the four platforms.[4]

The station is located 6 km east of Mérida and is connected to it by the Ie-Tram bus rapid transit system.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Tren Maya. Reporte Integral de Avances del Tramo 3. 27/11/23., retrieved 2023-12-11
  2. ^ López Obrador, Andrés Manuel. "Hoy tomamos la decisión de construir el Tren Maya, incluyendo Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán y Quintana Roo, de 1,500 km con un presupuesto estimado de 120 a 150 mil millones de inversión mixta, es decir, pública y privada". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ IM, Reporteros Hoy. "Inicia construcción de la estación Teya-Mérida del Tren Maya". Reporteros Hoy | Noticias de Yucatán (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo. "Tren Maya, inicia construcción de estación Teya-Mérida; atenderá más de tres mil usuarios al día". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ Jessica Ruiz Rubio (7 March 2024). "Ie-tram Mérida: guía con rutas, precios, horarios y lo que debes saber". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish).