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Matías Romero railway station

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Matías Romero
Platform and new building of the station.
General information
LocationMatías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico
Platforms1
Tracks5
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1894 (originally)[1]
June 2024 (planned reopening)[2]
Future services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Chivela Line Z Mogoñé

Matías Romero is a train station in Matías Romero, Oaxaca.

History

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The station was originally opened on October 15, 1894, with the name Rincón Antonio. The station was constructed to serve the Ferrocarril Transístmico.[1]

The line would later be reopened on December 22, 2023,[3][4] although it is reported that the station itself was only 30% complete, because a week prior, the workers there suspended their work, due to the construction company not paying their wages for the month.[5][6]

As of December 22, 2023, the station is expected to reopen in June 2024.[2] In March 2024, the renovation of the station by SEDATU was completed.[7]

Characteristics

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The station has a metal structure, under fire-proof brick masonry brought from the Carnegie foundries. The station was on the ground floor of the general office building, which also housed the traffic superintendent's office, dispatchers' offices, and a restaurant. In the attic, between the pillars of the framework, there were rooms for guests.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matías Romero". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "Ferrocarril Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec, una obra que reivindicará a los pueblos de Oaxaca: Salomón Jara". Government of the State of Oaxaca. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ ""El 22 de diciembre se inaugura el Tren del Istmo": AMLO". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ Varela, Micaela (22 December 2023). "López Obrador echa a andar el tren Interoceánico que unirá el golfo de México con el Pacífico". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Con obras a medias y demandas sociales sin cumplir, AMLO inaugurará Tren Transístmico en Oaxaca". Oaxaca (in Spanish). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Inconclusas obras en estaciones del tren Interoceánico del Istmo". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Tren Interoceánico: Concluye Sedatu rescate de estación del ferrocarril de Matías Romero en Oaxaca". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ Desconocido, México (2010-08-30). "Matías Romero: un pueblo ferrocarrilero (Oaxaca)". México Desconocido (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-03.