Villa Comaltitlán is a former and future railway station in Villa Comaltitlán, Chiapas.
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| Location | Villa Comaltitlán, Chiapas, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908 (originally) July 2024 (planned reopening)[1] | ||||||||||
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History edit
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.[2] As a result of the arrival of the railway to Villa Comaltitlán, the old town (Spanish: Pueblo Viejo) was abandoned and a new town, Pueblo Nuevo Comaltitlán (renamed to Villa Comaltitlán in 1960), was founded.[3]
Service on the Ixtepec–Ciudad Hidalgo Line, including Villa Comaltitlán, stopped in 2005, due to Hurricane Stan.[4] However, since 2023, this station is currently being renovated, as part of K Line, a plan to restore passenger rail service from Ixtepec to Ciudad Hidalgo.[5] As a result, as of October 2023, traders that were previously located near the tracks were preparing to relocate away from the line.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Con Tren Interoceánico, 'renace el Istmo y se reconcilia Tabasco': Carlos Merino | Portal Tabasco". tabasco.gob.mx. Government of Tabasco. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ National Cultural Information Network (2010-03-17). "Villa de Comaltitlán". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Villa Comaltitlán (Chiapas) Villa Comaltitlán". mexico.PueblosAmerica.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b García, Amílcar. "Comerciantes de Villa Comaltitlán se preparan para desalojar las vías del tren". Diario del Sur | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Chiapas y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Bautista, Marvin. "Ejido Álvaro Obregón contará con estación de ferrocarriles". Diario del Sur | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Chiapas y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.